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Hubris: A World of Visceral Adventure DCC/OSR Setting

Started by Voros, August 13, 2017, 04:52:07 PM

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Voros

Heard good things about this DCC setting by Mike Evans. Anyone checked it out yet?

 I always resist paying this much for a pdf, may ask my local RPG shop to get in a hardcopy though.

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under_score

I own it.  It's really good.
Pretty good selection of new classes for DCC.  Some expanded equipment.  Mutation and alchemy rules.
The gazateer of the lands of Hubris is done in an interesting style.  Each region is given about a 1 page description, followed by a d100 "Lay of the Land" table that contains features for the region, then a d100 random encounters table for the region, and then a list of important locations (these are shown on the map) with a short description and a few rumors/adventures hooks for each.  This whole section is probably the best part of the book, as it would be easily ported to any game to add some weird into whatever type of territory you're working with.  There are regions for desert, swamp, mountains, tundra, grasslands, broken lands, forests, seas.
There are some additional spells, patrons, and gods for the setting.  These are all done very well, with the patrons getting their unique invoke patron and patron taint tables and some additional patron spells.  The deities give unique "invoke the name" tables and customied unholy creatures for turning, holy symbols, and favored weapons.  There are some disturbing deities too.  The Corpulent One, the Flayer of Flesh, the Stillborn Child, the Goddess of Sex and Violence.
Next there's a section of GM tools, which are pretty much all random table generating stuff.  If you're into using random tables to get some ideas together, this is some fantastic stuff.  Tavern and village generators, diseases, bandit gangs, grave digging.  Just a grab bag of fun stuff.
There are some fun magic items, a new bestiary (I especially like its treatment of Fae), and a couple adventures (I haven't read these).
Overall, it's a very high quality supplement.  If you like a weird blend of dark fantasy, gonzo sci-fi, Heavy Metal, sex, drugs, disease, violence, all blended together into something that feels thematically concise, I recommend it.  The art is high quality throughout, and my only complaint about the pdf is that the bookmarks zoom to 100% instead of page level.  Real pain in the ass, especially since this is a pdf I want to jump around in so much.
If you have any specific questions about it, let me know.

Voros

Thanks for the overview. So do you think this is worth it even if you don't use DCC?

under_score

Yeah, I think so.  The best parts of the book are all system neutral.  Setting info, encounter tables, all the random GM tables.  The deities and patrons are good to read even if you aren't using the DCC mechanics around them.  The most DCC-specific part of the book, the new classes, is also the weakest part, in my opinion.

Voros

Yeah I usually have no use for new classes in D&D. Too fiddly.

Dumarest

Interesting artwork, is that from the game (I assume)?

Voros

Yep it is. The whole setting looks very Sword and Sorcery in style.

Simlasa

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Quote from: Voros;983173Yep it is. The whole setting looks very Sword and Sorcery in style.
There's also Tales From the Fallen Empire, which is another S&S setting/sourcebook for DCC.

Just Another Snake Cult

It's good. Has a nice morbid, heavy metal, goth-punk feel. I love the Murder Machine character class (A METAL and EXTREME!!! take on 3.5's Warforged).  The encounter tables/sandbox generator stuff is really nice.

You could run a long campaign off of the one book. It does not leave you wanting more.
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Voros

Quote from: Simlasa;983198There's also Tales From the Fallen Empire, which is another S&S setting/sourcebook for DCC.

Cool thanks!

Llew ap Hywel

Thanks for pointing this out Voros. I'm an absolute setting whore so will add this to my list.
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Voros

Rients is too much of a blowhard for me but it's a decent review.

Llew ap Hywel

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Quote from: Voros;983599Rients is too much of a blowhard for me but it's a decent review.

Edit: just being a knob. Rescinded
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