verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message goodman games type publisher industry collectible card game rpg & other assorted media . founded 2001 headquarters santa clara ca usa key people joseph goodman owner aeryn blackdirge rudel staff writer harley stroh staff writer doug kovacs artist products dungeon crawl classics dragonmech etherscope & others website http www.goodman games.com goodman games is an american game publisher best known for the dungeon crawl classics series of adventure modules the dragonmech and the award winning etherscope role playing games . the company produced licensed adventures wicked fantasy factory judges guild xcrawl iron heroes castles and crusades and death dealer . contents 1 history 2 dungeon crawl classics role playing game 3 community activity 4 notes history edit joseph goodman started goodman games in 2001 and took advantage of the new d20 system license by publishing his first rpg broncosaurus rex . 1 386 goodman games released a series of complete guides beginning with complete guide to drow 2002 and another 10 books about half of which highlighted unusual races that no one else was covering such as complete guide to doppelgangers 2002 complete guide to rakshasas 2003 complete guide to treants 2003 and complete guide to wererats 2003 . 1 386 387 despite success with broncosaurus rex and then moving to fantasy dungeon crawls goodman did not bring game designers in house and continued to work with freelance creators . 1 387 with dungeon crawl classics goodman intended to publish the sort of intelligent dungeon crawl adventures that he enjoyed playing and wanted to serve the large older gamer demographic . 1 387 goodman games expanded into a wide range of fantasy and science fiction role playing game rpg supplements . their card games include geek wars world championship dodge ball and scavenger hunt . dungeon crawl classics role playing game edit further information dungeon crawl classics module list in may 2012 goodman games released an original ogl based role playing game called dungeon crawl classics role playing game dcc rpg . the design intention was to create a modern rpg that reflects d & d s origin point concepts with decades later rules editions . 2 community activity edit in july 2009 goodman games held a contest to award a game store with the award of america s favorite game store the award went to yottaquest . 3 4 notes edit a b c d shannon appelcline 2011 . designers & dragons . mongoose publishing . isbn 978 1 907702 58 7 . goodman joseph . dcc rpg designer s blog 1 what it is and what it isn t . retrieved 21 december 2011 . america s favorite game store . goodman games . retrieved july 10 2010 . tortora andrea july 31 2009 . america s favorite game store . business courier . retrieved july 10 2010 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title goodman games & oldid 637809849 categories game manufacturersrole playing game publishing companieshidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 december 2014 at 19 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view