Pyramid Pick
The Secret Lives of Gingerbread Men
Published by Wicked Dead Brewing Company
Written, illustrated by Annie Rush
Edited & developed by John Wick
40-page full-color PDF, $7
full-color, spiral-bound softcover, $15'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Several creatures were stirring:
Cookies chased down by . . . er . . . miceAnd rats. Or humans. Or the family pet, or maybe just curious children. You see, at Christmastime, Gingerbread Men have the ability to move and talk, and to have wee little adventures. And that isn't all there is to know about The Secret Lives of Gingerbread Men. From John Wick's Wicked Dead Brewing Company comes this joyful bit of Christmas cheer, a roleplaying game based on what happens when the lights are out or no one's looking.
The premise is pretty simple: Gingerbread Men animate and celebrate during their brief yuletide tenure. The Mother Baker puts a lot of love into the cookies she bakes for the holidays, but even she'd never believe the Cookies live it up late at night. Adventures typically include escaping the household cat, making friends with the hungry dog, or journeying to speak with the angel atop the tree because she's rumored to have special powers.
The system uses a set of six-sided dice. Every Gingerbread Cookie gets one die just for being a Gingerbread Man (just like the dog gets a die for being a dog, the adults get one for being adults, etc.). This is called his Gingerbread Background. A Cookie also gets . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: January 7, 2005
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