5/31/2023 0 Comments Kids roleplaying games![]() ![]() I personally started out with a rather violent RPG called Middle Earth Role Playing (MERP). Some kids deal just fine with violence in RPGs. Other games are targeted towards adults or kids with a higher tolerance for violence. The level of realism in these games is rather like cartoon violence, where every blow just bounces off until the last one. Even in some more mature games, violence is abstracted to “hit points”-a simple numerical value that indicates character death upon reaching zero. For example, in one game each kid plays a fuzzy stuffed animal character, and when opponents are defeated, they simply go to sleep. ![]() A lot of RPGs designed for kids do a good job of downplaying such violence and focusing on other types of conflict and gaming challenges, so you have plenty of choices in that regard. RPGs originated with war gaming, and many RPGs are tied closely to fantasy adventure stories, so combat plays a big role in most games. But down below I’ll give an overview and list some pages where you can go to find one that’s just right for your kids.īefore picking one and diving right in, there are a few things you’ll want to consider before introducing your kids to roleplaying games.Ĭonsider your kid’s maturity level with regard to violence and scary situations. I haven’t tried any of them (yet), and there are just too many for me to make specific recommendations. Many of them are very inexpensive or even free. There are tons of RPGs designed just for kids-way more than I had initially suspected before writing this post. RPG design and theory have expanded drastically in the past 20 years or so, and the number of options out there is truly staggering. Luckily, the market for roleplaying games is really healthy. Two of my brothers have already started roleplaying with their older kids. I definitely intend to introduce my kids to the hobby one day. I started playing tabletop RPGs when I was about 11 years old and never stopped. I was glad when a friend asked me to write about roleplaying games (RPGs) for kids, because it’s something I’ve put a fair amount of thought into, and I relished the excuse to look into it a bit more.
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