A group of friends wants to get into roleplaying. They're

>>53600204
1 page RPGs actually give you what to do. Lasers and Feelings generates an adventure and starts with a trouble.

That said, if you want something more complex, maybe something PbtA? It's kinda foolproof.

Fate

>>53600204
>they've never even played an RPG video game

That's probably an advantage not a detriment.

>>53600204
Ryuutama.
It has been made for the express purpose of being a beginner's RPG. The mechanics themselves provide a tutorial of sorts for players and GM alike.

You might actually want to avoid "Rules-lite", because new players often need more structure. The imagination is a curious thing, where in a roleplaying game, it's better to have more to inspire new players and to keep everyone on the same page than it is simply to let them run amok. It's the difference between asking a band to add their own spin to a song rather than asking them to compose a new one on the spot.

If you want to keep with rules lite, Fate Accelerated isn't a single page, but it's quick enough to learn in about half an hour or so, with about 15 pages the players need to read.
https://fate-srd.com/fate-accelerated/get-started

Its strengths are that its quick to learn and can be used for a wide variety of games, but it's big weakness is that it doesn't have a lot of mechanical depth and sometimes feels rather vague.

On the other hand, my recommendation would actually be to dive right into D&D 5e. It has significantly more rules, but the core of what you need to know in order to play can likewise be learned in half an hour, since the really complicated parts are mostly involved in creating a character, rather than playing one. If you pick up the 5e starter set, you'll have all you really need to start playing.
http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop/players-basic-rules

Its major strength is that they went out of their way to guide DMs and players, and it is a full and deep game you can play for years to come. Its weaknesses are that it is one of the more complex games (I'd rate it a 8/10 in terms of full complexity), and being a heavily flavored product (compared to more adaptable games), it might not suit your groups style without getting to know the system better and working it to suit you.

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>>53600204
Don't be a pussy and molly-coddle your players.
Make them play F.A.T.A.L.

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>>53600204
Beyond the Wall is pretty neat, and making characters is a group activity where you roll to determine your character's childhood and the village they all come from.
It also comes with two starter adventures, designed such that you can use the places and people the players have come up with in chargen.
It's fairly simple in terms of rules too.
You can find it over in the OSR thread's trove.
It's fairly tied to its folklore-y, young people setting off into the world tone though, so keep that in mind

I am a big fan of Mouseguard. It comes with a very good set for learning how to play.

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Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>53600970
Rolling for anal circumference!

GURPS

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>>53601306
Addendum, GURPS Lite and GURPS Ultra Lite are really good choices for starting out. I have seen people run entire campaigns with just GURPS Lite because it offers everything you would want.