A Parent's Guide to Role Playing Games

hapycamper writes "Role playing games are evaluated from the perspective of a concerned parent in the latest two editions of the GamerDad Unplugged column. The articles discuss some of the finer points of table-top gaming from a parental perspective, with the first article discussing just what an RPG is and the second addressing some of the main concerns that a parent might have about their child playing an RPG." From the article:"So, the most important things a parent should be concerned about in a role playing game are the game players. Who is your child playing with? As mentioned, these types of games come straight out of the imagination of the players, especially the GM..."

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An RPG

[superpulpsicle]

An RPG is supposed to be a 60hr game. But it's really a 20hr game + 40hr video clips.

Re:frothing pissfest

[Yr0]

I put on my wizard hat........

Re:Incomplete and somewhat Uninformed

[zero_offset]

Perhaps parents should discourage their children from learning about the Romans so as to prevent the the little tykes feeding Christians to the lions?

ob: Why on Earth would you want to prevent that???

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[Richard Steiner]

Keep that in mind, and all will be fine.

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