Listening to another podcast – Spellburn for the Dungeon Crawl Classic folks – and guest Edgar Johnson talks briefly about also running Spirit of 77, a PbtA game, and what he sees as the similarity between OSR and Story Gaming play. As far as I recall, the hosts of Spellburn have shown a lot of positivity towards the greater gaming community, and – except for a bunch of pokes at Pathfinder – don’t promote that “us vs them” mentality you get from some more trad sections of the OSR.
I’m not sure if Dungeon Crawl Classics is that familiar to many Gauntleteers. It is sort of like old Basic D&D plus a load of Gonzo and a lot of Appendix N fiction (mostly with an effort to filter out the more problematic parts, but sometimes just hitting them with a club and moving on.)
I just find it nice when the separate tribes of gamers talk nice about each other.
Yeah, honestly, it’s just a small group of people (on both sides) who insist on waging this stupid war, and unfortunately they are people with out-sized voices.
One of the things I hope to achieve with FoaBD is showing how each side of “the divide” has something to offer the other.
Yeah, honestly, it’s just a small group of people (on both sides) who insist on waging this stupid war, and unfortunately they are people with out-sized voices.
One of the things I hope to achieve with FoaBD is showing how each side of “the divide” has something to offer the other.
I’ve been listening to Glowburn and find the same there. DCC and MCC are both full of creative and delightful material. They are both worth looking through no matter what systems you typically play.
Forrest Aguirre and James Walls (for some reason I can’t link him) do a great job of exploring all things post-apocalyptic on Glowburn. I’ll be looking at Spellburn when I’ve caught up with this one.
I’ve been listening to Glowburn and find the same there. DCC and MCC are both full of creative and delightful material. They are both worth looking through no matter what systems you typically play.
Forrest Aguirre and James Walls (for some reason I can’t link him) do a great job of exploring all things post-apocalyptic on Glowburn. I’ll be looking at Spellburn when I’ve caught up with this one.
I love DCC.
I love DCC.
I have been on a heavy kick of DCC myself.
I have been on a heavy kick of DCC myself.
The people I’ve met in the DCC community IRL and online have all been kind and help new players feel welcome.
The people I’ve met in the DCC community IRL and online have all been kind and help new players feel welcome.
There is a short but super interesting discussion in episode 54 around the 37 minutes mark about the similarities between the OSR and story games mindset and how to OSRify a game like Spirit of ’77 both in mechanics (roll with relevant stat instead of specialized moves – like in World of Dungeons) and concerning tone (injecting Hammer Films B-Movie elements / Hunter S. Thompson oddness into Spirit of ’77).
spellburn.com – Episode 54: Invoke Edgar Johnson | Spellburn
There is a short but super interesting discussion in episode 54 around the 37 minutes mark about the similarities between the OSR and story games mindset and how to OSRify a game like Spirit of ’77 both in mechanics (roll with relevant stat instead of specialized moves – like in World of Dungeons) and concerning tone (injecting Hammer Films B-Movie elements / Hunter S. Thompson oddness into Spirit of ’77).
spellburn.com – Episode 54: Invoke Edgar Johnson | Spellburn
Horst Wurst That’s the episode I just listened to! It is a short segment, but I love the positivity shown by the hosts and guest.
Horst Wurst That’s the episode I just listened to! It is a short segment, but I love the positivity shown by the hosts and guest.
Fabien Badilla you act like you dont KNOW nobody….
DCC and its community are really amazing, I heavily lurk here and on the DCC one.
Fabien Badilla you act like you dont KNOW nobody….
DCC and its community are really amazing, I heavily lurk here and on the DCC one.
Where is this war fought exactly? I haven’t seen any hostility, personally.
Where is this war fought exactly? I haven’t seen any hostility, personally.
Jools Thomas Because it’s not really a thing. It’s just a few loud voices who want to make it a thing. On the OSR side, RPG Pundit is probably the worst offender.
Jools Thomas Because it’s not really a thing. It’s just a few loud voices who want to make it a thing. On the OSR side, RPG Pundit is probably the worst offender.
jim miller Hey, bro! I’m new to all the things, I swear! lol
jim miller Hey, bro! I’m new to all the things, I swear! lol
Steven Warble On behalf of Spellburn, thanks for the kind words! The flavor of friendship with other games changes with each guest (and host), but I totally agree with you guys that we’re all in this together.
Do you mind if we share your post on the air at a later date?
Steven Warble On behalf of Spellburn, thanks for the kind words! The flavor of friendship with other games changes with each guest (and host), but I totally agree with you guys that we’re all in this together.
Do you mind if we share your post on the air at a later date?
Jen Brinkman Share away! Spellburn & Sanctum are among my must-listen podcasts, along with Gauntlet/DR/P1F.
Jen Brinkman Share away! Spellburn & Sanctum are among my must-listen podcasts, along with Gauntlet/DR/P1F.