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how to play

Started by rway218, March 14, 2015, 11:08:46 PM

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Soylent Green

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May 09, 2017, 02:24:37 PM
When I wrote Bounty Hunters of the Atomic Wastelands I did the whole "how to play" thing, including example play, definitions of commonly used roleplaying terms and notations and examples galore.

With Cyberblues City I just added a single paragraph in the Appendix at the end stating:
   
QuoteCyberblues City was written under the assumption that its potential readers are likely to have some prior experience with roleplaying games. If you are feeling completely lost, sorry. Here is the Wikipedia entry for roleplaying games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game. It might help.

Cyberblues City is about 1/3 the page count of Bounty Hunters of the Atomic Wasteland.
New! Cyberblues City - like cyberpunk, only more mellow. Free, fully illustrated roleplaying game based on the Fudge system
Bounty Hunters of the Atomic Wastelands, a post-apocalyptic western game based on Fate. It\'s simple, it\'s free and it\'s in colour!

Dumarest

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May 09, 2017, 05:25:36 PM
Quote from: Soylent Green;961476When I wrote Bounty Hunters of the Atomic Wastelands I did the whole "how to play" thing, including example play, definitions of commonly used roleplaying terms and notations and examples galore.

That sounds like the best way to me. That's also an awesome game name. It makes me think of a cross between https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacehunter:_Adventures_in_the_Forbidden_Zone and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_2000 !

Psikerlord

#17
May 09, 2017, 07:16:26 PM
I dont think a page outlining an example of play/what is a RPG game is wasted. It's just a page. And from there, the reader can do their own research if they wish.
Low Fantasy Gaming - free PDF at the link: https://lowfantasygaming.com/
$1 Adventure Frameworks - RPG Mini Adventures https://www.patreon.com/user?u=645444
Midlands Low Magic Sandbox Setting PDF via DTRPG http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/225936/Midlands-Low-Magic-Sandbox-Setting
GM Toolkits - Traps, Hirelings, Blackpowder, Mass Battle, 5e Hardmode, Olde World Loot http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10564/Low-Fantasy-Gaming

DavetheLost

#18
May 09, 2017, 08:46:11 PM
I think Fantasy Flight did a great service with their beginner intro boxes for their Star Wars games. Everything you needed to play the game, with explanations that didn't assume you knew anything, all clearly marketed to newcomers. D&D has for many (most?) of its editions offered similar introductory packages.

In this day and age if your game is not in the mass market, and probably bricks&mortar at that, you are most likely marketing to people who already play RPGs, or at least know what they are. So unless you are out in the wild where someone who truly doesn't know what an RPG is will find and purchase your game, you don't need a long explanation of what is an RPG, etc.
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