If you're a #dnd5e gamer who's sick of the Wokeness, or is just ready for a better experience, the OSR is very easy to get into!
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(I know that most of you will already be familiar with the subject matter, but share this video wherever 5e gamers are found)

My advice is to download the free ones.  Basic Fantasy comes to my mind since the entire product line is downloadable for free. 

Hell, just go to Drive Thru RPG and set the filter to Core Rulebooks, and price to zero/free.  I found all kinds on new RPGs to look at and download.  I've got so many I can't even read them all.

At this point I'm legit shocked that anybody even plays any commercial games at all. 

I would revise the message by leveraging on One D&D though...

Smtg like: "If you are a D&D gamer who doesn't want to get crazy with online updates, then step back to more traditional frpgs, both in terms of layout (books/pdfs) and contents like OSR!"

That is a very good opportunity since it seems WotC is preparing a new 4E scenario...

Pundit, which OSR system are your using for your games?

Are there any crowdsourced comparisons of the main OSR systems? I saw one out there that seemed a bit outdated (Lion & Dragon and Necrotic Gnome are not mentioned, for examples). I'd be especially interested in the systems that took the ball and ran, the DCCs and Hyoerboreas, who are working more from the Renaissance mindset and not necessarily just Revival (in that there's only so many ways to meaningfully repackage the old BECMI/1e rules).

I like the idea behind the video, and I think another one should be aimed at true novices to RPGs. Imagine they watched the new D&D movie, Stranger Things, Critical Role, or just heard about it. They and some friends would like to play but they don't want to get sucked into a woke/corporatized game like D&D or Pathfinder. What is there for them?

I think giving them a couple of options like Lion & Dragon, OSE Basic, and Stars Without Number is the way to go. Yes, you could tick off another half dozen OSR games but their eyes will glaze over.

Tell them where to buy dice. Tell them they can buy miniatures but they can also just skip that.

Introduce the concept of the GM, the players, the PCs, NPCs, and the setting. Buy a copy of the rules, get a pregen adventure, etc.

Spoon feed it the people and tell them where to start. Assume they know nothing about RPGs.

Quote from: GhostNinja on September 06, 2022, 12:47:48 PM
Pundit, which OSR system are your using for your games?

Currently?
Lion & Dragon (Sword & Caravan)
Star Adventurer
DCC (World of the Last Sun)

I'm actually running 4 campaigns right now, but the fourth is another Lion & Dragon campaign, set in the Arthurian myth.

Quote from: RPGPundit on September 07, 2022, 09:59:25 PM
Currently?

Lion & Dragon (Sword & Caravan)
Star Adventurer
DCC (World of the Last Sun)

I'm actually running 4 campaigns right now, but the fourth is another Lion & Dragon campaign, set in the Arthurian myth.

I will take a look at Lion and Dragon and Star Adventurer.   Tried DCC and it's not to my taste.  But to each his own.

Quote from: GhostNinja on September 09, 2022, 10:21:34 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit on September 07, 2022, 09:59:25 PM
Currently?

Lion & Dragon (Sword & Caravan)
Star Adventurer
DCC (World of the Last Sun)

I'm actually running 4 campaigns right now, but the fourth is another Lion & Dragon campaign, set in the Arthurian myth.

I will take a look at Lion and Dragon and Star Adventurer.   Tried DCC and it's not to my taste.  But to each his own.

Lion & Dragon is on the opposite end of the spectrum, from DCC.  Lion & Dragon is much closer to medieval history, with its legends and conspiracies.  DCC is more akin to flaming monkey balls.  I own both games.  They are very different.