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Old school RPGs
I was thinking of introducing my kids to an RPG system. What are the best options for a relatively simple RPG?
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07-12-2014, 11:35 AM | #2 | |
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Are we talking pen and paper/tabletop or video game? Video game is easy: Pokemon is basically an old school RPG in a candy shell. SI
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07-12-2014, 11:39 AM | #3 |
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Pen and paper, looking at one because they are interested in the computer versions. And I'm talking DnD or one of its clones here. The market has fragmented a ton, and I don't know which way to go.
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07-12-2014, 11:43 AM | #4 |
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I'd suggest the original basic D&D if you have it to hand or just make up your own system and roll with it ...
I introduced my boys to RPG's after they liked playing 'Space Hulk' - I just adapted the games rules to allow their characters to level up and progress to having special abilities (oh and allowed my youngest son to get a sidekick robot because he wanted one ). These days we play D&D Next and StarWars mainly ... |
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07-12-2014, 12:28 PM | #6 |
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Either, I played MERPS back in the day. I don't have an issue doing some hand waving or adaption. I am not good at creating RPG rules from scratch.
EDIT: I love Tolkien. I would have no issue with a Tolkien based setting. I would also have no issue adapting another rule set to it. Last edited by Warhammer : 07-12-2014 at 12:32 PM. |
07-12-2014, 12:31 PM | #7 |
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I pulled out the old red books and taught my 14 yr old how to play. He loves the Tolkein world so we started to play MERP,...now I found my copy of Wheel of Time RPG and we will probably play that.
My 9 yr old is starting to show interest so we may spin back to the reds and go DnD again.
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07-12-2014, 12:35 PM | #8 |
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Unfortunately, my red book is in a landfill somewhere. That was my thought, to pull that out and tell the kids about a keep on the borderlands...
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07-12-2014, 01:04 PM | #9 | |
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Look on ebay - when I first got my kinds into RPG's I started picking up a lot of the old stuff I remembered. Alternatively if you like digital books D&D Classics has all the old stuff available for download .... |
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07-12-2014, 01:40 PM | #10 | |
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I'm partial to GURPS as that's the first system I learned. That was 3rd edition and I believe it's up to 4th now. Probably not a significant change. They have generic fantasy sourcebooks for it I believe. I have some for 3rd ed. You could always try FUDGE for rules. Simple, and you can customize it the way you want. System only, so no sourcebooks that I know of. May be out of print, and I'm not sure if there's a digital version. I always wanted to play the Warhammer Fantasy RPG. I've got the rules around here somewhere, but if memory serves it was fairly complicated. |
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07-12-2014, 01:49 PM | #11 |
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Just don't introduce them to Rolemaster unless you want their brains to explode.
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07-12-2014, 02:31 PM | #12 |
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My roommates play (and love) Pathfinder, but from what little I've watched/heard, it's a bit complicated for what you're looking for.
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07-12-2014, 04:25 PM | #13 |
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I was curious about Pathfinder, but yeah, I thought it might be a bit complicated. It may not be though, both of my kids are gamers so they could surprise me.
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07-12-2014, 04:32 PM | #14 |
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See if you can't get your hands on a panzerfaust. Got to trust German engineering on these kinds of things, IMO
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07-12-2014, 04:51 PM | #15 |
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It's not old school but Savage Worlds is a great system for young players as well as old.
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07-12-2014, 04:54 PM | #16 |
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I started with Star Wars. It's not complicated as I remember.
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Savage Worlds. Considerably simpler and faster than D&D. Trends toward pulp so the kids can do awesome stuff. There's a million conversions, professional as well as fan conversions, from fantasy to space to WWII to steampunk to other RPGS (including D&D). Basically, whatever you want (e.g. http://www.savageheroes.com/default.htm). |
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07-12-2014, 06:25 PM | #19 |
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Agreed on the conversions, anything you can think of has been converted. There's even a wildly popular My Little Pony conversion!
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07-12-2014, 06:37 PM | #20 | |
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Pathfinder is like Advanced D&D on steroids, there are so many books and options available for it .... Once they're 'into' role-playing by all means introduce it, but as a new thing for youngsters I'd avoid it initially myself. |
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07-12-2014, 06:50 PM | #21 |
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I would also recommend savage worlds. Kids just love all the crazy stuff that you can do with savage and exploding dice are a great feature.
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07-12-2014, 07:45 PM | #22 | |
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Agree with this. Savage Worlds is a great game system and pretty easy to absorb the rules. Deadlands is a great setting. But, there are fantasy options as well. |
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07-12-2014, 11:21 PM | #23 |
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i was a big fan of the rifts universe back in the day.. hundreds of hours of campaigns..
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07-13-2014, 09:34 AM | #24 |
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07-13-2014, 10:40 AM | #25 |
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Mouse Guard should be easy enough as well. I see on RPGG it is has a weight of 2.3.
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07-13-2014, 02:36 PM | #26 |
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Go to DriveThruRPG. You can take a look at a number of games. A bunch are free or PWYW. There are some with lower amounts of violence for younger kids too-- stuff like Cartoon Action Hour.
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This. I just started with a Pathfinder group a couple weeks ago via online, and it's been a blast. But it is rather complex for a beginner.
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07-14-2014, 11:09 AM | #28 |
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I started at about 9-10 with the TMNT books by Palladium, which are compatible with Heroes Unlimited (basically just expands your options). Highly recommended.
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