I
received a pleasant surprise when I came home from work today: my copy of
Mutant Crawl Classics had arrived in the mail (I was part of the kickstarter).
Goodman Games' Return Address Sticker featuring 'retro' dungeon art
Mutant
Crawl Classics is designed by legendary RPG writer and podcast personality Jim
Wampler. I first became aware of Mutant
Crawl Classics (MCC) by listening to the Spellburn podcast, where Mr. Wampler,
a former co-host, would drop hints about a ‘special project’ he was working on
for Joseph Goodman; the owner of Goodman Games and the creator of Dungeon Crawl
Classics. My interest in this ‘special
project’ grew mainly because of the energy and insight Mr. Wampler brought to
the podcast; Mr. Wampler has decades of gaming experience and a wealth of knowledge
on ‘old school’ roleplaying games.
A box inside a box. The rulebook in the second box.
As part
of the kickstarter, I received a pdf copy of the MCC rulebook last July. Inspired by the incredible imagination of Mr.
Wampler and the arduous work he put into designing MCC, I found the inspiration
for creating Artifacts of the Ancient Ones: A Mutant Crawl Classics Fan Site. I am currently working on a second iteration
of the MCC Character Generators.
Jim
Wampler: In addition to being a former co-host on Spellburn, a
podcast dedicated to the Dungeon Crawl Classics game system, Mr. Wampler also
co-hosted the Save-or-Die podcast (along with Mike and Liz); a podcast
dedicated to Classics Dungeons & Dragons.
As well, Mr. Wampler hosted the Designers & Discourses podcast,
which featured interviews with several OSR game designers.
