tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post3751538936195165124..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: Playing DnD With Tween StarsAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-17229553825090339242011-02-07T16:18:52.583-07:002011-02-07T16:18:52.583-07:00The S&W character booklets only cost me $4 a p...The S&W character booklets only cost me $4 a piece, the dice, $5 for each complete set, the minis were from my son's stash. The Paizo item cards were the high-ticket item, at $10 per deck. The kids had a great time trading between themselves to build their possession lists.<br /><br />Sounds like your party with the 9-year olds was a great success! During a break, the kids went and played with my son's Heroscape set, I hear that Heroscape has been cancelled, which, if true, is too bad. This is the fall-back game for my son and several of his friends.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-10559435432864365232011-02-07T11:27:58.575-07:002011-02-07T11:27:58.575-07:00James & I just ran a D&D birthday party fo...James & I just ran a D&D birthday party for seven nine-year-olds. It's great to see your experience! I agree that more dice rolls works better; we did wilderness exploration where the kids built a landscape using Heroscape hexes, built a castle with wooden Kapla blocks, and then flew their griffons/rode their unicorns (two teams each under a separate DM) to search for treasure and capture Pokemon. This was fun because letting the kids roll their random encounter checks kept the action moving, and the hands-on building and toys helped keep kids this young focused. At the end we used Crossbows & Catapults to knock down the castle they built, which had been captured by a bunch of D&D minis. We sent kids home with dice and their PC and unicorn/griffon mini; item cards, and character sheets & rules are a great addition.<br />- TavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-87494013625564767922011-02-06T09:52:34.846-07:002011-02-06T09:52:34.846-07:00That's great about your Uncle, talk about inge...That's great about your Uncle, talk about ingenuity! That\s why I love playing with new players, they can completely surprise you.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-9778979993061700462011-02-06T06:57:57.980-07:002011-02-06T06:57:57.980-07:00I had a similar experience with Tower of the Starg...I had a similar experience with Tower of the Stargazer. My little cousin (age 9) left the table before they even got to the tower door!<br /><br />Luckily, the rest of the group bought into it, and we even had my uncle that never played before cutting open mattresses looking for loose coinage! Hopefully we can complete it at the next gathering.<br /><br />That sounds like a really great party you had for your son. Wish I could get a gift bag like that!Jeremy Deramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166744272459044563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-50234548142987183452011-02-06T01:55:43.478-07:002011-02-06T01:55:43.478-07:00Absolutely. On all scores. I'm not worried a...Absolutely. On all scores. I'm not worried about using my current copy of the LotFP boxed set rules with the kids, but your planned copy will definitely be on the top shelf of my gaming bookcase.<br /><br />I like both the Stargazer and DFD adventures, and i'm gonna run those with a more mature crowd, that can better appreciate the atmosphere and menace.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-71165770128169764212011-02-06T01:44:22.982-07:002011-02-06T01:44:22.982-07:00While I do include some nasty fights in my adventu...While I do include some nasty fights in my adventures, they are indeed on the whole not "action-adventure."<br /><br />Especially so for the beginner adventures - the characters are not all that tough and if you have an out-of-the-way adventure location, a badly wounded or dead PC becomes a logistics problem. A heavy combat adventure makes that come up a lot. Keeping people in the game by emphasizing atmosphere and environment is how I handle that, but it does require player buy-in to the idea.<br /><br />LotFP - Not For Kids (for several reasons)! ;)JimLotFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-73667208047135834722011-02-05T20:07:54.125-07:002011-02-05T20:07:54.125-07:00Zak S said...
'Whatever, man, I bet those aren...<b>Zak S said...</b><br /><i>'Whatever, man, I bet those aren't real twelve-year olds, you just hired some midgets. I want my money back.</i><br /><br />:)Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-60392975027155147082011-02-05T20:01:48.401-07:002011-02-05T20:01:48.401-07:00'Whatever, man, I bet those aren't real tw...'Whatever, man, I bet those aren't real twelve-year olds, you just hired some midgets. I want my money back.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-50947399154040721472011-02-05T19:25:15.695-07:002011-02-05T19:25:15.695-07:00I remember being that age, there was something alm...I remember being that age, there was something almost mystical about the experience and results of die-rolls. <br /><br />I whole-heartedly agree with your analysis.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-85247207389055872152011-02-05T18:28:58.954-07:002011-02-05T18:28:58.954-07:00Kids love to roll dice. I think that exploration s...Kids love to roll dice. I think that exploration style adventures are better suited for experienced players who are familiar with the campaign world.John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940190831705865182noreply@blogger.com