Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine - PDF

I reported a few bugs, but otherwise good quality. I bought version 1.03 but this product page doesn't say what the current version is, so I am unclear whether a new rev. is available or whether I need to buy it again. Could use an update!

I have the big gold book softback and hardback so when I noticed this new version I was chuffed. Unfortunately I am a little disappointed, the font is extremely small making reading the book a total chore. Wish I had not bothered.

My only criticism of this edition - though this IS important if one wishes to run a game is the tiny font size that makes it near on impossible to skim read with any speed. It doesn't help that the font is also too fine AND printed rather less than actual black!! In all other respects this would be a masterpiece, which makes it all the more frustrating!! BIGGER, DARKER, BOLDER PRINT in future please!!

Fantastic, just fantastic. There are enough rules to cover expansive campaigns in a wide variety of styles and environments. It’s a dead-simple system for people who just want to play, but has enough complexity to suit players that thrive on that aspect. By making skills and advancement able to be captured on a single sheet, it’s exactly how TTRPGs should work. You get to focus on roleplay, creativity, and fun, rather than number crunching and searching through multiple tomes. Bravo Chaosium!

I get the feeling there was pressure to keep this book at 280 pages. The print is very small and difficult to read for long stretches of time. The pages are also very crammed with text walls and the layout leaves something to be desired.

Not a total new edition but a very well done update to the previous edition of BRP. Well laid out with table of contents and index, which are of course a must. My one gig lowering from 5 star is the font is smaller than I'd like. Though it is quite readable with the physical book since they use solid bolding and darker ink for the font. In pdf form you won't notice the smaller font at all as an aside. Another good Chaosium product in otherwords.

I am very pleased with this updated version of BRP. It is better laid out, than the previous version. there are a few things that have been left out, 1. It does not tell you what dice to roll for the optional Education attribute. 2. It does not have the optional strike rank rule. 3. It does not have the missile hit location table.

This is the best iteration of BRP yet EXCEPT it dropped rules for separate attack and parry percentage. 100% BS! I'll never buy into that. Why 4 stars? The small font. I'm frickin old. 59 years frickin old. Give me a break as I use 3.5 reading glasses. I'll gladly pay $20 to $50 more for 12 to 14 point font. I buy the giant print bibles so please, help out an old gamer and make a book I can frockin read for Christ's sake. Beleive it or not your target audience is old gamers so accommodate us please. Young pups play Savage Worlds or D&D 5. So help.l an old grognard and give me a readable font please.

I put this in a folder called deserted island. The reason for that is I'm my useless opinion this is the holy grail of game systems. It is very very easy to understand and use., can be used with any genre, and is a one stop shop you only need one book. I eagerly anticipate the hardcopy. I highly recommend it in every way.