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Hexmaven:

--- Quote from: Corbin DeBec on March 24, 2007, 06:02:49 PM ---played serenity tuesday and will play again thursday and it is a great game.  Call of Cthuhlu is a good game to been playing that but a beginner may find the whole insanity thing a bit troublesom, however adds a twist to the game.

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ah yes, Cthulhu . . . Corbin has a phobia of film projectors now, lol . . . i'll let him explain that one

Hexmaven:
Corbin is right about the GM/DM . . . a good one (or great one, eh Corbin?) can make your induction into the game easy.  All you have to do is envision your character doing something and ask the GM/DM how to accomplish it within the rules of the game.  Personally, I play several RPG's because different ones tend to scratch different itches.  I've just gotten Spirit of the Century myself as well, and I like the looks of it.  I like the freeform creation process and how your character really is individual . . . I mean, you can make-up your own "aspects" . . . how cool is that?  I'm starting to understand how it would translate well into the Dresden RPG.  But, I'll still continue to play all my other games too.  Game On!

Corbin DeBec:
Ok i had to do a best case scenario with the projector, A beat the porjector to stop it and have it blow up and lodge a piece of the real in my chest or b have it be the portal for a big ungly smelly monster to come into the real world.   

Corbin DeBec:
and as you can see from the typo's it's still a tramatic memory

finarvyn:
A couple thoughts come to mind:
1. Dungeons and Dragons is the oldest RPG, but it tends to be very detail oriented and may be frustrating to a newcomer. For a traditional D&D style game you might look into Castles & Crusades by Troll Lord Games. I was a playtester for the system and think that it's cheaper than D&D and a lot simpler to learn.

2. As far as modern-fantastic games go, you might look into Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Eden Studios. It's a pretty easy system to learn and has a very "Dresden" feel to it.

3. Many Indie games are excellent, but if you're a newcomer you may find it harder to find players who are familiar with these games. Just something to think about when you decide.

4. Many RPGs have free (or really cheap) downloads of "demo versions" of their games. You might do an internet search or (if you have a particular system in mind) as around here, because some of us know where to find this stuff in a hurry. These tend to have many of the important ideas without having all of the depth of the full system. I have some friends who just play the demo versions and have no interest in the full game, but usually demo games lack key components such as character generation rules.

Learning from another player is usually easier than reading a rulebook and finding a person to teach you may be a first goal. Another poster suggested going to a game convention, and that's a good idea becasue often players (or sometimes the game author!) will be willing to talk you through a game. Local bookstores may also have gamer boards with posts.

Good luck, and let us know if you have more questions.

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