Hi. I don't know what MERP is. However, I'd recommend Dragonstorm www.dragonstorm.com All of the character info is on cards and I have them all typed up in accessible format as an Excel spread sheet. You can also print out the PDFs from the website and cut them out. They have pictures on them which your son might enjoy. The creators of the game know I had a friend type out the cards for me and they are fine with me sharing them.
Basically, the PCs are Shifters who fight necromancers. You have your natural form-human, Tigrean, Elf, Dwarf, and so on and you can change into a wolf, cat, Dragon, Gargoyle, wererat, Pegasus, Unicorn, Phoenix, Griffin...you get the idea. The dice mechanic is very simple. You roll 2d6 and add any modifiers. A natural 2 is a botch and something bad happens. Please let me know if you have any questions. I also attended a game for children at Gencon a couple years ago. The PCs were all stuffed animals, literaly. Each player picked a stuffed animal and they all went on an adventure to rescue their humans from pirates. It was very cute. Christina -----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of gam...@washknight.com Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 11:29 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: [Audyssey] First Time RP with my Son Hi guys. I want to introduce my 9 year old to the world of roleplaying games and am interested in your advice. I want to play with me as DM in a simple paper / tabletop environment. Looking for advice on a simple starter system in the realms of fantasy, D&D type thing, but need the DM material to be accessible for me. I played MERP years ago which was nice and simple so something akin to that that isn't going to over complicate things to start with. Any help would be appreciated. Paul --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
