My son is about to be 7; he likes demons and is interested in playing Wrath of the Righteous. I was thinking about running it for him and some others, maybe a friend's child of similar age. I was wondering about (non-mechanical) child-unfriendly content in the AP? I currently only have Book 1. I reckon I can handle gay & lesbian characters for them ok (he's ok with the basic concept) but the convoluted transsexual sort-of-lesbian marriage thing in Book 1 looks way too much and will need editing out; I was wondering if this is a big plot point in later books? Is there anything else that's likely to cause trouble? He's pretty robust but I wouldn't be happy with graphic torture porn, mutilation or various other 'adult themes'.
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You can edit out the transgender thing if you need to...but there are a rather huge number of things in the AP that I'd consider deeply inappropriate for children from both a sex and violence perspective.
I'd strongly argue that it pretty much defaults to rated R and would take work to make PG-13...never mind PG.
Agreed with Deadmanwalking. The three last modules get pretty graphic.
Ok - so not suitable, then, thanks. I'm thinking maybe Shattered Star instead then? Or Skull & Shackles seems oddly lacking in 'mature themes' from what I've read of it. I'll post in the General forum.
Also, Wrath of the Righteous wouldn't be my first choice for kids:)
WotR definitely has some extremely disturbing content in later books, so I'd say it's very much not appropriate for kids. If it was a movie, it would be rated a hard-R, bordering on NC-17.
I wouldn't worry about LGBT content, though. Kids are remarkably accepting if the grown-ups around them act like grown-ups and don't make a big deal out of it. ("Uncle Morty and Uncle Joe are married." "But a boy can't marry a boy!" "Actually, they can." "Oh. Ok. Can we go for a bike ride?")
Skull & Shackles would be a good choice. There's a thread on that AP's board about running it for a good party and the changes that need to be made. There's still adult content, so be sure to read ahead and make your adjustments ahead of time.
Shattered Star would also be a decent choice.
I haven't read it, but a similar thread a few years ago suggested Serpent's Skull as an AP that can be made kid-friendly with minimal adjustment.
Running for children, try Reign of Winter, it has some nice tangential learning opportunities later in the AP.
I wouldn't worry about LGBT content, though. Kids are remarkably accepting if the grown-ups around them act like grown-ups and don't make a big deal out of it. ("Uncle Morty and Uncle Joe are married." "But a boy can't marry a boy!" "Actually, they can." "Oh. Ok. Can we go for a bike ride?")
I pretty much agree, "some girls like girls" isn't a big deal to him (my wife is a Rugby player so he's had plenty of exposure to that sort of thing) :) - I can handle the LG and possibly B. The particularly convoluted T/L/B thing in WoTR #1 is too much for me, though. I think the writer went way overboard, I appreciate there is an audience for that but it's not me.