#WEALLLIVEONPUNJAR (Hobonomicon Issue #0)

Behold the Hobonomicon...
I said behold!

Not long before Gen Con, I saw Doug Kovacs post about his upcoming project (with Wayne Snider, Stefan Poag and others), the Hobonomicon. I love Dungeon Crawl classics, I love Doug's work, and I knew this was going to be something special.

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.