Pen and Paper RPG???

[Baptismbyfire]

Can anyone recommend a good beginner Pen and Paper RPG?

I don't have any Pen and Paper RPG experience, even though I've played most of the well known D&D based PC games.

Was wondering what a beginner should start out with.

Saw that Pathfinder RPG Beginner Set got some good reviews. Is that a good one to start out with?


Thanks.

 

[purbeast0]

i remember playing dungeons and dragons on pen and paper 20+ years ago.

 

[sdifox]

you are what, 40 years late? you should be able to get a D&D set from your local goodwill, maybe.

 

[Baptismbyfire]

you are what, 40 years late? you should be able to get a D&D set from your local goodwill, maybe.

Hey, nothing like a remembrance of things past

 

[vi edit]

Pathfinder beginners box is a good start. You'll want to spend a little more and get the full DM manual though. The documentation on weapons, armor and classes is a little thin.

I've played the D&D world for years and recently got into Pathfinder. The classes are much more fun, the skills are easier to do, and it's just a more enjoyable system than classic D&D.

 

[Baptismbyfire]

Pathfinder beginners box is a good start. You'll want to spend a little more and get the full DM manual though. The documentation on weapons, armor and classes is a little thin.

I've played the D&D world for years and recently got into Pathfinder. The classes are much more fun, the skills are easier to do, and it's just a more enjoyable system than classic D&D.

There seems to be a lot of "additional" books you can get, such as the DM manual you mentioned, core rulebook, bestiary, ultimate equipment, etc.

If I were to get the beginners box, which of the other books is a "must" do you think.

 

[waggy]

if you can find a comic book shop it is a good chance they will have a AD&D game. it has got easier to play over the versions.

IF you are lucky to have an actual "game shop" (there is one in Dekalb! tons of books there) go hit it up. they will even sit and teach you.

 

[vi edit]

There seems to be a lot of "additional" books you can get, such as the DM manual you mentioned, core rulebook, bestiary, ultimate equipment, etc.

If I were to get the beginners box, which of the other books is a "must" do you think.

The core manual is the one to get.
http://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Rol...+core+rulebook

You'll have all of the character classes, spells, basic weapons & armor, feats, skills, gaming rules/mechanics, ect. The materials in the box set are a bit limited.

 

[Baptismbyfire]

The core manual is the one to get.
http://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Rol...+core+rulebook

You'll have all of the character classes, spells, basic weapons & armor, feats, skills, gaming rules/mechanics, ect. The materials in the box set are a bit limited.

Thanks!

 

[drebo]

Munchkin.

Simple, easy, fun, and everyone can play it.

 

[Pheran]

If you don't want to go completely hardcore right out of the gate, there are some nice role-playing/boardgame hybrids available - for example Castle Ravenloft.

 

[TwiceOver]

Do you have a good DM/StoryTeller?

Vampire was always the simplest game to learn, at least it was back in the day. A fistfull of D10s and a page with dots on it was all that was needed. No complicated numbers or looking up ridiculous rules in a book.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Deathwatch or Dark Heresy. Only inexperienced people play DnD. It's too easy to live, too casual.. In Dark Heresy, its a minor miracle if you are able to throw a grenade and not have it blow up in your face.

The gods are very fickle.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

AD&D

 

[shortylickens]

I started with the Black box edition of D&D back in 1991 or so.

Came with a neat little card system to slowly introduce you to the rules. Was actually pretty cool.

These days there are Beginners boxes for both 3rd edition and 4th edition. Some of them dont even require your own pen or paper at first.

 

[shortylickens]

Eventually I moved on to the Rules Cyclopedia.

 

[shortylickens]

Cards and card holder with built in GM screen. Could take players up to level 5 after performing the learning exercises and intro stuff. Was loads of fun actually. That plastic figure was NOT included. They used color paper stand ups that were actually quite nice looking.

 

[vi edit]

Munchkin.

Simple, easy, fun, and everyone can play it.

Fun, easy, simple yes. Anything remotely similar to a pen & paper RPG? No way.

Closer board game to a D&D campaign would be something like Decent.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

any d&d system i've seen has been super awkward. i suggest looking at the palladium rpg (d&d clone-ish) and rifts. the cleanest system i've ever seen was cyberpunk.

 

[preslove]

Uh... you need other people to play. Usually, beginners learn by joining established groups of gamers and learning whatever the group is playing.

 

[shortylickens]

any d&d system i've seen has been super awkward. i suggest looking at the palladium rpg (d&d clone-ish) and rifts. the cleanest system i've ever seen was cyberpunk.

I played Rifts for a long time and its definitely NOT easier or cleaner than any version of D&D. It requires experienced players who are willing to figure out the multitude of things not in the rule book. Even the Ultimate Edition left plenty of holes.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

AD&D

 

[Pheran]

AD&D

This was so important you had to post it twice 3 hours apart?

 

[SandEagle]

what about Hangman?

 

[TallBill]

if you can find a comic book shop it is a good chance they will have a AD&D game. it has got easier to play over the versions.

IF you are lucky to have an actual "game shop" (there is one in Dekalb! tons of books there) go hit it up. they will even sit and teach you.

That shop in Dekalb is awesome.