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When it comes to presentation and atmosphere, I find that the best RPG dungeons include at least some of the following: interesting locations, inspired visual styles, great sound design, and themes that play into your interpretation of the dungeon. All these elements contribute to the way a dungeon feels as you play.

DCC strips off the bloat of most "modern" ttrpg, yet doesn't handcuff itself with strict adherence to old school gaming. It captures the openness and simplicity of OSR, but manages to throw in just enough tweaks to create something fresh and exciting. About the only issue I had was with the physical size of the book.

I like systems and mechanics that serve as only the thinnest of scaffolding on which to build stories, getting out of the way 99% of the time. The less dice rolling, the less page flipping to see how something works, the better. However, DCC seems like a tremendous amount of fun, and is absolutely a game I want to try.

Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game (DCC RPG or simply DCC) is a role-playing game published by Goodman Games using the Open Game License (OGL) and System Reference Document (SRD) version 3.5 to provide legal compatibility with the revised third edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

Both our fantasy and sci-fi dungeon crawlers can be played solo. In Dungeon Saga you'll need to get the Adventurer's Companion, which comes with rules for solo play.

I have used it with Rules Cyclopedia D&D, DCC (with some minor adaptations), and Apes Victorious (another OSR game inspired by Planet of the Apes). As quoted above, it allows you to run a module or adventure intended for 3-5 players with just a single player.

It's easy to learn (especially if you are already familiar with D&D). It hearkens back to the old days of D&D, when race was a class and there were only three alignments, but it has elements of modern D&D incorporated into it. Magic is DCC is exceedingly dangerous, whether divine or arcane.

It's easy to learn (especially if you are already familiar with D&D). It hearkens back to the old days of D&D, when race was a class and there were only three alignments, but it has elements of modern D&D incorporated into it. Magic is DCC is exceedingly dangerous, whether divine or arcane.