The Maid RPG

[@23bcx]

fun fact, Maid is fully compatible with Dark Heresy 1st ed.

[@AaronderSchaedel]

Do ho ho

[@kinagrill]

@@AaronderSchaedel Ooo, Ara Ara.

[@youcantbeatk7006]

I'm min-maxing Maid the RPG and there's nothing you can do to stop me.

[@AaronderSchaedel]

I really can't, but I do urge you to consider what you're doing with your life.

[@daniellin1726]

Reading the rule book it really feels like it was written by people who are very passionate about the 'maid' trope in anime culture. The display of "eccentric" knowledge really shows in the many tables, and particularly the guidelines to roleplaying as a 'maid' (It even recommended classic media for the reader to make reference from). The mechanical system is tailored to the experience it tries to create, so it would seem to deviate from the complexity of action-oriented games. I believe this game is a good example of how to create a particular (and quite specific) experience in tabletop rpg. Though it is indeed quite embarrassing to find an opportunity to run a game with this topic. Especially with the premise of the GM being positioned as the 'master' of the house.

[@AaronderSchaedel]

Ryo Kamiya, the creator of Maid, and his games are known for many things. Among them: every game has unique mechanics. Every game has lots of random charts. Every game abstracts both combat/action as well as dramatic/social interactions in a way that pleasingly gamifies both aspects. If there's an argument to be made that mechanics can make a difference in gameplay, it's Kamiya-sensei's body of work. If there's any downside to what he's made, it's that they're not ideal for long-term play. But, that's just a part of the Japanese way of making RPGs: keep them simple and satisfying in the short term. That way, you can experience everything the hobby has to offer.

[@josecoronadonieto6911]

Ryo Kamiya specifically wrote this game only when drunk

[@altejoh]

This game is great to one shot at conventions for players who showed up late to get into other games. There's even a random item that *turns one of the players into the GM and makes the GM create a character, becoming one of the players*

[@lemur_kf5992]

Game mechanics actually very good. Especially 1d6*Attribute. I made up my own system using some things of core maid rpg mechanics. I GMed a few one shots in maid rpg and it was really fun.

[@styno9295]

It's like this rpg was "maid" for me! Sorry, I had too.

[@AaronderSchaedel]

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[@tacodan8288]

I dunno but your review reminded me of a champloo episode with the scratches lol

[@JogVodka]

This game is really funny. I just watcehd a video that retells a single session and it involved Mr. Beast pitting humanity and aliens into war for KZbin views while the maids do a Dune musical reenactment

[@AaronderSchaedel]

I ran a session of this once at a convention. It was about the maids trying to help Paul Blart the Mall Cop enjoy his day off But then hell broke loose in the basement. Imps and Pinkies everywhere.

[@corruptedcheese8]

Random mechanics, huh? Surely it can't be too bad. *chaos ensues*

[@AaronderSchaedel]

I mean if it gets too bonkers, the GM can always say "no more random events!" That's within the rules, too. Then the GM just resolves everything in play until enough order is restored.

[@corruptedcheese8]

@@AaronderSchaedel thats good to know, thanks!

[@tinydiicethief2227]

I get told that this exists from memes, get confused about Maid since I think it's an acronym. What do I find? Maids, why did i expect different

[@keith3278]

Blame Anime because why not.

[@gendor5199]

Does anyone know if there were ever made a version which didn't remove the risque and pro-german stuff?

[@josecoronadonieto6911]

Im interested...

[@underpaidmook]

You can find the Nun-Approved Files PDF on the Maid RPG website that has all the stuff they removed from the Japanese version of the game

[@gendor5199]

@@underpaidmook "nun-approved"? That doesn't sound very spicy

[@gendor5199]

@@underpaidmook Thank you, it's a nice little 11 pager with at least one or two fun things!

[@underpaidmook]

@@gendor5199 It's a joke from I think the guys behind Monty Python?

[@youcantbeatk7006]

What's the point of localizing an ERPG if you're just gonna censor some, not even all of the E stuff?

[@adzi6164]

it's not ERPG

[@youcantbeatk7006]

@@adzi6164 French maid shit is literally fetish RP.

[@adzi6164]

that's western perspective Also, the "generic Japanese anime maid" is closer to Victorian British.

[@youcantbeatk7006]

@@adzi6164 French maid fetishism is infinitely more visible in Japanese culture than western. You're coping over nothing. Take a shower.