I’ve posted more than once before about my love for DCC. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic though, I’ve been playing it more and more. Partly this is because lockdown provided so much more time for gaming, with very little else to do and also because I’ve been able to play with lots of fabulous people like Judges Daniel Bishop and Brendan LaSalle as well as many others.

I’ve made no bones about my love for old school D&D, specifically the Tom Moldvay B/X edition from 1981. That magenta boxed, Erol Otus illustrated opus is still with me to this day. In fact, the guys I gamed with back in the 80s recently bought me framed prints of the Basic and Expert covers for my 50th birthday.

As a result of this love, I’ve also dabbled in Old School Essentials, Basic Fantasy and Labyrinth Lord. However, while I…