Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine - Free Quickstart with three adventures

Create. Explore. Play.

Basic Roleplaying (BRP) is a system of core rules for tabletop roleplaying. Whether you’re a seasoned roleplaying veteran or new to the hobby, Basic Roleplaying has everything you need for years of entertainment.

Powering some of the most influential and celebrated roleplaying games of all time, Basic Roleplaying is presented here in an easy-to-use, intuitive, and accessible quickstart. The system is at the heart of Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon, and many other popular games. This quickstart gives you an easy entry point into the Basic Roleplaying world. 

The Universal Game Engine

Basic Roleplaying is an ideal beginner’s game, but also appeals to those who wish for clear, concise rules that are easy to explain in play. Characters are based on what they can do: defined by skills and abilities rather than abstract roles or classes, and they advance by using their skills successfully in play. 

Inside you’ll find: 

• Core rules for adventuring, conflict, and combat.
• Rules for creating characters from a variety of settings. 
• Three complete adventures spanning three settings: swashbuckling France, a hostile alien planet, and a ruined temple devoted to an evil god.

This standalone product is an excellent introduction to Basic Roleplaying-powered games, and introduces the fundamentals of the system in an easy-to-use format. With this quickstart, worlds of wonder and imagination await!

What the Reviewers Say about BRP

"A definitive update of a definitive game system... one of the simplest, most flexible, most customizable engines in the tabletop gaming business." — Andrew Logan Montgomery, Exploring the Otherworlds of Fiction, Magic, and Gaming.

"Sleeker and more beautiful while maintaining all of the best components of the original. Designing products for it should be a snap!" — RPG Imaginings.

"Chaosium has put their best foot forward ... providing a familiar and well-regarded mechanical platform for a whole new swathe of game design talent." — Cannibal Halfling Gaming.

"I've learned so much from this book... a must buy for game designers." — J-M, Iconic Productions.

"BRP is in a perfect place for creators and GMs who want a stable mechanics for their own creations… I can’t wait to start creating with it." — Never Mind the Dice Rolls 

Free RPG Day

The Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine - Quickstart was Chaosium’s offering for Free RPG Day 2025. The print version will made be available in general release later in 2025. 

Meanwhile, save 20% on Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine  until June 30th 2025! Don't forget these prices include the PDF. 

• Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine Hardcover – $39.99 (usual price $49.99)
• Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine Leatherette – $72.00 (usual price $90.00)
• Basic Roleplaying: Gamemaster Kit – $19.99 (usual price $24.99)