Simplified RPG system based on OGL

[Elzair]

A while back, someone on this forum mentioned a roleplaying system that was based on the stuff WotC released under the OGL but it had been simplified to be easier for newer players. I also think it was freely available online. I can't remember what it was called? Does anyone else have any ideas?

 

[deuxhero]

Whats that hard to understand in the system? Not like you have to figure out Thac0 or whatever it's called.

 

[Panthera]

That's probably this: http://www.microlite20.net/

 

[Elzair]

That's probably this: http://www.microlite20.net/

Maybe. However, I think I remember the website having a black background, and I think a picture of a (maybe red?) dragon was displayed on the page. I know that is vague, but I cannot recall many details.

 

[Elzair]

Does anyone else have any other links to freely available systems kinda based on OGL?

 

[Xor]

http://d20srd.org is all I got off the top of my head.

 

[aboyd]

I think I remember the website having a black background, and I think a picture of a (maybe red?) dragon was displayed on the page. I know that is vague, but I cannot recall many details.

That was probably me that mentioned it. Here's your black with red dragon:

http://www.basicfantasy.org/

The idea of Basic Fantasy (BFRPG) is that the OGL not only applied to 3rd edition D&D, but through a loophole, to basic D&D, AD&D 1st edition, and 2nd edition too. So suddenly tons of clones have popped up, legally. Basic Fantasy is a clone of the original basic/expert D&D books, but with some of the good stuff from 3.5 edition ported over. In particular, they brought over the d20 mechanic (bigger numbers are better, no THAC0), and they split races & classes (in old D&D, "elf" was a class -- in BFRPG, elf is a race that may select any class, as newer games do). You can see a summary of why it's pretty good, here:

http://threedsix.blogspot.com/2009/05/w ... bfrpg.html

 

[JrK]

A while back, someone on this forum mentioned a roleplaying system that was based on the stuff WotC released under the OGL but it had been simplified to be easier for newer players. I also think it was freely available online. I can't remember what it was called? Does anyone else have any ideas?

You might be talking about Pathfinder. http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/

It is however not necessarily a simplification but a proper polishing of 3.5. Things like grapple are simpler, but classes have more options and more stuff to choose from.

 

[Elzair]

I think I remember the website having a black background, and I think a picture of a (maybe red?) dragon was displayed on the page. I know that is vague, but I cannot recall many details.

That was probably me that mentioned it. Here's your black with red dragon:

http://www.basicfantasy.org/

The idea of Basic Fantasy (BFRPG) is that the OGL not only applied to 3rd edition D&D, but through a loophole, to basic D&D, AD&D 1st edition, and 2nd edition too. So suddenly tons of clones have popped up, legally. Basic Fantasy is a clone of the original basic/expert D&D books, but with some of the good stuff from 3.5 edition ported over. In particular, they brought over the d20 mechanic (bigger numbers are better, no THAC0), and they split races & classes (in old D&D, "elf" was a class -- in BFRPG, elf is a race that may select any class, as newer games do). You can see a summary of why it's pretty good, here:

http://threedsix.blogspot.com/2009/05/w ... bfrpg.html

Thank you, Aboyd. That was the one.

 

[Pablosdog]

Why don't you fags just go and play savage worlds if your looking for a simplified system?