New Posts For Thread: DM'ing for children, need advice/ edition decisionhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29636083/DMing_for_children,_need_advice_edition_decisionSo I decided I am going to DM for some of the kids at the scout group I help out at. this will be after school and last about an hour per session.I think I am a competent enough DM and have been DM'ing for about 5 years now, and have introduced a fewIf you can get your hands on AD&D books, that is 1st edition, then that would probably be the easiest to play.There were no skills, no feats, no domains, no opportunity attacks, no extra stuff.Races were few.Humans were the only race that can excel ihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29636083/DMing_for_children,_need_advice_edition_decision?post_id=528839963#528839963If you can get your hands on AD&D books, that is 1st edition, then that would probably be the easiest to play.There were no skills, no feats, no domains, no opportunity attacks, no extra stuff.Races were few.Humans were the only race that can excel iThu, 07 Feb 2013 12:10:22 -0600Edition warring? Right here? In front of the children? You monster.Maybe you should give 4e another try sometime. There is no lack of problem-solving or setbacks in our games. It's a simple matter of the DM creating challenges but leaving the solutiohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29636083/DMing_for_children,_need_advice_edition_decision?post_id=528816179#528816179Edition warring? Right here? In front of the children? You monster.Maybe you should give 4e another try sometime. There is no lack of problem-solving or setbacks in our games. It's a simple matter of the DM creating challenges but leaving the solutioWed, 06 Feb 2013 13:41:36 -0600Edition warring? Right here? In front of the children? You monster.Maybe you should give 4e another try sometime. There is no lack of problem-solving or setbacks in our games. It's a simple matter of the DM creating challenges but leaving the solutiohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29636083/DMing_for_children,_need_advice_edition_decision?post_id=528815327#528815327Edition warring? Right here? In front of the children? You monster.Maybe you should give 4e another try sometime. There is no lack of problem-solving or setbacks in our games. It's a simple matter of the DM creating challenges but leaving the solutioWed, 06 Feb 2013 13:14:53 -0600I had the opposite experience of Centauri. I began playing at an early age with my much older uncle as DM. He let us know what our characters knew but kept secret from us things our characters did not know. Many of our adventures were dungeon crawlshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29636083/DMing_for_children,_need_advice_edition_decision?post_id=528814667#528814667I had the opposite experience of Centauri. I began playing at an early age with my much older uncle as DM. He let us know what our characters knew but kept secret from us things our characters did not know. Many of our adventures were dungeon crawlsWed, 06 Feb 2013 12:51:06 -0600I think kids that age are old enough to make their own choices, and that as a society we are too scared or ill-informed about what kids actually see and experience.So to the OP, please do entertain these kids with what I consider an innocent game, thhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29636083/DMing_for_children,_need_advice_edition_decision?post_id=528500815#528500815I think kids that age are old enough to make their own choices, and that as a society we are too scared or ill-informed about what kids actually see and experience.So to the OP, please do entertain these kids with what I consider an innocent game, thSat, 26 Jan 2013 06:51:45 -0600