Cat (2004)

A little game about little heroes.

A delightful romp of adventure and imagination, designed to be enjoyable and accessible to players young and old and based on the pets found in more than a quarter of American households. Cats protect people from things they can't see. Boggins, specifically. Boggins, like the Man Under the Bed. Players fight to protect humans from the creatures that feed on children's fears and rejoice in men's shortcomings. Cats also venture to the Kingdom of Dreams where the surreal is common place, and anythings is possible.

This game is considered to be pretty kid friendly.

This game has won several awards: Indie RPG 2004 (Indie Game of the Year Runner Up, Most Innovative Game Runner Up, Andy's Choice Nod), Outie 2004 (Best New RPG Honorable Mention), Grog d'Or 2005 (Best RPG Nominee)

Publisher's Blurb:
Cat comes as the third release from John Wick under the Wicked-Dead banner. This long awaited game is a delightful romp of adventure and imagination. The setting and system are both designed to be enjoyable and accessable to players young and old.
The premise is simple, based on the pets found in more than a quarter of American households. Cats protect people from things they can't see. Boggins, specifically. Boggins, like the Man Under the Bed. Players fight to protect humans from the creatures that feed on children's fears and rejoice in men's shortcomings. Cats also venture to the Kingdom of Dreams where the surreal is common place, and anythings is possible.

Employing the Advantage system, Cat allows each player to not be limited by his character sheet, but use the full potential of his imagination.