From the introduction: Life as it Was is a storygame for three to five players, one of whom will play as the GM. The game follows a group of survivors, all children. The world has just suffered a cataclysmic pandemic which has left only children between the ages of roughly 8 and 12. We will see if the group can survive the next several weeks, and withstand an attack by a roving gang. After the attack, we have a brief epilogue and then the game ends.