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The "Free RPG Day" scenarios are designed as introductions to TtB: in addition to pre-generated characters, they also have basic "quick-start" rules of the game. Both "Recruitment Drive" and "Sixteen Tons" are available as PDFs at DriveThruRPG.

Goodreader is one of the apps that I have in my iPad toolbox, but it displays the same problem with the callout box dark background color not loading properly that is seen in iBooks. Interestingly, I have a PDF version of the Malifaux "Ripples of Fate" supplement, and get none of the problems with callout box / dark backgrounds not loading when I open it in iBooks.... this does seem to point toward some sort of a variable in the export settings as the likely factor.

Hmmm.... interesting. I've got both of them successfully downloaded into iBooks on my iPad Air running iOS 10.2; the only problem I'm regularly seeing is the call-out box background colors not loading. I have a couple of other reader apps that'll pull up PDFs, maybe I should do some experimenting....

I agree with Ampers&nd: I'd place "Into the Steam" as highest on the must-have list for the same reasons. That said, "Under Quarantine" runs a very close second, and "Into the Bayou" an equally close third! I personally think that these three supplements came out in the perfect release order, at least from a Fatemaster's perspective, each one adding nicely onto the material in the one before.

Long ago in the Early Age of Roleplaying Gaming (no Internet back then, that's how ancient it was), I had RPG characters that I played.... but then came a day when I must needs take my turn at being the DM, and run some scenarios. And, LO! I soon found myself being pretty good at it.... and I enjoyed it such that it came to pass that I was doing more of that than playing of characters. So I accepted my Fate: I have been Dungeon Master, Game Master, Keeper, and diverse other titles..... And now I am a Fatemaster. And I do like it! TL;DR - Give it a go: offer to run some beginner sessions, offer to provide ready-made Fated characters (many Penny Dreadful One Shots available that include them), see if some folks you know are willing to just experiment with a game that doesn't push buttons or roll dice.... you might end up with some people finding that they like it too!

Greetings from East Tennessee, USA! I'm Sam, a long-time RPG and miniature wargame player, but relatively new to the world of Malifaux. For all manner of reasons that don't make much sense in hindsight, I only caught a solid interest in Malifaux late last year after reading several reviews and Gmort's unboxing of the M2E Starter Set. After getting my hands on one of those, however, I was all-in, with much impact on my discretionary funds these past few months....! Still learning the game, but I really LOVE the game mechanics and the setting! (It's been more a "love-hate" thing with the actual miniatures, however - some of these things have cost me some of my sanity!) I've gotten into the Through the Breach RPG, as well, as the Malifaux world-setting seems just full of opportunities for good role-playing, and I do love running RP sessions, even moreso than I enjoy a good table-top skirmish game. I may be late to the party, but I sure am happy to have finally found you folks!