Cat (role-playing game)

Infobox RPG
title= Cat


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designer= John Wick
publisher= Wicked Dead
date= 2005
genre= Modern fantasy
system= Advantage System
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Cat is an indie role-playing game by John Wick, in which players roleplay humanity's silent guardians: cats.

The game's premise is that there are a great many invisible monsters called Boggins which "feed on children's fears and rejoice in men's shortcomings", and which would overcome us if not for the protection which Cats give to us. Cats cannot communicate with us except by travelling into the Kingdom of Dreams.

The game uses Wick's "Advantage" system. To perform actions, a player must roll enough successes with their dice pool. If they can find an advantage their character possesses (beyond high attributes) they can add dice to their dice pool. Cats are described using six attributes: "Coat", "Legs", "Claws", "Face", "Fangs" and "Tail", which can take the values "good" (3 dice), "strong" (4 dice) or "best" (5 dice). Each cat has a reputation (for example, "rat-catcher"), points for style and scars, 3 names, and 9 lives.

See also

* "Bunnies and Burrows", the rabbit RPG

External links

* [http://wicked-dead.com/cat/ Cat: A Little Game About Little Heroes]