[DCC] What are you doing with it?

MonsterSlayer · June 15, 2014, 07:14:12 PM

Quote from: Simlasa;758351I'd be fine with them being immune to corruption... though I wouldn't have them be lawful. I'd have them be more innately magical... but without souls. Kinda creepy and lots of people don't like them... some towns won't let them in. Social stigma.

DCC defines elves more in terms of chaotic or neutral at best not your typical law and order. I like the social stigma angle. My players expect to play demi-humans so I keep them in but the reaction in most of my human lands to elves is more akin to what you would expect for a tiefling. Severe mistrust and penalties to reaction rolls.

MonsterSlayer · June 15, 2014, 07:18:02 PM

Quote from: Marleycat;758223Can't you use Spellburn and Luck to avoid spell corruption?

Yes. The characters still have to deal with the slow degradation of stats.

Marleycat · June 15, 2014, 07:38:07 PM

Quote from: Simlasa;758351I'd be fine with them being immune to corruption... though I wouldn't have them be lawful. I'd have them be more innately magical... but without souls. Kinda creepy and lots of people don't like them... some towns won't let them in. Social stigma.

Well in DCC they are demon worshippers basically. Remember they are class as race and suffer big social stigmta (penalties). In Warhammer they are GOOD in a CHAOTIC setting at best with huge social stigmata.

RPGPundit · June 17, 2014, 10:58:19 PM

Quote from: Marleycat;758223Can't you use Spellburn and Luck to avoid spell corruption?

If you don't want the corruption result you rolled, you can choose to lose 1 point of permanent luck instead.

Fiasco · June 18, 2014, 01:16:59 AM

DCC elves are basically Elric of Melnibone. They can wield Magica that warp and corrupt mere humans but they are always outsiders, hated and mistrusted. In game this is somewhat balanced by their vulnerability to iron.

Marleycat · June 18, 2014, 01:45:40 AM

Quote from: Fiasco;759011DCC elves are basically Elric of Melnibone. They can wield Magica that warp and corrupt mere humans but they are always outsiders, hated and mistrusted. In game this is somewhat balanced by their vulnerability to iron.

That's pretty much my opinion as I already detailed upthread. And they have cold iron vulnerability? Meh, they shouldn't ever need to worry about corruption.

They have plenty of issues as is. It's similar to playing a Drow in Dnd with the DM enforcing realistic reactions from the world and NPC's populating it. With wild magic in the mix no less.

Remember in DCC they are all natural magic users, every last one of them. I suppose they could all be mutant abominations but that's stupid and doesn't make any sense according to the book or actual setting.

RPGPundit · June 19, 2014, 09:44:06 PM

In my Gonzo DCC setting, the elves are all decadent hipsters that live in mostly-crumbling high-tech domes. Only a tiny handful of the elves can be bothered to know anything about either technology or magic.

Marleycat · June 19, 2014, 09:58:52 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;759577In my Gonzo DCC setting, the elves are all decadent hipsters that live in mostly-crumbling high-tech domes. Only a tiny handful of the elves can be bothered to know anything about either technology or magic.

:D:p

RPGPundit · June 20, 2014, 03:32:46 PM

Someday, maybe after I finish this Dark Albion thing, I'll be making a campaign book about it.

Marleycat · June 20, 2014, 03:36:03 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;759856Someday, maybe after I finish this Dark Albion thing, I'll be making a campaign book about it.

Can't wait to see that. It may be an utter disaster but it couldn't help but to be fun.

RPGPundit · June 22, 2014, 11:06:34 PM

Quote from: Marleycat;759857Can't wait to see that. It may be an utter disaster but it couldn't help but to be fun.

Well, "disaster" maybe in the sense of a beautiful mess, sure. But the interesting thing is that while it seems absolutely nuts from the point of view of a player, in fact every single thing I've put inside the setting has an internal logic and reason for being there.

crkrueger · June 22, 2014, 11:10:53 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;760386Well, "disaster" maybe in the sense of a beautiful mess, sure. But the interesting thing is that while it seems absolutely nuts from the point of view of a player, in fact every single thing I've put inside the setting has an internal logic and reason for being there.

Just make sure you tell us GMs that, and don't hide all the cleverness like Mr. McKinney.

Marleycat · June 22, 2014, 11:14:40 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;760386Well, "disaster" maybe in the sense of a beautiful mess, sure. But the interesting thing is that while it seems absolutely nuts from the point of view of a player, in fact every single thing I've put inside the setting has an internal logic and reason for being there.

No, I believe you. It's just that Arrows of Indra isn't my thing but it's good. So bring it on with this idea. You make interesting games so keep doing so.

RPGPundit · June 24, 2014, 11:08:38 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;760389Just make sure you tell us GMs that, and don't hide all the cleverness like Mr. McKinney.

Oh of course, all of the big secrets of the setting would be published and explicit.