Once again at a family gathering I will attempt to get my little cousins and niece and nephew to play D&D.


Once again at a family gathering I will attempt to get my little cousins and niece and nephew to play D&D. This has never worked.

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  1. Joshua BlackketterApril 15, 2017 at 9:27 AM

    Godspeed, sir

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  2. Steve SigetyApril 15, 2017 at 9:38 AM

    Still worth a try.

    Cool character sheets!

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  3. Ben MiltonApril 15, 2017 at 10:00 AM

    How old are they? I wrote Maze Rats for 10 year olds, but I'm​ sure younger kids would be fine.

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  4. Casey G.April 15, 2017 at 10:01 AM

    5-13. And the 5 year old is my kid and he's a Black Hack veteran.

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  5. Casey G.April 15, 2017 at 10:03 AM

    And I was gonna run ASE, but I've got 1000 Dead Babies and Gnomes of Levnec in the same folder...

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  6. gregory bApril 15, 2017 at 10:26 AM

    Gnomes of Levnec! I love Zzarchov, not as familiar with dead babies. If you can't get 'em with Maze Rats then I don't know, those tables are so much fun to roll on. Just give them all a free spell slot too or something, go nuts.

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  7. phil spitzerApril 15, 2017 at 8:27 PM

    Are there good products for teens? I've never heard of maze rats, or any other kid friendly stuff around here. But my single mom friend had started running games for her teens, and I can't recommend most of the stuff I would play...

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  8. Casey G.April 15, 2017 at 8:29 PM

    The 5e starter box if they're just learning. Or any 5e stuff.

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  9. phil spitzerApril 15, 2017 at 8:45 PM

    Yeah they're using that to great success I think. But I wouldn't personally play fifth unless I had to, so it's not something I personally recommend. It's probably the best place for someone with zero experience to start, but what can they digest that wasn't published by wizards of the coast?

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  10. Ben MiltonApril 15, 2017 at 8:58 PM

    Maze Rats is great for teen and adult groups who want a very fast, simple, and high lethality game. Strong focus on thinking your way out of situations. Definitely not a "just for kids" game.

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  11. gregory bApril 16, 2017 at 9:14 AM

    phil spitzer I would actually say that Maze Rats is one of the best places to start, or for a dnd-alike one of the retroclones. It's got great OSR advice baked in, wonderful tables, and very light mechanics.

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  12. phil spitzerApril 16, 2017 at 10:04 AM

    Awesome, thanks y'all!

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