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Dungeon Crawl Classics Hubris setting - opinions?

Started by Haffrung, February 14, 2018, 03:39:47 PM

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under_score

#15
February 21, 2018, 08:56:54 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;1026343I've never even heard of this setting. Any details?

It's a gonzo, dark, weird, nightmare, Heavy Metal setting for DCC.  It's got a few things in common with Vornheim, both aesthetically and in its structure, developing the setting through random tables more than strictly keyed information.  I put more information in post #2, and the link Haffrung posted for Questing Beast's review is pretty informative.  Given your tastes in DCC, I think it'd be right up your alley.

Simlasa

#16
February 22, 2018, 02:47:48 AM
Hubris appeals to me in a way similar to The Arduin Grimoire, it's a big wild bag-o-tricks. I might never use it as a whole, but will definitely get ideas and inspiration and use out of its many bits.

RPGPundit

#17
February 26, 2018, 02:12:05 AM
Huh. Well, on the one hand it looks good, like a lot of material, and a lot of stuff that would probably be good material.
On the other, I get the sense that it takes itself very serious, and that it has a kind of 'obsessed with how dark I am' sort of vibe.
Not sure how accurate that perception is based just on what I saw of the youtube review and the DTRPG thing.
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December 02, 2020, 01:13:02 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on February 21, 2018, 05:36:40 AM
I've never even heard of this setting. Any details?
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#19
December 02, 2020, 03:45:14 PM
 Anyone with the print book, or does everyone who has it have the pdf?  I have been interested in that book for a while, and the wife is on my case about an x-mas list, so if it is printed to a readable quality I will put that on the list for her.

Slambo

#20
December 03, 2020, 01:51:05 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on February 26, 2018, 02:12:05 AM
Huh. Well, on the one hand it looks good, like a lot of material, and a lot of stuff that would probably be good material.
On the other, I get the sense that it takes itself very serious, and that it has a kind of 'obsessed with how dark I am' sort of vibe.
Not sure how accurate that perception is based just on what I saw of the youtube review and the DTRPG thing.

It does not take itself super seriously. I mean one of the Desert encounters is Tenacious D, for all intents and purposes. Jack Black's band if you didnt know.. its more of a dark comedy-ish setting.

Libramarian

#21
December 04, 2020, 12:19:21 AM
Quote from: Slambo on December 03, 2020, 01:51:05 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on February 26, 2018, 02:12:05 AM
Huh. Well, on the one hand it looks good, like a lot of material, and a lot of stuff that would probably be good material.
On the other, I get the sense that it takes itself very serious, and that it has a kind of 'obsessed with how dark I am' sort of vibe.
Not sure how accurate that perception is based just on what I saw of the youtube review and the DTRPG thing.

It does not take itself super seriously. I mean one of the Desert encounters is Tenacious D, for all intents and purposes. Jack Black's band if you didnt know.. its more of a dark comedy-ish setting.
Annnnnd that's too far in the other direction.

Slambo

#22
December 04, 2020, 01:23:44 PM
Quote from: Libramarian on December 04, 2020, 12:19:21 AM
Quote from: Slambo on December 03, 2020, 01:51:05 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit on February 26, 2018, 02:12:05 AM
Huh. Well, on the one hand it looks good, like a lot of material, and a lot of stuff that would probably be good material.
On the other, I get the sense that it takes itself very serious, and that it has a kind of 'obsessed with how dark I am' sort of vibe.
Not sure how accurate that perception is based just on what I saw of the youtube review and the DTRPG thing.

It does not take itself super seriously. I mean one of the Desert encounters is Tenacious D, for all intents and purposes. Jack Black's band if you didnt know.. its more of a dark comedy-ish setting.
Annnnnd that's too far in the other direction.

The actual line is attached to the post, its not that bad.

Two Crows

#23
December 20, 2020, 05:06:41 PM
Quote from: Larsdangly on February 16, 2018, 10:55:09 AM
Does this thing exist as a hard copy book or only a pdf? I don't do pdf's...

Edit: I got off my ass and figured out it does. Sorry for that nonsense.

A random semi-related question: Has anyone published a module for DCC that people would say fits the definition of a 'megadungeon'?

I don't think "Mega Dungeons" would work very well in DCC. 
It's a High-Stakes/High Consequences/High Death Rate sort of game.

Every character level is a BIG increase in power, and they stop at 10th.

Lastly, there are more adventures for the game than you can shake a stick at.  Many of them are through fanzine-type publications (like CRAWL!) or other 3rd parties (see "Purple Sorcerer Games"). 

The also have a lot of great settings that shake up genre (Transylvanian Adventures, The UnAmerican Survival Guide, Tales of the Fallen Empire).

For a bigger sort of dungeon/adventure, you could try the Sunken City Omnibus.
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#24
December 20, 2020, 05:31:05 PM
Quote from: Two Crows on December 20, 2020, 05:06:41 PM
I don't think "Mega Dungeons" would work very well in DCC. 

There's something hysterical about a game called Dungeon Crawl Classics that wouldn't work very well with ... big dungeons.
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#25
December 20, 2020, 05:40:19 PM
Quote from: Eirikrautha on December 20, 2020, 05:31:05 PM
Quote from: Two Crows on December 20, 2020, 05:06:41 PM
I don't think "Mega Dungeons" would work very well in DCC. 

There's something hysterical about a game called Dungeon Crawl Classics that wouldn't work very well with ... big dungeons.

Why?

It's not like they named it; "Really Big Dungeon Really Long Dungeon Crawl Game".

;D
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#26
December 21, 2020, 07:30:12 PM
Quote from: Two Crows on December 20, 2020, 05:40:19 PM
Quote from: Eirikrautha on December 20, 2020, 05:31:05 PM
Quote from: Two Crows on December 20, 2020, 05:06:41 PM
I don't think "Mega Dungeons" would work very well in DCC. 

There's something hysterical about a game called Dungeon Crawl Classics that wouldn't work very well with ... big dungeons.

Why?

It's not like they named it; "Really Big Dungeon Really Long Dungeon Crawl Game".

;D

Something named that brazenly specific appeals to my 'buy' meter.

Two Crows

#27
December 21, 2020, 08:45:54 PM
Sounds like we need a KickStarter, ASAP.
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