r/DungeonCrawlerCarlRPG

I want to play the DCC TTRPG, starting from the very beginning. I have some friends who are interested to play the game, but who haven't read the books, so starting from the beginning to have the full context of the world and story seems to make the most sense.

The starting guide does not really have any materials for this, so I was wondering:

Has anyone has tried this before? Can you give me some pointers on what to explain and what to gloss over. What information and mechanics should I prioritize in bringing to the forefront, and how can I best introduce them?

For example: should I let the guides explain all the menu's and mechanics the crawlers have access to, or should I cut their explanation to only include lore and setting information. The skill and item menu's from the books don't match the information in the character sheets, so that could end up being confusing.

Another question that plagues me is how I as the DM should use the AI. Should I give descriptions as the AI, the DM or both. What works best in your games?

Any tips are more than welcome

From the book...

Poisons

Naturally occurring poisons are usually the easiest

starting point for creating original potions. Alchemy

then refines them into something even nastier.

One can apply a poison potion (the whole thing) to

any weapon that deals Piercing or Slashing damage, and

it lasts for an entire day. An Amazing Success on a to-hit

roll means the poison got into the target’s bloodstream

or whatever their physiology uses to power muscles.

The victim gains the Poisoned Debuff, and adds the full

bonus level damage to the Poison damage at the end

each round, starting with the current round.

Example: A nasty +9 bonus level Poison Debuff deals

1d8+F+9 at the end of each combat round.

Remember, if a Debuff causes a crawler (not Mobs

or Bosses) to drop to 0% Health Bar, they get a free

CON Stat Check vs. 10 + Floor to avoid the damage. If

they succeed, the Debuff ends.

Does anyone know what the "F" in the damage calculation represents?

I did not expect to pay $145 in tax and shipping on my $255 order and I am a bit shocked. Is this normal?

I made another tutorial about the pet rules of the game! Cause pets are cool, and a lot of people requested this one. Since there's no list of available pets in the books, I also made three pets for you to use at your tables. Hope you dig them... and the video. Happy crawling!