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Lights Out - The Roleplaying Game

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No school.  No parents. No rules.

The children of Applewood woke one morning and discovered that all the adults have disappeared and better yet, they all have superpowers!  With no one to tell them to comb their hair or brush their teeth, the kids could do whatever they wanted.  All was great until that same night when the electricity shut off and monsters started stalking the streets.  Now the children must band together in order to survive the night.

Grab your friends, built a clubhouse, thwart bullies and defeat the horrors that go bump in the dark.  Do you think you have what it takes to survive in a world without grown-ups?  Find out in “Lights Out – The Roleplaying Game” which is based upon the “Lights Out” children chapter series.

This game is recommended for kids ages 7 and up with assistance from an adult storyteller, or for ages 10+ without an adult.  Build a legacy of gaming with your children.  This book contains everything you need in order for you to create endless adventures.  It uses 2d6 and a single deck of playing cards for players to share.

This book is compatible with "Spooks! Welcome to the Great Beyond" and "Mortal Intrusion"! 

This game is printed in the OpenDyslexic font for easy reading.  

This isn't just about gaming...

Lights Out is dedicated to bringing female central characters to the forefront of every story.  Did you know that according to Hanice McCabe who reviewed nearly 6,000 children's books from 1900-2000 that only 31% had female centric characters? 

Also, Lights Out wants to ensure that minorities are firmly represented, not only in a positive light, but as strong role models.  The NIU review by Melanie Koss in 2012 found that only 21% of children's books featured a secondary culture.  Furthermore, of the 455 sampled works, 75% of human main characters were white, 15% were black and 6% were all other cultures combined. 

Rudine Sims Bishop published an article in 1990 titled, "Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors".  She stated, "When children cannot find themselves reflected in books they read, or when the images they see are distorted, negative or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society of which they are a part."

In a survey of 2,000 schools, 90% of educators believed that children would become more enthusiastic readers if they had books reflecting their lives.  (Weneeddiversebooks.org)

It is also true that 2/3rds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of the 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare (National Assessment of Adult Literacy) and 85% of juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate. (Begintoread.com)

Can "Lights Out - The Roleplaying Game" or the chapter series fix the problems that are currently plaguing our society? Probably not, but it is a step in the right direction.

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Terry E January 07, 2022 4:20 pm UTC
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Soooo woke *eye roll*
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Nathan M April 26, 2022 3:07 pm UTC
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Soooo insightful *eye roll*
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Ottar J September 07, 2022 11:38 pm UTC
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Yea, I am reluctant to buy it after I read that bit. Shoehorned diversity tends to lead to bad products. Informing people that the book has text to make things easier for dyslexia, that is actually useful. The rest, just do not look good on the writer and or publisher.
Giving to charity is positive. Making a big fuss about doing so is not. If you happen to put in female and diverse characters, and manage to write them into the story without butchering stuff. Then great. As someone who have fantasized about being back in time making solid movies with role models for black people, I can get it. But how often do we not see that these things are shoehorned in just making the whole work way worse than it could be?

However, I suppose I am not really here to morally judge anything, and this is not really the place for a moral debate. So the real question is. Have you looked at it and is it fun. Would you recommend getting it despite the people related to the book, or did they manage to butcher it...See more
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Patrick B January 12, 2021 4:20 pm UTC
"Lights Out is dedicated to bringing female central characters to the forefront of every story. Did you know that according to Hanice McCabe who reviewed nearly 6,000 children's books from 1900-2000 that only 31% had female centric characters?"

And nobody born from 1900-2000 is a child anymore, so making all your central characters female today isn't going to help that situation. Instead, why not look at the statistics for 2010 to 2020?

Perhaps continued reliance on old data is one major factor contributing to the fact that that girls today are scoring better on tests than boys, going to college more than boys, and entering management track positions at higher rates than men in reality while the media still trumpets how oppressed girls are.

Your game might be a wonderful game. I have no problems with it. But citing statistics that go back to 1900 as a reason for pushing girl power is not good in a society where boys are demonstrably shown to be in trouble compared...See more
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Nathan M February 04, 2021 2:15 pm UTC
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Sounds like sexism and what-about-ism, not to mention you seem to be missing the context. Too bad that you get triggered anytime the conversation isn't about you. Move on, your opinion and your presence, isn't welcome here.

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