At the OrgeCave I noticed that Allan playtested a new RPG from Goodman Games in this article.
Even with my association with Goodman Games I know nothing about this and the details are few. But it appears that a Dungeon Crawl Classic RPG a retro-clone is in the works.
Whatever happens it looks like interesting times are ahead as another major publisher (after KenzerCo & Hackmaster Basic) is looking back at the hobby's roots to see what they can do differently rather than following Wizard's lead.
Interesting. I wonder if it has any connection to the game mentioned in this thread:
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This is interesting, and a little funny. When Goodman posted a query on EnWorld a couple of months ago about what system folks would like to see his DCCs published for, my response was that I'd like to see their own DCC RPG;)
ReplyDeletea streamlined, deadly, 1st Edition D&D throwback with some D&D 3.5e influences
ReplyDeleteIsn't that Castles & Crusades?
Yes but he doesn't own it which is often a big incentive in these situations. In addition he and his crew probably have their own ideas on to handle the dungeon crawl trope. Stuff that J Goodman feel that gives his version of the rules and the resulting modules their own distinctive feel.
ReplyDeleteAt least for me, C&C took all the wrong influences from 3e. Never really liked it. There's definitely room for another take on it.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this!
ReplyDeleteC&C is nice enough, but it still misses some elements which I look for when playing "D&D-like" games, namely, rules for morale and hirelings. Plus working surprise rules (the C&C one sucks; wisdom checks imply that the cleric is the best default spotter)