Joseph Goodman

Goodman Games has established a reputation for publishing some of the best adventure modules in the industry. Now we present our advice on how you can write great adventures! This compilation of articles is authored by two dozen of the industry’s best-known adventure writers. Each article gives a different perspective on how to write adventure modules that don’t suck, written by authors with decades of experience and prominent published credits. By the time you’re done reading this book, you’ll be on the path to designing great adventure modules on your own. Bonus: This PDF includes a digital copy of the original How To Write Adventures Modules That Don’t Suck (2007). Whether you’re an experienced writer or an aspiring novice, you’ll find something of value in this book!

A new printing of our celebrated game system with all-new cover artwork by William McAusland. Return to the glory days of fantasy with the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role-Playing Game. Adventure as 1974 intended, with modern rules grounded in the origins of sword & sorcery. Fast play, cryptic secrets, and a mysterious past await you: turn the page… DCC RPG is a fast-paced, open-feeling rules set allowing for epic game experiences without unnecessary tethers. It uses modern game-play while paying homage to the origins of role-playing and the fun that it inspired.

A hardcover edition of this oft-reprinted classic early DCC RPG adventure. Inspired by the supernatural horror of Abraham Merritt, this adventure sends heroes deep into the earth to challenge The People of the Pit. Features 24 pages of bonus content not in the original softcover edition! It has been years since the last virgin was sacrificed: and now the pit beast awakens once more! Every generation it stumbles forth on undulating tentacles from its resting place deep below the great ravine, its towering blubbery mass ravaging the land before returning to slumber for decades. But this time is different. The Great Beast strikes with intelligence: bands of faceless gray-robed men emerge from the tenebrous depths, herding the beast’s roaming tentacles before them. The enigmatic people of the pit live despite the passage of ages! The earth shakes each night as they herd the primordial tentacles ever further, while the villagers ask: is any man brave enough to put the sword to this menace?

A hardcover edition of this oft-reprinted classic early DCC RPG adventure. Inspired by the supernatural horror of Abraham Merritt, this adventure sends heroes deep into the earth to challenge The People of the Pit. Features 24 pages of bonus content not in the original softcover edition! This version has a special, foil debossed cover! It has been years since the last virgin was sacrificed: and now the pit beast awakens once more! Every generation it stumbles forth on undulating tentacles from its resting place deep below the great ravine, its towering blubbery mass ravaging the land before returning to slumber for decades. But this time is different. The Great Beast strikes with intelligence: bands of faceless gray-robed men emerge from the tenebrous depths, herding the beast’s roaming tentacles before them. The enigmatic people of the pit live despite the passage of ages! The earth shakes each night as they herd the primordial tentacles ever further, while the villagers ask: is any man brave enough to put the sword to this menace?

An authentic leatherbound version of the classic DCC RPG Core Rulebook – featuring a foil deboss cover, 16 bonus pages, and real leather binding. Glory & Gold Won by Sorcery & Sword You’re no hero. You’re an adventurer: a reaver, a cutpurse, a heathen-slayer, a tight-lipped warlock guarding long-dead secrets. You seek gold and glory, winning it with sword and spell, caked in the blood and filth of the weak, the dark, the demons, and the vanquished. There are treasures to be won deep underneath, and you shall have them. Return to the glory days of fantasy with the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role-Playing Game. Adventure as 1974 intended, with modern rules grounded in the origins of sword & sorcery. Fast play, cryptic secrets, and a mysterious past await you: turn the page… DCC RPG is a fast-paced, open-feeling rules set allowing for epic game experiences without unnecessary tethers. It uses modern game-play while paying homage to the origins of role-playing and the fun that it inspired.

Glory & Gold Won by Sorcery & Sword You’re no hero. You’re an adventurer: a reaver, a cutpurse, a heathen-slayer, a tight-lipped warlock guarding long-dead secrets. You seek gold and glory, winning it with sword and spell, caked in the blood and filth of the weak, the dark, the demons, and the vanquished. There are treasures to be won deep underneath, and you shall have them. Return to the glory days of fantasy with the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role-Playing Game. Adventure as 1974 intended, with modern rules grounded in the origins of sword & sorcery. Fast play, cryptic secrets, and a mysterious past await you: turn the page… DCC RPG is a fast-paced, open-feeling rules set allowing for epic game experiences without unnecessary tethers. It uses modern game-play while paying homage to the origins of role-playing and the fun that it inspired.

