DCC RPG Ruleset

[benjihad]

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There are 716 wizard spells. No more, no less. This number
is known because Leetore the Limicker, a great mage of the
fourth aeon, successfully contacted a somnolent elder god
that susurrated several secrets (in limerick form, of course)
before drowsing off forever. It is the measure of success for
every wizard to fill his spell book with as many of these 716
spells as can be found in his lifetime.

Thus, the spells that follow are by no means all the spells
in the world. They are merely some that are known among
the more quotidian wizards of Aéreth. As most wizards
will never see more than a few of these spells recorded together,
they are listed here as a convenience for play, nothing
more. Should your character ever know more than this
many spells, he will be a great mage.

Cleric spells are not so rigidly defined. Each god’s domain
offers both powers and limitations, such that the boundaries
of a cleric’s magic are a bit more flexible. And the gods
themselves change over time, of course.

It's ok, you don't have to use them. Maybe someone will; be inspired! The SRD is a treasure trove!
I really only meant for one to be able to keep the spell name around for ideas, maybe effects, whatever. I'm working on adding spells still myself, and don't have 716 spell ideas right off the top of my head. Could be the spell misfires getting to me. It's not meant to be used as is.
I'll probably end up using the one leozelig made as a player template. Thanks!

[vodokar]

I'm afraid I'm going to have to agree with Trenloe on this one. The mercurial nature of magic in DCC as represented by the Spell Check tables is vital to the balance of the game. Unless you plan to write up tables for each and every one of the spells that you import from elsewhere, they would represent a huge shift in power balance towards the wizard's camp -- and as Trenloe said, most of the spells resemble 3.5 spell in name only, but everything else is different.

I chose a completely different tactic than Leo did. I will present this as an alternative to using xml modules or at least as an add-on.

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All of that was just for one spell "magic missile". If you imported from the module, it would only save you from making just the one spell description sheet which contained 6 short copy/pastes from a pdf, but you would be missing all the rest. Unless you plan to spend time looking up each table out of the book every time a spell is cast, you really have not saved but <1% of the time. Also, it greatly behooves you to put the work in up front, so that the time can be saved during play. It doesn't seem like it is a big deal looking up one little table in a book, but when you are a harried DM trying to herd the chickens and keep track of a million details all while telling a story, and looking up tables gets done routinely, it's worth putting it into fantasy grounds in a manner which is most useful to you.

[Myrdin Potter]

I assume those are tables in a story module? I can see adding xml for the base description and then the judge creating a "rules and tables" module for themselves for when the spell is actually cast.

[vodokar]

Yes, everything was entered into a story module manually with copy/paste or typing. This is for the DM. The only thing that the player gets is the normal Spell Description Sheet dragged to their character sheet. Whether you create those manually with copy/paste or import from an xml module, you still have 99% of the work left to do. It was a lot of work, but, it only needs to be done once and will reap the benefits for years to come.

[Myrdin Potter]

The advantage of being an accountant is having a high boredom threshold and once done it does not have to be done again.

[Bedshaker]

Tried installing it with FG 3.2.1 but it doesn't seem to work. The rule books don't seem to appear at all.

[vodokar]

What "rule books" are you referring to, Bedshaker? There are no rulebook modules for this ruleset, because it is not officially licensed. Leo created some for his own campaign, but isn't allowed to distribute them. Thus, the fact that "rulebooks" aren't appearing is because there are none.

[Trenloe]

Tried installing it with FG 3.2.1 but it doesn't seem to work. The rule books don't seem to appear at all.

Welcome to the FG forums Bedshaker.

What vodokar says is correct. A "ruleset" in Fantasy Grounds terms is the framework to run a game for a specific RPG system - the character sheet, NPC sheet, spell sheet, item sheet, etc., etc.. But, unless there is an official license (or Open Gaming License material available), you're going to have to enter the relevant rulebook data you want to use for your game. Keep it simple and just enter the character and NPC data you need to play - refer to the actual rulebooks while playing (just like you would in a face-to-face game).

[leozelig]

It took me a very long time to make those modules. I wouldn't consider my template a time saver by any means - I thought it would help someone who knows nothing about coding or module creation to get a start on it.

Goodman Games should just make this official and charge $10 like C&C for the rulebook, equipment, spells, and monsters modules I have already created (but cannot unleash on the world)...

[vodokar]

I know Goodman Games are kind of set in their ways, for whatever reason, but have you tried to contact any of the third party people that create ton's of content for the game? I know it's not the same thing as having the core books, but still, there's lots of content out there.