Seeing as I am still working painting up the last few characters in my newest army for my solo wargaming, I decided to look around at my favorite blogs. Right away, Danjou's post over at Tabletop Diversions led me to this. If you're a linkophobe or don't trust me for some reason, that leads to the BFRPG page, which Danjou rightfully described as an "obscene amount of free gaming goodness." (emphasis mine).
This is what I love about living in the digital age (I'm pretty sure that I'm officially an old person because I used that phrase unironically). Amazing things are happening in the RPG community and they are free for the taking. When I first really got into RPGs, it was because a new version of D&D came out and the old books were on sale. So, instead of paying $40 on one book, I was able to buy the player's guide, the monster manual, the DM's guide and a bunch of supplements for about that same price (well, less, actually because I worked at the bookstore and got a discount. God I miss that discount). Here, though, there is nearly everything you can imagine for the game and it is free. I can not over state that!
The problem with RPGs is that it's hard to pick how to jump in. What are you going to devote your time and your money to? Having so much available for free makes the question a little easier to deal with. This is a good way to step into the hobby and see what it's about if you haven't already and it's a good way to show others a basic idea of what they could be getting into if they are curious about role playing games.
I mentioned in my last post I was working on a Turning Leaves campaign, looking over Owl Hoot Trail as a possible game for solo play or, on a very off chance, getting a group formed. However, I am really thinking Basic Fantasy would be the best thing for me to run because I've never GM'ed before and it seems like a good place to start because there's a familiarity to these rules that is very comfortable for me but there's some new twists that will keep the experience interesting.
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