Dungeon Crawl Classics: The Doom that Came to Christmas Town, a Winter Holiday ttRPG Event!

From now until the end of the year, come to Pandemonium for the next several weekends to learn (and play) a selection of winter-holiday-themed tabletop roleplaying games! After the horror games of October, we wanted to make the season bright by exploring some slightly sillier (but still Indie!) ttRPG titles..

How this will work:

The schedule of ttRPGs is below:

• Saturday, 12/06: The Doom That Came to Christmas Town (DCC)

• Saturday, 12/20: Warmer in the Winter (PbtA)

Note that, in order to give us time to digest the game, each session will run from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. (in the back event room – past the ttRPG books). Note that games won’t necessarily take 4 hours, but for these, we want to save some extra time at the end to decompress, reflect, explore the games – and finish on time!

The first game: The Doom That Came to Christmas Town

From the publisher:

“The Yule-Light is dying. 

“Perched atop its majestic pine of old, this strange gemstone tree-topper has sat for untold millennia, shining its joyful and life-giving light over the small hamlet of Christmas Town that surrounds it. Its radiant light, a symbol of peace and hope to all, now wane and dimming.

“While far to the north, hidden in the gloom of a mountain-top cave, the vile creature known as the Grinch has awakened. Foul, mean, and a real rotter, this king of sinful sots possesses a small heart and a hatred for the holidays above all things. 

“Now, with only days left before Christmas Eve, a sour-sweet wind blows across the land, spreading a vile taint that threatens the yearly tradition that sees Lord Claus travel the realm delivering cheer and good faith to the masses.

“With the fate of Christmas and peace in the realm resting upon a knife’s edge, a group of brave adventurers gathers to embark on a heroic quest to fight back the darkness and save the holidays from The Doom That Came to Christmas Town.”

ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW?

We’ll leave the publisher’s description to speak for itself, but know this about DCC:

• The game is ridiculous — by design. Come ready to indulge the bombastic and gonzo. 

• This module is send-up of popular television Christmas media. So Rudolph, the Grinch, and — for reasons — A Christmas Story – all make an appearance in some way, shape, or form. You do not need to know these stories to appreciate the module, but you may get more of the references if you do.

• Despite being DCC, a somewhat live-and-die system, this module does allow for creative solutions beyond violence alone. Be willing to think off your character sheet and indulge in the holiday spirit.

• You do not need any materials to participate, but if you have a writing utensil or standard d20 set, you’ll be okay.

Note that this is a sandbox module with multiple paths to the end-game encounter. Not everything will be explored, and that is okay. But if you’ve been curious about DCC, this isn’t a bad introduction!