I'm just back from vacation, where I got to run a mini-campaign for a
group of kids.
I'm just back from vacation, where I got to run a mini-campaign for a group of kids. Nine sessions, two adventures completed - Zenopus Dungeon and Mistamere Castle.
Nothing brings the magic back for me like taking a fresh crew of young 'uns through their first dungeon. As much as I think about rules and versions, it's really the players' verve, excitement, and willingness to suspend disbelief that make a far bigger contribution to the game.
Jarrett Perdue Agreed. We used the Mentzer Basic rulebooks as our rules (although naturally I improvised a lot) since it was all we had available, but really we could have been playing any old D&D and the enthusiasm of the kids for exploring the dungeon and completing the missions outweighed the specific rules.
Nice! Good that you're schooling a new generation - otherwise it'll just be us greybeards in our dotage slinging dice ; )
ReplyDeleteNothing brings the magic back for me like taking a fresh crew of young 'uns through their first dungeon. As much as I think about rules and versions, it's really the players' verve, excitement, and willingness to suspend disbelief that make a far bigger contribution to the game.
ReplyDeleteJarrett Perdue Agreed. We used the Mentzer Basic rulebooks as our rules (although naturally I improvised a lot) since it was all we had available, but really we could have been playing any old D&D and the enthusiasm of the kids for exploring the dungeon and completing the missions outweighed the specific rules.
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