Chaosium's core system, as originally designed by Steve Perrin and the other authors of RuneQuest and later used in almost every Chaosium game.
The book includes sections on: an "Introduction", "Materials", "Stats to Acts", "Did It Work?", "Moving Along", "The Rewards of Success", "The Cost of Failure", "Military Skills", and "A Solo Scenario". There's also simple charts and character sheets.
This game is also contained in
Call of Cthulhu First Edition (1981),
Call of Cthulhu Designer's Edition (1982),
Castle Paths,
Fantasy Paths,
RuneQuest Second Edition (1980),
RuneQuest Second Edition (1980),
RuneQuest Second Edition (1983),
Village Paths, and
Worlds of Wonder.
Notes on Editions
There are
4 editions of Basic Role-Playing. Click on an individual title, below, for more information on that edition.
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