I was thinking about creating a 0-level character generator for the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, but the good mages over at Purple Sorcerer Games have already done a bang-up job. You simply choose whether you want Hard-mode or Power-mode 0-level characters and voila, you get a spiffy PDF with four characters, replete with stats, occupation, lucky roll and gear. Alternatively, you can roll up level 1 characters to get past the “Peasant Golf” style action.
Sample 0-level Party
Additionally, the company is Kickstarting its DCC Companion App for iPad and Android tablets, which looks like a great addition to any table.
DCC for your Tablet
Crawler’s Companion Features
- Funky Dice Roller: D3-D100 and everything in between
- Critical Hit Charts: All player and monster charts
- Failure Charts: Fumbles, corruptions, misfires, deity disapproval!
- Rules Reference: Many topics available for quick reference.
- Spell Reference and Resolution: Yep, they’re all there!
- Multiple Modes: Have the program roll for you, or use it to quickly reference the charts based on your own physical dice rolling
I’m considering throwing $10 at it for beta access and a free module, or maybe $20 for access and three modules. Check it out if that’s your cup of tea.
“Alternatively, you can roll up level 1 characters to get past the “Peasant Golf” style action.”
It’s even cooler than that. The second generator can randomly generate PCs from levels 1 to 10.
Jon Marr did an outstanding job. Thank you for considering supporting his work!
//H
I had a whole lot of fun running a session of Dungeon Crawl Classics back at Wittenberg. We created everybody by hand and ran them through last year’s Level 0 Free RPG Day adventure. Turns out that (unfortunately) half the party survived, but we did have some spectacular deaths including a roasted cow and a wannabe cultist who sided with one of the monsters!
I’m a big fan of DCC, myself, and have thoroughly enjoyed both Sailors on a Starless Sea and the module included in the core book. It’s great fun to try to get my players to think their way through a dungeon as opposed to slashing their way through, see whether they can discover each area’s mysteries, and punish the stupidity they default to all too often.
Thanks for your kind words and link Lindevi!