If you've ever wanted one rules toolkit that can run any setting you dream up, this is it. Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine is Chaosium's complete BRP system in a single hardcover — the same engine under Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon and Rivers of London — ready to power your own worlds, genres and campaigns.
At a glance
- Format: hardcover rulebook
- System: Basic Roleplaying (BRP) Universal Game Engine
- Complete core rules — no other book required to play
- Available royalty-free for personal and commercial use under the ORC licence
What's inside
- Core system rules, character creation and advancement
- Fast, deadly, reactive combat you can learn and teach quickly
- Mechanics for magic, psychic powers, mutations, superpowers, weapons, equipment and vehicles
- Monsters, antagonists and GameMaster advice
Whether you're a veteran GM or brand new to the hobby, BRP gives you a flexible, genre-agnostic foundation for years of play — drop it into an existing world or build one from scratch.
One engine, endless settings. Pair it with a set of polyhedral dice and a screen to get your table rolling.
