New Posts For Thread: Running a one-shot for my 12 year old sister tomorrow.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29408349/Running_a_one-shot_for_my_12_year_old_sister_tomorrow.Alright, so as the title says, I'mma run a game for my sister tomorrow. This will be her first time playing, and she's actually pretty excited. I asked her to describe her character, and she said, "She's a pretty adventerous girl, and she's an archerI used D&D Basic to introduce my son (5th grade at the time) to the game. I stole a Zelda dungeon for a map. The power-up item was a +1 mace and a pair of Ogre Gauntlets (magic items are cool because the wearer couldn't miss and did lots of extra dhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29408349/Running_a_one-shot_for_my_12_year_old_sister_tomorrow.?post_id=525039989#525039989I used D&D Basic to introduce my son (5th grade at the time) to the game. I stole a Zelda dungeon for a map. The power-up item was a +1 mace and a pair of Ogre Gauntlets (magic items are cool because the wearer couldn't miss and did lots of extra dFri, 12 Oct 2012 21:06:41 -0500Blah. Sadly, it didn't. It turns out my roommate reformatted his computer and so his printer no longer worked because he didn't have the drivers. I did not know this until she had arrived, and I spent nearly 45 minutes trying to get the printer to wohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29408349/Running_a_one-shot_for_my_12_year_old_sister_tomorrow.?post_id=524937777#524937777Blah. Sadly, it didn't. It turns out my roommate reformatted his computer and so his printer no longer worked because he didn't have the drivers. I did not know this until she had arrived, and I spent nearly 45 minutes trying to get the printer to woTue, 09 Oct 2012 20:46:40 -0500How did it go? :)http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29408349/Running_a_one-shot_for_my_12_year_old_sister_tomorrow.?post_id=524748999#524748999How did it go? :)Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:55:56 -0500Unless you've got a really good reason not to, I would start at level one. Starting at level 3 is just more stuff to learn for no tangible benefit (even if you've got a specific module in mind, you can always level it down). By starting with magichttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29408349/Running_a_one-shot_for_my_12_year_old_sister_tomorrow.?post_id=524697721#524697721Unless you've got a really good reason not to, I would start at level one. Starting at level 3 is just more stuff to learn for no tangible benefit (even if you've got a specific module in mind, you can always level it down). By starting with magicTue, 02 Oct 2012 15:12:09 -0500She wants to be that girl from that book/movie. Just make her a Human Shoot to Thrill build. Greatbow Prof (cause d12s are fun), Bow Expertise (cause missing sucks), Twin Strike and Two-Fanged Strike (cause rolling lots of d20s is fun), Disruptivehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29408349/Running_a_one-shot_for_my_12_year_old_sister_tomorrow.?post_id=524691727#524691727She wants to be that girl from that book/movie. Just make her a Human Shoot to Thrill build. Greatbow Prof (cause d12s are fun), Bow Expertise (cause missing sucks), Twin Strike and Two-Fanged Strike (cause rolling lots of d20s is fun), DisruptiveTue, 02 Oct 2012 12:05:09 -0500