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Originally Posted by frogspawner
It's a good idea. From what's been said on this forum (or was it Mr. Durall's blog?) there's one already submitted...
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I think Jason said he was working on a Quickstart, but was waiting for BRP to be finished/released first (makes sense to me.-you definitely want to be certain about the rules so that the Quickstart is up to date with the published rules).
I think the key to attracting new fans, young or otherwise, is to figure out what are BRP's attractions and try to draw attention to them. Basically, what makes BRP a good choice for someone to pick up rather than, say D&D 4th edtion. (Yeah, we
"know" that BRP is a better, simpler, and less expensive system, but new players don't
"know" that.)
One problem BPR has is that it is sort of has to torch passed to it from several similar but different Chaosium games. What might be appealing to some players could very well alienate others. The controversy over hit locations and major wounds is one example.
Even the game's various optional rules can be both a merit and a detriment. Some people like to have lots of options and choices so they can fine tune the game to match their style of play. Others would rather have fewer options but a more streamlined and consistent rule system.
Personally, I think one advantage that BRP might have is in price, especially in product received for the money spent. A copy of BRP costs less than a copy of the new D&D rules. BRP products are probably going to be larger and have more content than a typical "module". That's a bit plus when trying to sell a product to people with limited income (vi9rtually all students, college level or otherwise).
A ad or two showing what it costs to get a set of the rules, a campaign setting, and an adventure in BRP vs. D&D might be very helpful.
I also think BRP really needs a magazine, either official or a fanzine that fans can go to for new adventures, game aids, errata (a Q&A column with Jason's answers to some of the questions that have been asked would be nice). If someone put together a PDF at regular intervals, it would help a lot. The more stuff out there, especially free stuff, the greater the chance of snaring new fans.