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Luke
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| MikeSands wrote: | | Maybe Annalise would work for that? I haven't read or played it, but I've seen a few play accounts and it seems like it gets into some of that vampire/romance territory. And is good. |
 I have been looking for that as a suggestion. I have heard good things about it too for this kind of thing.
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| morgue wrote: | | I'm presuming that Confusion's reference to "urban fantasy" is the same way it's labelled in bookshops, which basically means "vampire romance sometimes with private detective stuff going on". |
Cripes, is that what "urban fantasy" has come to mean? Mieville must be wishing he was dead so he could spin in his grave.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I was just thinking whether there could be a better term to describe it.
EDIT: How about Kermode's term "Gothic Romance"?
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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This Tor.com article is eye-opening, tracking the usage of the term through publishers and bookstores. It's very recent.
"For example, when
the first book came out in 2005, no one was calling this kind of thing urban
fantasy. That all changed within a couple of years."
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Confusion
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| morgue wrote: | Just a note - I'm presuming that Confusion's reference to "urban fantasy" is the same way it's labelled in bookshops, which basically means "vampire romance sometimes with private detective stuff going on".
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Actually, somehow she went from demanding to have all f the Twilight books for her 12th birthday, to hating Twilight.
I was thinking more Harry Potter, or other things which have cities with magic, like Dresden files. Occasionally I get bored and have none of my own reading material handy, and this seems to be the kind of thing she carries around.
She also likes Runaways. But I have no idea how to run a Supers setting. |
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Ah, cool. Ignore that whole discussion then!
And regarding Supers - yeah, to be honest, I'd steer clear as a gateway drug. Supers games are tricky. I don't think anything would go wrong, exactly, but I think the other things you've mentioned have a higher chance of going awesome right off the bat.
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Luke
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| Confusion wrote: | | I was thinking more Harry Potter, or other things which have cities with magic, like Dresden files. Occasionally I get bored and have none of my own reading material handy, and this seems to be the kind of thing she carries around. |
Dresden's a good choice then.
As an alternative more along the lines of Harry Potter, Witch Girls Adventures is pretty cool and around the right age range (http://www.witchgirlsadventures.com/)
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Luke wrote: |
As an alternative more along the lines of Harry Potter, Witch Girls Adventures is pretty cool and around the right age range (http://www.witchgirlsadventures.com/) |
Ooh, good suggestion Luke!
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I was playing D&D and Vampire at the age of 14. I'd say any game works at this age, really.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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| James P wrote: | | I was playing D&D and Vampire at the age of 14. I'd say any game works at this age, really. |
...and you were a girl? 
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| Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| Luke wrote: | | James P wrote: | | I was playing D&D and Vampire at the age of 14. I'd say any game works at this age, really. |
...and you were a girl? |
I used to know a girl who was playing D&D and Paranoia when she was about 10. Her Dad and older brother were really into roleplaying and we'd help fill out the gaming party. So I'm with James - any game suits - just find one that she wants to play.
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Luke
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| Conan wrote: | | I used to know a girl who was playing D&D and Paranoia when she was about 10. Her Dad and older brother were really into roleplaying and we'd help fill out the gaming party. So I'm with James - any game suits - just find one that she wants to play. |
I agree. Debbie and Donna are other examples. I just like to hassle James
The most important thing, as you identify, is to find a game she wants to play.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| Luke wrote: |
I agree. Debbie and Donna are other examples. I just like to hassle James
The most important thing, as you identify, is to find a game she wants to play. |
I'm aware of that, I think it probably won't wind up happening anyway, I don't see her finding other people who want to play a roleplaying game in thsi town, and she was only passingly interested (I think).
Still, I got my answers for RPGs that have more of the themes of what I was looking for, without getting into stuff I don't feel like I work very well with (D&D for example, I have fun playing, but my couple of forays into running it both fell over) |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Luke wrote: | | James P wrote: | | I was playing D&D and Vampire at the age of 14. I'd say any game works at this age, really. |
...and you were a girl? |
Yes, yes he was.
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