The first tabletop RPG I ever played was the Dragon Age RPG, which would eventually be changed into Fantasy Age 1e. It’s pretty fun and easy to learn, and I ended up running a 6 year campaign in it.

I would overall say it’s pretty good, but with some noteworthy flaws stuck to it. For one example, stunts are dynamic and can give you the edge you need in a battle, but slow the game down with indecision until you just pick the same thing every time. For another, attack and damage rolls use different stats and allow for slow but powerful strikers, but there’s two stats for attack rolls that do literally nothing else, so one of them will be completely neglected.

I actually haven’t played 2e, but it’s shocking how much of my knowledge from 1e, and even the Dragon Age RPG, still applies to the system. When you look at how much changed between D&D 1e to 2e, it’s kinda sad that there is a stunt with the same name as an ability from the Dragon Age video game still there.

Speaking of D&D, this game is kinda just another “D&D but not” system. It’s less intimidating and easier to learn than Pathfinder, but it’s also not as deep. The good news is it’s simple enough to homebrew it, and there’s a lot of people who have made some detailed homebrew resources for it in the past.

In summary: It’s good, flawed, and I played a 6 year campaign with it.