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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alcamtar" data-source="post: 7771975" data-attributes="member: 3842">If you want a BASIC BASIC D&D, you might take a look at games like Basic Fantasy RPG. It is based on the much simpler form of D&D popular in the 1980s. Basic Fantasy is similar enough to 5E that it is familiar, gives plenty of options, and is only $5 on Amazon (or free if you download the PDF). There are lots of adventures and stuff for it.Be aware that while it sort of resembles 5E it is not directly compatible with it, and doesn't have the same level of tactical play as 5E does. That means that running 5E adventures would require some adaptation. There are a metric ton of adventures for older D&D though -- and lots of people still creating them to this day. Those old adventures are largely the same source that inspired 5E, so you're still exploring the "D&D multiverse."There are lots of other old-style games like Basic Fantasy, but for a new player I think BFRPG is probably the easiest and simplest to start playing with, and has an active community supporting it.Low Fantasy Gaming is in a similar mold to Basic Fantasy and is inspired by the same sources, but I believe it uses 5E as it's core rules engine. I'm not sure it's completely compatible with either 5E or with the older games, so not sure how much support it has. But if you really like 5E rules and enjoy writing your own adventures, it might be in your sweet spot.</blockquote>