The First Seven DCC RPG Adventures In One Volume! Tome of Adventure Vol. 1 collects the first 7 adventure modules published for the DCC RPG rules set, mostly written by DCC legend Harley Stroh and the DCC Dark Master, himself, Joseph Goodman. Featuring brand-new cover art by Doug Kovacs, this compilation includes: • Doom of the Savage Kings, first published as DCC #66.5 • Sailors on the Starless Sea, including the bonus level The Summoning Pits, first published as DCC #67 • The People of the Pit, including the bonus content The Assassins of the Pit, first published as DCC #68 • The Emerald Enchanter, including the mini-sequel The Emerald Enchanter Strikes Back, first published as DCC #69 • The Jewels of the Carnifex, first published as DCC #70 • The 13th Skull, including the stand-alone adventure The Balance Blade, first published as DCC #71 • Beyond the Black Gate, first published as DCC #72 Within the covers of this book lurk demonic hounds, terrible beastmen, avatars of chaos, moon devils, slumbering gods, and even more fantastic dangers, each demonstrating why Dungeon Crawl Classics is the perfect game to capture that classic “sword and sorcery” style of adventure. Whether this is your first taste of DCC RPG or you’re well acquainted with its flavor, you’ll find a feast unlike any other inside the Tome of Adventure Vol. 1!

Goodman Games closes the book on another year with our annual yearbook release. Celebrate the great year of gaming that was 2021 with this terrific compilation of all-new material. • Includes new level 2 DCC RPG adventure “Black Mountain Lights” by Michael Curtis • Includes new DCC RPG tournament-style event “The Pits of Lost Agharta” by Harley Stroh • Plus a hand-painted Virtual Table Top map and token pack for “The Pits of Lost Agharta” to take the adventure online! • Includes the all-new 15th-level adventure “The Monastery of the Dawning Sun” for 5E, written by Chris Doyle • Also contains “The Stache Stash II: Stache of the Titans” by Brendan LaSalle • And much, much more.

The annual Goodman Games community-building sourcebook is back with a new title this year! One of the most popular releases of the year returns! This annual compilation of articles for DCC RPG includes Riders on the Phlogiston, the 2018 Gen Con tournament adventure module. This year’s release includes four separate booklets: the adventure module, a player’s jack, a judge’s pack, and a book of handouts. Your local group can play the adventure just like the tournament format that was used at Gen Con and Origins! In addition, a fifth booklet included herein includes a yearbook of the great new Goodman Games community content from the last year! All of it contained under a gorgeous wraparound cover!

A Level 4 Adventure for DCC RPG Thirteen generations ago, the ambitious first Duke of Magnussen made a fell pact with an unknown power, who asked for but one thing in return: the thirteenth daughter born to a Magnussen duke. Now, generations hence, the daughter of Duke Magnussen XIII is stolen away by a hooded executioner riding a leathery beast. As it wings back across the city walls to drop behind the Duke's mountain-top keep, all who watch know it alights in the Magnussen family crypts, where the devilish secrets of thirteen generations have been buried and forgotten - until now...

Yes, this IS the sourcebook that includes the rules for Dinosaur Crawl Classics, the DCC conversion you heard about it! You can read the Dinosaur Crawl Classics designer’s notes right here for more info! One of the most popular releases of the year returns for the fifth year in a row! The Goodman Games Gen Con Program Guide is an annual compilation of one-off materials for fans of Dungeon Crawl Classics, and everything else Goodman Games publishes. This year’s huge 108-page issue includes these articles and features: • The Dungeon Alphabet by Michael Curtis • 2016-2017 Mailing Labels by Stefan Poag and Brad McDevitt • Dinosaur Crawl Classics by Marc Bruner • The Return of Scravis by Marc Bruner • Lovecraftian Monsters for DCC by Jon Hook • The Thing That Should Not Be by Jon Hook • Sisters of the Moon Furnace by Marc Bishop • A Visual History of the Band by Doug Kovacs • Real Life Adventures: The Goodman Games 2017 Creative Retreat by Joseph Goodman • Real Life Adventures: The Alamo by Marc Bruner • Goodman Games Poster Contest by the Goodman Games Community • Con and Event Recap by the Goodman Games Community

Heavy-duty screen for DCC RPG! This is a very thick, durable cardboard version of our classic screen. In technical terms the screen is printed on 2mm thick boards, meaning when all three panels are laid upon each other whole screen is more than 6mm thick. You really have to hold it to appreciate it. This is a durable screen!

One of the most popular releases of the year returns for the fourth year in a row! The Goodman Games Gen Con Program Guide is an annual compilation of one-off materials for fans of Dungeon Crawl Classics, Metamorphosis Alpha, and everything else Goodman Games publishes. This year’s huge 160-page issue includes these articles: • A 36-page-long full-color illustrated interview with legendary TSR artist Erol Otus. • Three new DCC RPG adventures, including the new 0-level funnel Not In Kansas Anymore, plus the Gen Con 2015 spell duel tournament Way of the Dagon, and the new level 0 funnel Death by Nexus. • Brand-new fiction in the style of Appendix N. • An article celebrating the 40th anniversary of Metamorphosis Alpha, with four new “tables of 40” by creator James M. Ward. • Several articles with new material for DCC RPG games, including 1970’s 0-level characters, new magic items, and a new patron. • Reports from the road from the last year, including con recaps and Road Crew games. • And much, much more!

