Trying to set up a game for absolute beginners, /tg/. Is dungeon

Go with microlite20. The 5e version, whatever that one is called. Very simple, but still DnD dungeon crawl style game.

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>>55243112
Here you go. M20 fifth. DnD 5e, but lite enough to just get a taste.

>>55243112
>>55243184
Huh, didn't know this existed. I'll definitely keep it around as an option, thanks anon!

>>55243301
I've never used it for newbies, only gone straight to DnD, but it's a good option if you decide to use it.

>>55243076
DW is kinda crap. Use Apocalypse World: Fallen Empires instead. The 2e rulebook is currently available in a Bundle of Holding.

Other than that, Ryuutama is an RPG designed to be a tutorial for players and GMs alike and goes for a more traditional "adventure" structure than AW's sandbox.

>>55243076

It's excellent for that purpose, regardless of what the local fa/tg/uys will tell you.

>>55243076
If you don't mind a lot of people dying, World of Dungeons is an OSR take with a lot less crunch and typical PbtA conflict resolution.

Just be aware that staring with only 1 hit die was apparently the coolest thing ever back in the early 80s. Either be gentle with the starting creatures, give the PCs hirelings, or run a funnel scenario.

>>55246710

WoD is also just the barest sketch of a system. You basically have to finish it out yourself.

>>55246782
True. Streets of Marienburg along with WFRP 2nd edition?

Fuck it, OP. Just run DW or AW: Fallen Empires, depending if you like Faerun or Dark Sun more.

>>55243076

Yes, but so are most PBTA with a "commonly known" implied setting. You could do a Mad Max one with AW itself, for example, or LOTR with Fellowship

>>55243076
Powered by the Apocalypse stuff might be the best systems to use for "let's roleplay a very specific type of media." Whoever runs the game has a lot of responsibility to read the seemingly massive books while he players can get away with their play books and basic moves. Might be the best place to start with a brand new and eager GM though.

If mechanics are what interest you, maybe start with a board game with a campaign. You get the tabletop games out within a walled garden and it would let you act out and roleplay in a limited capacity until someone gets the idea to make a true campaign.

>>55243076
Use DW, it's what everyone imagines DnD to be anyhow; e.g. highly improv, you say what you do, relies on a creative DM free-flowing, etc.

>>55243076
Sure.

And you will ruin them forever as players.

>>55248755

>autism speaks