(Originally written for the Wednesday100 topic "Games". Hackmaster is a spoofy D&D type of game, put out by KenzerCo. My kids play it a lot; they were the ones who wanted me to use it for the topic.)
"Hackmaster, huh?"

"It's fun! Here, take the handbook and make up a character."

Lana brought her new character to the game. She had painted a figure and everything! It was pink.

"She's an elf princess!" Lana declared, nodding earnestly.

Pete studied the character sheet with an expression of growing horror. "Ballroom dancing? Grooming? Stringed instruments?"

"She has no weapons!" Chloe complained.

"She knows magic, though!"

"Social-interaction cantrips? I never heard of... Let's just play," Clark decided.

(Hours later...)

"Man, we were wiped out by kobolds!"

"Lana killed my cleric!"

"It was an accident! I can't believe my princess died! Darn!"