![]() ![]() The only time she seemed unsure of the whole thing was when several ghosts appeared. She even quickly grasped the concept of terrain, occasionally placing a PC behind a tree or rock for cover. The session went extremely well! Jordana loved rolling the dice and – just like a grown-up gamer – got frustrated when her attacks missed, anxious when one of her PCs got hit, and super-excited when she successfully killed a monster. ![]() Can they stop the evil wizard who is turning townspeople into frogs? Do we know why he’s doing this? Naaaah! Doesn’t matter. Together, the siblings and the snake entered “The Lair of the Frog Wizard,” the introductory adventure in the rpgKids download. Jordana determined that Kobri wears a magical collar that allows him to speak. Jordana assembled the party from her town: the sorceress Ayla (wizard), her swashbuckling brother Zeph (archer), and their "pet" steel serpent, Kobri (fighter). Damage is also handled simply: strike a foe once = injured hit ‘em a second time = down, though the Big Bad might require 3 hits to defeat. The rules are simple, with four classes that correlate to the classic D&D foursome, a few basic skills, and a grid for combat, which is resolved via contested rolls using just several dice. ![]() “NewbieDM.” It’s a clever, rules-light, kid-friendly fantasy RPG. The ideal starting place was the rpgKids game by Enrique Bertran, a.k.a. Gaming with My Kid #1: rpgKids – the saga of a girl, her brother, and their steel snake This post, combined with my own experiences, convinced me that the time was right to run Jordana through an actual game. In a nutshell, the advice is to keep the DM strokes broad, use humor often, and keep in mind that many kid gamers – just like adult ones – have specific gaming preferences that you need to respect. Right around that time, the always-awesome Geek’s Dream Girl site posted “ D&D The Next Generation – GGG Gives Tips for Gaming with Kids.” The blog post is worth reading. It was pretty damn cool to watch, both as a gamer and as her dad. "This is the house, this is the diner, and THIS is the hot lava area." She chose specific minis to represent the town’s mayor, innkeeper, rabbi, fighting instructor, and other residents. Over time, our pseudo-D&D playsessions have evolved from lining up the minis for a dance contest to skirmishes with giant spiders to – last year – creating an entire town on GameMastery maps and Dungeon Tiles. My daughter Jordana (now 6) and I have pulled out my D&D minis, maps, and Castle Ravenloft tiles many times during the past three years, often at her request. ![]()
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