I was describing to a friend the other day what the Elthos RPG is about and why I created it. Her response was really interesting. After I had said that it was a rules-light system designed for easy play and freedom to create your own worlds, she said that her it's the sort of thing her mom would be excited about. Apparently her mom is an artist type who finds the concept of RPGing really interesting, and likes to play, but is just not that into the game mechanics aspect (at all). Too much math. Too hard to remember. Too much work. But she likes the collaborative story making aspect. Gee... maybe there is a market for rules light games among ... Moms? Hey ya never know.
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As a mom who plays a rules light system I'd very much say yes lol
Wow! There might be something to this!? Can I ask, what system to you play, and also do you play with your kids, or with a gaming group?
I play with a group, my kids being over 20 and busy these days. http://www.bardofvaliant.com/ has details. I play d6 Fantasy right now, also Cyberpunk 2020
Very cool. BardOfValiant has some nice resources on it. Thanks!
I know this is probably going to sound a bid goofy, but do you think there's any possibility of Parents RPGing for their kids? Kind of like Bedtime stories but with a more modern twist? Or is that just crazy-thinking? I suspect it's crazy thinking. But I just imagine it would be fun for the kids, and the parents, and could be an interesting way to teach certain kinds of ideas (like help your brothers and sisters, don't talk to strangers, do good in school, eat your vegetables, etc) via adventure stories geared to the kids. Anyway, it's a pretty outlandish idea, but I thought I'd ask.
PS - How'd you like my image for this post? Nifty-keen, huh? :)
Yeah, the image is pretty neat ^^ As for your question, Chatty DM regularly does things like this with his son Nico. Here's an example of something recent:
http://chattydm.net/2009/08/26/notebook-campaing-super-nico-vs-the-3-hungry-goblins/
It started with interactive bedtime stories!
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