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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jupp" data-source="post: 2723105" data-attributes="member: 20804">I would say no, if there was not the Basic Set. I think that one is a very good entry point for people to start playing D&D. If there would be no Basic Set I'd say it would be much harder to get into the game. Having a rule book with 200+ pages plus an adventure and the MM is a tad too much pages to read for an entry-level RPG. People want to go to the action as fast as possible and reading big rule books doesnt help alot there. I was introduced to RPGs with Heroquest some 13+ years ago, then we went to play 2e since we did not have access to the D&D Basic game or similar stuff. I think that's a good way of introducing someone to RPGs. You have to keep the rules light and fast, so players can enjoy the game instead of having to read through a ton of stats, tables, and whatnot. You can still introduce them to all those rules once you have the players on the hook about RPGs. Then you can assimilate them slowly, one rule at a time  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" /></blockquote>