If you could hand out a copy of a free RPG to everyone...

pathfinderap · April 30, 2007, 02:45:31 PM

Quote from: flyingmiceI have Ringworld AND the Companion.

-clash

Same here, just without the Gloat,

RedFox · April 30, 2007, 02:46:17 PM

Non-gamers: D&D 3.5 Player's Handbook
Gamers: This is a tough one. The obvious answer is D&D, but most every gamer is already familiar with it. It's a tossup for me between Star Wars D6 and All Flesh Must Be Eaten.

pathfinderap · April 30, 2007, 02:51:04 PM

Quote from: Blue DevilFATAL

*Runs Away*

Our fugitive's been on the run
for 90 minutes. Average foot
speed over uneven ground --
eight miles an hour giving us a
radius of 12. We'll do a
hard-target search of any
residence, gas station,
farmhouse, henhouse, doghouse,
and outhouse in that area.
Check points go up at 15 miles,
but stay alive to reports of
stolen vehicles or abductions

pathfinderap · April 30, 2007, 02:53:41 PM

Quote from: SilverlionGhostbusters 1st Edition

Seriously.

I was going to say that, it really is the best for a non game,
1) Most people have seen the film therefore they know the setting,
2) Dirt simple rules system, (even more simple than D6 Star Wars)

pathfinderap · April 30, 2007, 02:55:44 PM

And if I could give any RPG away freely to everyone it would be

Spirit of the Century

Awesomeness

Ian Absentia · April 30, 2007, 02:59:35 PM

Quote from: pathfinderapI was going to say that, [Ghostbusters 1st ed] really is the best for a non game,
1) Most people have seen the film therefore they know the setting,
2) Dirt simple rules system, (even more simple than D6 Star Wars)

In its day, it really had a lot to offer to established gamers, too. Fifteen, twenty years later, a lot of the fundamental concepts that were new or important to the game have been co-opted into the mainstream of RPG design, but I think it could still have a lot to offer to newer members of the RPG community.

!i!

C.W.Richeson · April 30, 2007, 03:01:35 PM

Faery's Tale. It's fun to read and play and can easily be digested in one sitting.

pathfinderap · April 30, 2007, 03:05:41 PM

Quote from: C.W.RichesonFaery's Tale. It's fun to read and play and can easily be digested in one sitting.

That is a nice game,

J Arcane · April 30, 2007, 03:06:14 PM

Time Lord.

Becasue I think it's a great game, because there's a surprising dearth of interest in Doctor Who roleplaying despite the revival of the series, and because a sudden onrush of popularity might encourage the BBC to allow the authors to do a 2nd edition, perhaps with some better writing and updated material for the new series.

It's also a wonderful game for introducing new gamers in some ways, in that it's very much written from the perspective of introducing people who've never even heard of an RPG to the concept.

UmaSama · April 30, 2007, 03:06:45 PM

Quote from: C.W.RichesonFaery's Tale. It's fun to read and play and can easily be digested in one sitting.

Agreed, and it's probably the best option when introducing kids to the hobby.

flyingmice · April 30, 2007, 03:23:36 PM

I do. It's called JAGS.

-clash

Aos · April 30, 2007, 03:36:11 PM

Quote from: flyingmiceI have Ringworld AND the Companion.

-clash

I once had them both as well, my father threw all my stuff out when he moved- he said later that it was just a bunch of junk; you know, junk, like the ringworld stuff, classic traveller Lbb's, Dragonquest, Universre, Superworld, 1e Gamma world, Ruinquest, D&D, a full run of Sandman, Watchmen, Darknight... junk.
Guess I shouldn't have told him to fuck off when he tried to get me to major in Human Resources

.
Live and learn.

pathfinderap · April 30, 2007, 03:37:56 PM

Quote from: AosI once had them both as well, my father threw all my stuff out when he moved- he said later that it was just a bunch of junk; you know, junk, like the ringworld stuff, classic traveller Lbb's, Dragonquest, Universre, Superworld, 1e Gamma world, Ruinquest, D&D, a full run of Sandman, Watchmen, Darknight... junk.
Guess I shouldn't have told him to fuck off when he tried to get me to major in Human Resources .
Live and learn.

lol, that is pretty bad,

flyingmice · April 30, 2007, 03:41:43 PM

Quote from: AosI once had them both as well, my father threw all my stuff out when he moved- he said later that it was just a bunch of junk; you know, junk, like the ringworld stuff, classic traveller Lbb's, Dragonquest, Universre, Superworld, 1e Gamma world, Ruinquest, D&D, a full run of Sandman, Watchmen, Darknight... junk.
Guess I shouldn't have told him to fuck off when he tried to get me to major in Human Resources .
Live and learn.

I made the wise decision to be much older and on my own when I got into RPGs, therefore I still have my Ringworld, LBBs, 1e Gamma World, SPI Universe, etc.

On the other hand, my mother threw out tens of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards I left stored at the house. Old junk... I never told her how much that hurt... I feel your pain, Aos!

-clash

Akrasia · April 30, 2007, 03:43:04 PM

Quote from: NicephorusI guess the Moldvay Basic D&D...

Yeah, this would be my first choice for non-gamers. (The Troll Lords are coming out with a similar 'basic set' for C&C, so that potentially could be a good 'in print' substitute for the Moldvay set.)

For gamers, either Angel or Rolemaster Classic, depending on my sense of their interests.