The only "bad" thing about BRP in some people's eyes is that as a ruleset it's aggressively boring. To us BRP nerds that just means that it lets us do literally everything.

Would like to see this also, thanks @AceneDean!

Personally I think Mythras is an even better evolution of it, if you're looking for something somewhat crunchy. Still effectively generic, the Culture / Profession system keeps the skill list for individual characters down and Special Effects are the best thing for combat since sliced bread.

​@@colbyboucher6391 What are the differences in the levelling systems between Mythras and BRP? I'm looking for a game that allows you to level up the things you ACTUALLY DO rather than 'buy' abilities for XP. Basically, I'm looking for something like the Skyrim levelling system. I like the idea of your culture/profession affecting your starting abilities, I just also want to have the freedom to develop the characters based on their in-game activities. I don't want to inexplicably gain new skills because I reached a new level like D&D. I'd also prefer to gain levels for FAILING (or passing by a small amount) as hitting a critical success, in my mind, means you achieve the goal spectacularly well is like "WoW... don't know what I did but that worked". But a near-fail would be more like "Ah.... I think I see what I did wrong there..."

@@shaneannigans OK, so, BY DEFAULT in Mythras you get Experience Rolls at an unspecified rate which you can use for any skill you have... and your INT potentially lets you gain more per Experience Roll, plus a CHA mod if there's people around to help you learn. It works that way because otherwise good luck ever leveling a skill like, say, Dance, that you don't use very often in most campaigns. Meanwhile your ability in combat is wrapped up in a single Combat Style skill which might be unique to your character (like a Meerish Infantryman skill meaning you know how to use shortspears, a particular sort of shield and sings, + a combat style "trait"). BUT it's also stated that not allowing players to increase skills they have no believable way of improving is something you can do, paying for someone to train you up is a thing (Elder Scrolls trainer style) and you do, in fact, get 1% in skills for fumbling (which doesn't happen much). Of course you can change all that if you want. That's one of the strengths of BRP-based stuff. Like, something I've considered is having the Experience Rolls but only letting people increase skills they've marked off, and skills get marked off each time they fail, making them harder to increase as the skill improves.

It is a fantastic update on the system, hope you get a copy soon. This is my rpg bible.

Thanks for the comment but as to your question: did you watch the video? That’s what I was talking about in the vid.

@GeekGamers01 I did. By and large, it just seemed like a review of BRP with mentions of how the skill's percentile ratings make it easy for the solo RPGer to not only figure out their level of proficiency, but how easy it is to implement in play (d100 roll under w mods to the skill rating). That's not a unique factor to solo roleplay. Perhaps I need to listen to the video again to pick up on points I potentially missed the first time around with regards to how BRP is more solo-friendly than, say, D&D or Vampire: the Masquerade.

@quickanddirtyroleplaying I wasn’t making a video about how one system is better or worse than another…just about how this one offers useful tools for soloists. Sounds like you got the main points I was making. I wasn’t comparing it to any other system.

Very much alive, I run 6 different games a week that are BRP derived [Runequest, Call of Cthulhu, Elric/Magic World, Rivers of London, plus a game I built just from this book]. It is one of the best systems ever made [imho] and this update is amazing. I can see how it would be great for solo play.

Been there, done that: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gcBlla2prcfbemg.htmlsi=ZcjksLjAgH_uYgHw

It’s from League of Dungeoneers. Glad you enjoyed the vid.

Just food for thought. D20 means each possibility has a 5% chance of appearing, that maps perfectly to a D100 system.

I love the points you’re making in this comment. I also enjoy dice pool mechanics and if I ever were to design something (I won’t!!), I’d build it around that.

Late response, but you might want to check out the beta for Comae Engine by Frostbyte Games. It cuts BRP down to the basics (the whole thing is 52 pages, including the covers), but if you need more details for something (like equipment), you can borrow them from any other BRP game. I've got no affiliation with the game, I just really like it. It just beats out FuRPG for my favourite light system.

@@a.l.dowdall1097 i checked the preview of the Comae Engine and looks pretty interesting. I will check it out. Thank you.

It’s from League of Dungeoneers (LOD)-see other comment about this and a link to see the hex map in a video being used

It would and there is actually a “superhero” suggested build, if I remember correctly. Check out the free QuickStart to see for yourself what you think on that point.

@@GeekGamers01 Thanks so much. I didn't know there was a quickstart quide.