Eldergamer

Thank you for that. I saved the page so I have a record of the great suggestions and comments people have sent my direction.

Thank you, I'm getting some great suggestions here. I really appreciate them. Revolution sounds like a worthy contender. I'll check it out as well.

Thank you for your post. I'll have a look.

Thanks for your post. I now have the Quickstart guide and it is much more streamline. Thank you.

I feel like this kind of conversation starts wars in TRPG communities. I certainly didn't mean to touch one off. The simple truth was 3D6 felt limited in my mind compared to D100 but I didn't do the math or anything. The truth is I wanted to start making small adventures for my elderly parents and I felt like they might grasp D100 better than 3D6. I mentioned that I didn't like the 3D6 because of it's limitations but it was only one part of my overall thought. I should have conveyed that though before you went to the trouble of thoughtfully and thoroughly answering my post. For that I'm sorry. I do however see your point in the above math. Thanks for that.

First off, Thank you so much for your response. I'm going to check out every one of you're suggestions. I'm not sure if your saying the BRP system is minimal or if you think that's what I was saying? I don't think the BRP system is minimal. In fact I was overwhelmed with options which is why I was hoping to find a video tutorial somewhere. My hope is to make small fun adventures that I could DM for my elderly parents. I like the flow of CoC but not the doom and gloom. I was hoping to use BRP system with the flow of COC as it is mostly theater of the mind and doesn't seem to be overly complicated. I also wanted to be able to bring in old west or scifi which my mother and father really like. I also feel like D100 would be easier for them to grasp. This is all assuming I can figure all this out myself. Once again, Thanks for the suggestions. You've been more than helpful.

The kind of game/genre that I'm looking for is all the above. That's why I selected the Gold Book. From the description it was claiming that all genres were possible with the BRP system. That really appealed to me. I mean I like the classic Dungeons and Dragons setting but I'm also a fan of space scifi and the old west. Maybe a mix like Firefly. That's what I was hoping to get from this system. When I was trying to decide it came down to Gurps and BRP. I liked Gurps and it seamed to do all the things I wanted but I just don't like the 3D6 concept very much. I mean your only going to get 3 to 18. I did however like BRP's D100/2D10. It not only allowed for a 1-100 chance, It seemed more straight forward. Example: Jumping skill is 40 so I have to roll a 40 or less. I also Like the idea of not having classes or levels. You use a skill successfully and you have a chance to get better at it. I love that. Also I like the idea you have magic power and magic points. That seems more like mana in a video game. That makes more sense to me than the way D&D does it.

Hello, I'm new to Tabletop Role Playing. I bought the Golden Book but I'm a bit lost understanding it. I was looking for a good video tutorial with examples that could help me out. Unfortunately everything in the way of tutorial seems to be based on D&D. The only other tutorials I've found were on Call of Cthulhu. The Golden Book says that COC was based on BRP. Does that mean that a COC tutorial could teach me the basics of BRP or are they to different? Any suggestions or links would be appreciated. Thanks Eldergamer