from the Introduction: Welcome to The Chimera Roleplaying Game! This is Chimera Basic, designed to show the game's simple mechanics and modular guidelines. Chimera is a flexible, rules-lite engine that promotes your creativity over game rules. From fantasy to sci-fi, and everything in between, Chimera provides a easy-to-learn framework for all your roleplaying adventures. You can use the Basic guidelines to create any number of characters, settings, and campaigns. If you like what you see, check our Web site (www.welshpiper.com) for Chimera supplements that expand on these rules, detail specific settings, and help you run any Chimera campaign with ease!