DCC Demo Con (FREE 3-Day Online Convention)

DCC Demo Con is your chance to play the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG for FREE. All games are online via Zoom, Google Meet, Discord, or similar video platforms!

These short 2-hour sessions are run by experienced, patient game masters as a “safe space” for new players. It’s okay to ask questions – everyone else in the game is also new!

The GM (or "Judge" as they're called in DCC) will provide everything you need in order to start playing, then run you through your first adventure – all in only two hours that are packed full of adventure!

Prior to your play session, download the DCC Quickstart Rules for FREE from DriveThruRPG so you have them handy.

### What is Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC)?

DCC is a fantasy roleplaying game published by Goodman Games since 2012 which won them the 2013 Silver Ennie for "Fans' Choice for Favorite Publisher". DCC uses modern d20 game mechanics while paying homage to the origins of tabletop role-playing in the early editions of D&D from the 1970s, and its adventures draw inspiration from the classic pulp fantasy novels and "weird fiction" magazines of the 1930s-60s. It even includes licensed settings based on famous fantasy worlds such as Jack Vance's Dying Earth and Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar.

One of DCC's most unique aspects is its use of Zocchi dice (d3, d4, d5, d6, d7, d8, d10, d12, d14, d16, d20, d24, d30) for its "dice chain" mechanic used in lieu of standard +1 or -1 modifiers for various rolls. Don't worry - there's an online dice roller included in their Crawler's Companion app that can simulate these dice if you don't have them.

DCC is also famous for introducing fun things like 0-level "funnel sessions" (i.e. start with several lowly commoners and keep whichever one survives their first adventure), "carousing" rules for gaining experience by blowing your money on drinking & gambling, rules for spell failure/misfires, and a luck stat you can "burn" to boost rolls and survive otherwise-fatal mishaps -- all of which have since become common in many other OSR games.

If you like old-school D&D (i.e. B/X or 1st edition) or "Old School Renaissance" (OSR) games, you’ll love DCC!

## Dates:

- Fri, Feb 6 2026, 10:00am - 12:00am
- Sat, Feb 7 2026, 8:00am - 12:00am
- Sun, Feb 8 2026, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Several experienced GMs will be running a variety of introductory 2-hour sessions at various time slots throughout the 3 days of the convention. You can pre-register for the games you want to play on the Tabletop Events schedule here, which shows the specific time slots and adventure titles - https://tabletop.events/conventions/dcc-demo-con/schedule#

### How to Register for a DCC Demo Game

DCC Demo Con runs Friday Feb. 6 to Sunday Feb. 8, and all games occur over those three days. To register for a game, you must first purchase the FREE badge to DCC Demo Con, then register for a FREE ticket to the time slot of your choice.
* Get your badge by clicking the “Attend” menu above and choosing “Get/View Your Badge”
* Register for a game by clicking the “Attend” menu above and choosing “Events Schedule”

NOTE: You must register in advance; these are not drop-in sessions. Please register for only one demo game. Let’s leave room for everyone!

### Additional Resources

• Download the DCC Quickstart Rules here!
• Tools for creating DCC pregens, spellbooks, and more at Purple Sorcerer!
• Learn more about Dungeon Crawl Classics and Goodman Games on our YouTube channel and the Goodman Games official website!

### Questions or concerns?

Email grapeape@goodman-games.com with any questions.