Day 2 of the #RPGaDay2022 brings up a valid question to the new group of players interested in learning RPGs, "What is a Great Introductory RPG?"
After years of playing D&D, GURPS, Fantasy Games Unlimited products, Savage Worlds, World of Darkeness, Call of Cthulhu, and a host of indy press, the best introductory game I have ever seen has been My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria Storytelling Game by River Horse Productions.
Yes, it's a children's cartoon franchise, but River Horse has done an excellent job with their core rulebook. It explains role-playing far better than any game I've seen in the past 30 years or so, the mechanics are simple, yet still use the full polyhedrals, character creation is fast and easy, and best of all Friendship might be Magic, but Tokens of Friendship allow for re-rolls, re-rolls with bonuses, and if enough are used, automatic successes. Even better, the tokens are determined at the beginning of each session based on how many players there are. The more people you invite to enjoy the game, the more friendship tokens you can use.
The River Horse Horse version was the perfect price point for a thin modern hardcover ($35), where the new Renegade will be $55. Trust me, my job makes me fully aware of the insane and skyrocketing paper costs, and I completely understand the relative inexpensive cost versus hours of enjoyment, but that is ridiculous.
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