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| Behold the Hobonomicon... I said behold! |
Most of the issue is devoted to Doug's GenCon 2018 after hours DCC game, Escape from Planet Punjar. What is Escape from Planet Punjar exactly? Well it's an adventure/campaign starter filled with gonzo ideas and made to be totally random. Set in the far off future Punjar is a doomed planet/city. You can run the whole thing as you go because each piece of content is a part of a random chart. Here's the breakdown.
- Introductions - d4 different ways to kick off the game.
- Zero Level Occupations - D100 gender (male, female, pregnant female, pregnant male), d100 race (no mutations, secret mutant, obvious mutant), and d100 classes (100 different)
- Map - d12 locations... okay not so sure this one is a random chart but it does have numbers
- Planet Punjar Encounters - d16 gonzo encounters for the party, some of which are illustrations that you have to construct an encounter from
- Gangs, Cops, and Cults - d6 different for each, average stats included for each
- Chance Happenings and Random Shit - This one is really cool. You roll a d12 to figure out which illustration to use, then a d6 to tell you who gets to explain what's going on.
- Escapes From Planet Punjar - d5 ways to get off the planet before it goes nuclear/toxic/kills your dumbass.
Escape From Planet Punjar is fantastic! It's definitely repayable. Honestly you could roll the same things on some of the smaller charts and I know that each game would be unique. I picture these sessions playing out like segments from Heavy Metal.
The issue also includes some DCC comics: Death of the Reaver Part I and Dreams of a Klartesh Fiend. Both feature great illustrations and I can't wait to read more of Death of the Reaver.
You can (and should) purchase your own copy of the Hobonomicon #0 here.
Also if you play you can use print one of these really cool character sheets he made for it.
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