Responses To Bootlegging
In response to bootlegging and other economic issues of RPGs, Wizards of the Coast released an Open Gaming License adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, known as the d20 System. This system allows players to acquire a copy of the core rules of any d20 system game (such as Dungeons & Dragons) for free. The result allows anyone to participate in such games without having to pay the cost of acquiring a printed copy of the rules.
Steve Jackson Games has also released a 32-page PDF containing the core rules of their GURPS system, titled GURPS Lite.
Supplements to these games are not free.
No, Kidding
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