Dungeon Crawl Classics Adventure: Shadow of the Beakmen

Creating your character

In the case of a funnel you can roll your own level zero commoners. You pick a name and alignment, the rest is generated randomly before play. Otherwise, you can create a character at the current average level of the group. Dungeon Crawl Classics is very big on the Old School D&D concept of taking what the dice give you and doing your best. The balance here is that everyone is dealing with the same random twists of fate. That might sound odd, but it really makes things fresh and dynamic in a way that is hard to describe. Each adventure is a stand alone. Regular play will use modules of site based adventures.

Preparing for the session

I suggest you watch the first half of this review of the game to see if it's for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gux2xQSbaDs&t=534s You will need Discord (free), You will need a way to send sound clearly and speakers or headphones to hear it. I usually play cameras off. It gives more space to see the map and removes any pressure for anyone to be "camera ready". We can just focus on the dungeon crawling.

What Skulliver brings to the table

All required game materials provided in Fantasy Grounds. Bring your sense of humor, sense of adventure an understanding that adventuring is dangerous and sometimes survival is the real treasure.

How Skulliver creates a safe table

HOW IS THIS GAME DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I HAVE PLAYED BEFORE? If you are familiar with the d20 system (3.0, 3.5 and D&D 5th edition): • DCC RPG does not have prestige classes, attacks of opportunity, feats, or skill points. • Classes and races are one and the same. You are a wizard or an elf. Dwarves Dwarf, Dwarvishly. If you are familiar with various iterations of AD&D: • DCC RPG uses an ascending armor class system. A normal, unarmored peasant is AC 10, while a warrior in plate mail is AC 18. • Attacks, saves, and skill checks all involve rolling 1d20, adding modifiers, and trying to beat a number. • There are three saving throws: Fortitude, Reflex, and Willpower. No matter what edition you’ve played before: • Clerics turn creatures that are unholy to their religion. This may include un-dead and other creatures. • All spells are cast with a spell check, where the caster rolls 1d20, adds certain modifiers, and tries to score high. The higher the roll the more effective the result. Each spell has a unique chart that adjudicates the spell’s results. • Wizards may or may not lose their spells after a casting. A low result means the wizard cannot cast the spell again that day. On a high result, he can cast the spell again. • Cleric spell casting works differently from wizard casting. Clerics never lose a spell when it’s cast. However, when a cleric casts any spell and fails in his attempt, he may increase his “natural failure range.” By the end of the day, a cleric may automatically fail on more rolls than just a natural 1. • There is a critical hit matrix. Higher-level characters and martial characters generate critical hits more often and roll on more deadly result tables. • You can burn off ability scores to enhance dice rolls. All characters can burn Luck, and wizards and elves can burn other abilities.