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Around 1982, in reaction to the large number of increasingly
complex roleplaying games coming up, I developed the following
system, shich I called Tapestry.  It is the simplest possible
roleplaying system, and can be taught to anyone, gamer or non-
gamer, in five minutes.

The basic game mechanic is this: whenever any outcome is not
certain, the referee first fixes in their mind what they expect
to happen under the circumstances.  Then (and only then) the
referee rolls (or asks the player to roll) 2d6.  If the dice roll
6-8, what the referee expects to happen happens.  If the dice total
9 or better, it turns out better than expected; 5 or less, worse.

I tested this system over three years with approximately three
hundred players.  Although the vast majority had never played a RPG
before, they caught on quite quickly, and were soon role playing.

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Anton Dovydaitis
Ishi Press International