Glory & Gold Won by Sorcery & Sword You’re no hero. You’re an adventurer: a reaver, a cutpurse, a heathen-slayer, a tight-lipped warlock guarding long-dead secrets. You seek gold and glory, winning it with sword and spell, caked in the blood and filth of the weak, the dark, the demons, and the vanquished. There are treasures to be won deep underneath, and you shall have them. Return to the glory days of fantasy with the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role-Playing Game. Adventure as 1974 intended, with modern rules grounded in the origins of sword & sorcery. Fast play, cryptic secrets, and a mysterious past await you: turn the page… RULES SET DCC RPG is a fast-paced, open-feeling rules set allowing for epic game experiences without unnecessary tethers. It uses modern game-play while paying homage to the origins of role-playing and the fun that it inspired.

It has been years since the last virgin was sacrificed: and now the pit beast awakens once more! Every generation it stumbles forth on undulating tentacles from its resting place deep below the great ravine, its towering blubbery mass ravaging the land before returning to slumber for decades. But this time is different. The Great Beast strikes with intelligence: bands of faceless gray-robed men emerge from the tenebrous depths, herding the beast’s roaming tentacles before them. The enigmatic people of the pit live despite the passage of ages! The earth shakes each night as they herd the primordial tentacles ever further, while the villagers ask: is any man brave enough to put the sword to this menace?

Glory & Gold Won by Sorcery & Sword You’re no hero. You’re an adventurer: a reaver, a cutpurse, a heathen-slayer, a tight-lipped warlock guarding long-dead secrets. You seek gold and glory, winning it with sword and spell, caked in the blood and filth of the weak, the dark, the demons, and the vanquished. There are treasures to be won deep underneath, and you shall have them. Return to the glory days of fantasy with the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role-Playing Game. Adventure as 1974 intended, with modern rules grounded in the origins of sword & sorcery. Fast play, cryptic secrets, and a mysterious past await you: turn the page… RULES SET DCC RPG is a fast-paced, open-feeling rules set allowing for epic game experiences without unnecessary tethers. It uses modern game-play while paying homage to the origins of role-playing and the fun that it inspired.

A lively chronicle of how the 2020 Crimson Tide became Nick Saban's "ultimate team."Was Alabama's Crimson Tide in 2020 the greatest team of all time? The squad went 13-0 in a pandemic year, scored a combined 107 points against SEC powerhouses LSU and Florida, crushed Ohio State in a National Championship Game 52-24 in a contest that wasn't even that close, and followed it up with another top-rated signing class.Nick Saban called his boys the "ultimate team," but it wasn't just because they kicked the ever-living hell out of everyone on the football field. It was because the team leveraged a power and influence born of Southern pride to push back against a hateful legacy of racism that a populist president was exploiting to divide the nation. At a time when Americans needed real leaders in the face of so much hate, the sports world answered the call and fought back for the soul of the country.In the summer of 2020, the Tide players left their training facility and, led by their celebrated coach, marched to a campus doorway made infamous sixty years earlier by another political demagogue and showed what people can accomplish when they fight together for a just cause in the name of unity. The most powerful force in a state crazy for college football had chosen to make a stand and replace George Wallace's "Segregation forever!" with a different message, written by one of the players: "All lives can't matter until Black lives matter."?There have been some great football teams through the years, and they all deserve respect. But here's what we know for sure: They all would have been appreciative of what this Alabama team represented, and proud of what it accomplished. The Crimson Tide in 2020 captured something special that moved it beyond the conversation of best ever, and into the place reserved for most important of all time.

A Gorgeous Gift Book for Your Boss, Employees, Students, Friends, Acquaintances and for Self-Motivation."The Best Quotes Book: 555 Daily Inspirational and Motivational Quotes by Famous People" is an invaluable tool for business leaders, coaches, writers, public speakers, or anyone who wishes to improve their communication skills, motivate and inspire people.Over than 365 quotes in this book selected by the authors for every occasion, including:- inspirational quotes;- motivational quotes;- life quotes;- short quotes;- famous quotes;- quote of the day;- happiness quotes;- quotes about changing;- daily motivational quotes;- best quotes;- positive quotes.As the day begins, so you spent it. Read this book every morning to maintain motivation and enthusiasm."A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority." - Brendan Behan

Goodman's textbook focuses on applications in optics, and in particular with applications to diffraction, imaging, optical information processing, holography, and optical communications.This textbook satisfies the needs of several different types of Physics and Engineering courses. Directed towards both physicists and engineers this text is suitable for audiences focusing on applications of optics. A clear comprehensive presentation makes this text work well as both a teaching resource and a reference book.