From the Back Cover: The RPG Handbook - Getting Started is a system-free guide to playing tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs). The handbook looks at: Inviting new players to try out tabletop RPGs. Getting kids involved in trying out imaginative games. Emphasizing deeper character development. Making it easy to run and vary solo and team RPG gameplay. Turning players into GMs - and GMs into game designers. Offering GMs the means to rapidly create custom campaigns. Building more player choice into adventures and campaigns.