Quad really is intended to be a QUick And Dirty role playing system. You only need one six sided die to play the game and the rules are such, that once you have filled out the character sheet, there are very few calculations you need to do. QUAD Lite does not include the rules for magic or the campaign setting that comes with Quad.

It is probably best to play Quad when time or space is short, or as an introduction for players new to the hobby. It is ideal to play on train journeys where both space and time are short, to take on holiday or to use to introduce the concepts of role playing games.

It will generally only suit longer campaigns when the gaming sessions are fairly short and you want to use a system that doesn’t get in the way of the gaming.

Quad does not try to be realistic in any way, so if you want critical hit systems, detailed combats or rules for talking to the shop keeper - don’t use Quad. Quad uses a simple mechanic, all on rolling one six sided die, to make rules adjudication quick and move it into the background. You still need to role play your character and the referee needs to run the encounters and role play the NPCs, but the dice rolling is as simple as can be.