The old indie wrestling magazines used to advertise fictional feds that looked like they were sort of an RPG by mail. You pay to create your character, some "DM" somewhere else roles the dice on storylines and matches (or just made them up -- there's no way of knowing for sure), and the winner would sometimes get a "real" custom title belt. I'd love to see a story on those and how they worked, if you have the knowledge to do such a thing.
I would note that what I am talking about was 100% targeted at wresting fans, and they would probably never have called it an RPG or touched another RPG. The only people I ever met who participated were country folk pretty serious about their rasslin'.
Hah. Not for years and multiple residence moves, sadly. I just figured if anyone had heard of the concept or knew anything about it still, you'd be most likely.
I know that, like Wrasslin', there is a Champions of the Galaxy and a host of other wrestling themed card games. I think there is a market open to RPGs in concept, but the system has to match the experience level of the audience.
Facts, though Wrasslin' is good for any generation since it's all made up characters unique to the game. I probably should have mentioned that Dusty Rhodes is Cody Rhodes father.
The old indie wrestling magazines used to advertise fictional feds that looked like they were sort of an RPG by mail. You pay to create your character, some "DM" somewhere else roles the dice on storylines and matches (or just made them up -- there's no way of knowing for sure), and the winner would sometimes get a "real" custom title belt. I'd love to see a story on those and how they worked, if you have the knowledge to do such a thing.
I would note that what I am talking about was 100% targeted at wresting fans, and they would probably never have called it an RPG or touched another RPG. The only people I ever met who participated were country folk pretty serious about their rasslin'.
If you've got a copy of one of those ads, I might be willing to spend some time hunting people down.
Hah. Not for years and multiple residence moves, sadly. I just figured if anyone had heard of the concept or knew anything about it still, you'd be most likely.
I know that, like Wrasslin', there is a Champions of the Galaxy and a host of other wrestling themed card games. I think there is a market open to RPGs in concept, but the system has to match the experience level of the audience.
I did find this. The artwork looks like the old ads. https://www.playiwa.com/join/join1.htm
This is really for the folks who remember who these old guys are- not exactly the people who are following WWE these days.
Facts, though Wrasslin' is good for any generation since it's all made up characters unique to the game. I probably should have mentioned that Dusty Rhodes is Cody Rhodes father.