I have thought about this for quite a bit. Small RPG's do rock! So why don't people start playing and creating them? Game Masters like them because then they have less to read when they start to play, and because they can add more home made rules without discovering that it messes up some other rule, designers like it because it does not take a lot of time to create the RPG, and players like it for the same reason Game Masters like it, and because it takes less time to create a character. And, everyone likes it except for the designer, because they cost less.
So, why don't people start writing small RPG's a lot? OD&D (Original Dungeons and Dragons), and most other D&D versions by TSR (except for AD&D), are at least smaller than the ones now. So, again, why don't people start writing small RPG's?
The reason is because their is this delusion that large books and RPG's are better, that they are a mark of achieving something greater. But, this is not true. Really, if you write a small RPG, and published it. You have written something just as great as if you wrote something bigger. The reason for this is because you have more room for expanding, and will still might end up with a big project, although it is not all in one big book.
This is why small RPG's rock. And, I feel that people are starting to see that again. And, are starting to write more small RPG's. Like Swords & Wizardry, Basic Fantasy, Labyrinth Lord, Advanced Fighting Fantasy, and more.
People are starting to realize that small RPG's rock.
So, why don't people start writing small RPG's a lot? OD&D (Original Dungeons and Dragons), and most other D&D versions by TSR (except for AD&D), are at least smaller than the ones now. So, again, why don't people start writing small RPG's?
The reason is because their is this delusion that large books and RPG's are better, that they are a mark of achieving something greater. But, this is not true. Really, if you write a small RPG, and published it. You have written something just as great as if you wrote something bigger. The reason for this is because you have more room for expanding, and will still might end up with a big project, although it is not all in one big book.
This is why small RPG's rock. And, I feel that people are starting to see that again. And, are starting to write more small RPG's. Like Swords & Wizardry, Basic Fantasy, Labyrinth Lord, Advanced Fighting Fantasy, and more.
People are starting to realize that small RPG's rock.