TomoJul 10, 2018

My ideal RPG: an 8-12 page booklet with a moderm infographic-style design that explains all the rules. All the reference stuff (monsters, magic, feats, classes, playbooks, you name it) as cards, bigger or smaller, depending on the need.

The goal would be to make it as accessible as possible, ideally to be picked up and learned in 15-30 minutes. Just like board games. Some publishers did try that in the late 80s, but it went nowhere.

If I get angry enough, I'll do it. 😀​

Show threadCanageek (Roleplaying account)
@tomo Have you read the D&D basic box they put out in the 3.0 era? It was pretty close to this I think. Lots of diagrams, images of the dice. Designed for kids, with punch out miniatures.
Jul 10, 2018 at 8:54pmWeb
Show threadTomoJul 11, 2018

@Canageek No, I haven't seen it. I didn't even know it existed :) First, because I'm not into D&D. Second, we don't get a lot of English-language RPGs in my corner of the world.

The "simple, designed for kids" thing is backwards, I think. I didn't mind sophisticated rules and thick books when I was playing back in school. Now, with kids, a dog and a job, I would appreciate simple, easy to pick up games.