Morten GreisNov 15, 2022

Game night. Today we are running DCC Lankhmar. It is my second foray into this setting, and my thief is still alive. Perhaps I will reach level 2 today.

A D&D setting with no elves, dwarves or halflings but plenty of scoundrels. Oh, also no priests in the classic D&D sense. Instead fighters, thieves and magic-users.

#ttrpg #rollespil #DnD #Lankhmar #DCC

Show threadMichael BernthNov 25, 2022
@Greis Lankhmar, City of Adventure was one of the best supplements written for AD&D in the 1980’s. I still treasure my copy. It’s fun to see that this setting is also available for DCC - makes a lot of sense. Have a great game!
Show threadMorten Greis
@monovoce Thanks!
I too have that book and also some of the supplements. I have often skimmed the material as it is so fascinating and different from D&D - and the cover art so enticing. However, after two adventures in DCC Lankhmar with my level 1 thief, it is clear to me that DCC is very successful approach to the setting.
Nov 25, 2022 at 7:11amWeb
Show threadMorten GreisNov 25, 2022
@monovoce but when it comes to the stories I am woefully behind. Only read a single story so I much to explore in that area.
Show threadMichael BernthNov 25, 2022
@Greis At the time when I bought the book I couldn’t find any of Fritz Leiber’s short stories, all I had to go with was the book, what little was written in Deities and Demigods and my own imagination. I only found the short stories much later. There’s a lot of good stories – if you have it, I recommend “Ill Met in Lankhmar”.
Show threadMorten GreisNov 25, 2022
@monovoce that is very much my own story. It took a long time before I got anywhere near Leiber's stories, and for a long time I just had the setting guide and the modules to introduce me to Lankhmar. It probably was a part Lankhmar's allure knowing there was a bunch of tales out there who'd shape this so very different fantasy setting.
Show threadMichael BernthNov 25, 2022
@Greis Exactly how I felt
Show threadMichael BernthNov 25, 2022
@Greis I loved that it was different, with focus on a city, low level fantasy and no other species that humans. Role playing other species is difficult and it’s easy to fall into what I think are tired stereotypes, like playing dwarfs like grumpy short Scotsmen. Lankhmar felt much more mysterious, dangerous and very attractive.