Monday 31 January 2022

Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures Maps

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I am planning to include a zero-level character funnel with the Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures campaign guide I am currently writing (please see previous posts for more detail).  So far, I have created the maps for the character funnel.  Using a drawing tablet, digital pen, Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator, I set out to capture the artistic flavour of the maps found in the Goodman Games adventure books.  The three maps I designed feature traditional 2D dungeon maps, with 3D features drawn on top of the maps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Adventure Level 1 Map

 

 

 

 

 

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Adventure Level 2 Map

 

 

 

 

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Adventure Level 3 Map

 

 

 

 

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Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures Redux is the companion website for the upcoming DCC Eastern Adventures source book.  A random Eastern Adventures zero-level character generator is found on this site.

Thursday 27 January 2022

Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures Art: Part 5

Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures

 

I have completed a new batch of pencil-and-paper drawings for the Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures source book; a project I am currently working on.  The source book builds on the DCC Eastern Adventures campaign guide I wrote back in 2017, which is available on the DCC Eastern Adventures website.   The new illustrations feature drawings of seven monsters that will appear in this book.

 

 

 

 

 

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Hibagon

 

Hibagon.  A species of large primates found in forests and mountain ranges.  Living in small huntering and gathering communities, hibagon possess a stone age level of technological development; hibagon are akin to the Western Sasquatch.

 

 

 

 

 

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Ikko-Ikki (human)

 

Ikko-Ikki.  Ikko-Ikki are mobs of fanatical peasants, led by a charismatic leader.  While individually weak, the shear size and fanaticism of the ikko-ikki makes them a dangerous foe.

 

 

 

 

 

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Karura

 

Karura.  Karura are a species of bird-humanoids with heads that resembles a bird of prey (i.e., a hawk or falcon).  Karura have the same flight abilities as a tengu, and face the same restriction when wearing armour.

 

 

 

 

 

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Shojo

 

Shojo.  Shojo are an aquatic species of humanoids with a love for sake.  Shojo often dwell near human coastal villages, bartering items obtained from deep within the ocean for sake and other alcoholic beverages.

 

 

 

 

 

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Onihitokuchi

 

Onihitokuchi.  Onihitokuchi are powerful one-eyed ogre-like creatures with a love for human flesh.

 

 

 

 

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Wakou (human)

 

Wakou.  Wakou are pirates, who stalk fishing vessels and raid poorly defended coastal villages, seeking plunder and slaves.

 

 

 

 

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Yamabushi (human)

 

Yamabushi.  Yamabushi, translating into ‘mountain warrior’, are mystics who live lives as hermits high in the mountains.  Yamabushi are skilled martial artists, devoting their lives to study ‘The Way’.

 

 

 

 

Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures

Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures Redux is the companion website for the upcoming DCC Eastern Adventures source book.  A random Eastern Adventures zero-level character generator is found on this site.

Tuesday 25 January 2022

Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures Redux

Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures

 

The Dungeon Crawl Classics Eastern Adventures Redux website has launched.  This website is the companion site for the upcoming Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) Eastern Adventures source book, which builds upon a campaign guide I wrote back in 2017.  The aim of the source book is to provide Judges (Game Masters) with materials and resources to run an Eastern themed DCC campaign.

 

 

 

 

 

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Zero-Level Character Generator (screenshot)

 

Zero-Level Character Generator.  The website features a random zero-level character generator that draws upon the 100 unique Eastern themed occupations from the DCC Eastern Adventures source book.  The generator provides several options for customizing and optimizing the randomly generated characters, which includes random name generation and the ability to modify ability score rolls.

 

 

 

 

 

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Zero-Level Character Sheets (4-sheets)

 

 

 

 

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Zero-Level Character Sheet (single sheet)

 

Zero-Level Character Sheets.  The character sheets were designed in Photoshop using a drawing tablet and pen.  My goal in designing the character sheets was to create a hand-drawn ‘old school’ look for the character sheets, akin to the sketches one might find in the margins of character sheets and game books from years gone by.

 

 

 

 

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