A Question

[Chainsaw Aardvark]

[NXKiller]

[tadk]

[Chainsaw Aardvark]

[NXKiller]

[MachFront]

NXKiller, forgive me if I sound negative or rude or anything. Please know that that is not my intention.
But have you ever played a role-playing game before?
The reason I ask is only because the games in question here have fairly simple rules and you seem to have a problem grasping them.

Don't worry, though. I remember my head reeling with the first couple of games books I read when I was young.

Perhaps you'd do better to seek out a game suited to a beginner and also to read a bit online about what role-playing is all about...
I'm sure if you seach for that using Google and whatnot it would be easily found.
As far as a game suited to an absolute beginner, if that is indeed what you are (I admit, I'm only assuming) I would suggest a very rules-lite game such as Risus.

Honestly finding a very good game geared to the absolute beginner is not very easy.
There are a lot of very, very good games here and almost all of them are very light and easy on the rules, but while at the same time they are made under the assumption that the user has some pre-existing experience with role-playing. Therefore, the rules mainly give you the mechanics stripped down to the minimum of what you'd need but don't do a lot of hand-holding or an in-depth explaination of the concepts and hows and whys or role-playing.


Can anyone here actually suggest something that would be suitable? Something rules-lite and introductory as well? (I would suggest the I.C.E. Lord of the Rings game from the '90s but it's out of print and wouldn't be available to NXK anyway).
So, something (preferably free) that's available online.
Rules-lite I can find/think of, very well made I can find/think of. But something that's also "introductory"???

Also, can anyone suggest a good article or site that would easily explain general ideas of role-playing to a beginner? (that is, if that's even what NXKiller needs)

[MachFront]

As for games using only D6s, there's Tunnels and Trolls. Which can be ordered online for fairly cheap. Good game, too.



But easier to understand and even cheaper is the downloadable D6 based GenreDiversion system by Politically Incorrect Games. It's only $3. Good system.
As you can see here, there are a number of different games they make that are based on that system, or you can just get the generic Genre Diversion i rulebook and do whatever you want with it.

[tadk]

[Chainsaw Aardvark]

Well, role-playing has two parents really. One is that it’s a grown up version of “lets pretend” whether its children playing cops and robbers, or cowboys and Indians, or just emulating their parents to gain a sense of where they belong in the world. (Piaget and child development.) The other half is war games reduced to the smallest level, rather than asking what is it like to be the commander or a certain number of solders, it asks what is the life of an individual trooper like.

Thus on one hand, it is intently free-form, and much of it is sitting around a table engaging in improvisational theater. However, there is also an element of limits and chance for the failure or injury of your alternate persona.

If you can give me a list of your interests - I could probably write a game for you. I want to be a teacher and adapting to the needs of the students is a major part of the job. Do you like science fiction movies, or horror stories?

To be honest I know very little about your home country other than a lot of the toys I had when I was younger were manufactured there. Still, I’m willing to make an effort.

Oh, and check out - its a massive collection of roleplaying games, and explanations of what they are.

[NXKiller]

At Last i finally found where i can find it in malaysia only 1 shop (Weird) and my native language is malay (hate it) dont really use it alot. And I want to ask Miniatures Or RPG Games are better?