Thread: Basic Roleplay New Layout

Are there any plans to bring out a new edition of the BRP?

I realise the rules wouldn't change, but to be honest I found the organisation so bad, I couldn't get through it and sold it on.

Anything in the pipelines?

It just came out a few years ago. While I agree that a truncated version with better layout would be nice (and much better for dragging in new folks, pipedream that is) I don't think that will happen any time soon.

Originally Posted by tedopon

It just came out a few years ago. While I agree that a truncated version with better layout would be nice (and much better for dragging in new folks, pipedream that is) I don't think that will happen any time soon.

I really wanted BRP to work, and it does. But I just couldn't juggle all the references and optional extras scattered here and there.

Thanks for the info.

What kind of setting do you play in? Fantasy/historic, modern, sci-fi or super?

We play in all of them.

Currently we are doing Pathfinder but the next campaign could be anything.

Originally Posted by Scout

I realise the rules wouldn't change, but to be honest I found the organisation so bad, I couldn't get through it and sold it on.

You should have used the electronic version. The "search" function of PDF reader software does miracles

True.

But you can't beat a hardcopy at the table

I was running our game last night with the hardcopy (with a PDF on iPad for backup) and didn't have any issues at all with finding what I wanted. Maybe because I always start by looking in the index? (hate it when there isn't an index).
I wasn't up on the artillery rules but we had an impromptu fight with some salvaged cannons and it went swimmingly (especially for the side that lost).

I've never really had any trouble finding what I need, but it helps that I've played Call of Cthulhu and Runequest variants for years so I know a lot of the rules without needing to reference them.

If I was new to it I could see it being a problem as lots of the different rules are spread over various chapters.

One thing I do love is the Spot Rules chapter. It's so useful to have one place to go to for all the 'non-standard' stuff, especially during combat.

I've got the PDF version but I've only ever used it when I'm writing up a game and can't be bothered to balance book, laptop, coffee and ashtray on and around me.

Index, Alphabetical skill list, list of the Spot rules - all with page references - are the survival guide at the table. I printed these out on a paper, so I can find things fast during play. Although, I use a bookmarked version of the PDF on my iPad now. Speeds things up a lot.

I like the way the rules are written. They repeat themselves over and over in the book, always in the right context. I rarely overlook something while reading - Jason did a great job. After 4 years of referencing it, I can really recall every important rule and where it is located in the BGB. Cannot say that from a lot of game rule books. I know some people complain about Chaosium reprinting old stuff over and over, but I like it there is no new rule book coming out every 2 years or so.

Ah, BTW, got an email from Dustin, he forwarded my errata to Charlie who is "the keeper of the books". So I guess the next new BGB reprint has a good chance of having all errors fixed. I hope they will fix the PDF as well, so we might really have a 99.9999% error free BGB :-D
I think that's awesome