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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 6:13PM
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Date Joined:
Nov 16, 2003
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I just finished running a few D&D encounters using the Red Box for my two sons who are 8 and 5. It feels like D&D has finally come full circle for me. I played my first game 30 years ago from the Purple Box and I've never been the same since. I just hope this game means as much to them as it has to me.
I gotta go. My oldest is asking to play again as I type this (no kidding)!
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 7:48PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 29, 2008
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I just finished running a few D&D encounters using the Red Box for my two sons who are 8 and 5. It feels like D&D has finally come full circle for me. I played my first game 30 years ago from the Purple Box and I've never been the same since. I just hope this game means as much to them as it has to me.
I gotta go. My oldest is asking to play again as I type this (no kidding)!
That's awesome. Congratulations, those are some awesome memories you're all making!
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1 year ago ::
Mar 12, 2012 - 11:17PM
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Date Joined:
May 12, 2009
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Awesome ! I am about to start this crusade with my girls too  I am curious what did they played ?
Yan
Montréal, Canada
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1 year ago ::
Mar 13, 2012 - 5:43AM
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Date Joined:
Dec 11, 2006
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Very cool.
I've been DMing my two sons for about 7 years through 3.5 to 4e and now on to Pathfinder. They really enjoy the game. My daughter also plays sometimes as a hired hand for my boys or at times on her own custom solo adventure with her companion cat.
Browncoats Unite...
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1 year ago ::
Mar 13, 2012 - 6:20AM
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Date Joined:
Nov 16, 2003
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Awesome ! I am about to start this crusade with my girls too
I am curious what did they played ?
We used pregens downloaded from the D&D website. My youngest chose Fargrim the Dwarven fighter and my oldest chose Jarren the human wizard.
A companion cat, Phobos? Yes, that might be enough to get my daughter interested as well! 
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1 year ago ::
Mar 13, 2012 - 6:53AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 24, 2001
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It is always good to bring in new blood. As they say, the family that plays together stays together!
My kids (daugher 9 and son 6) have been playing for about a year. My daughter plays an eladrin swordmage and my son plays a thri-kreen ranger (scout). They love it!
Here are the PHB essentia, in my opinion: - Three Basic Rules (p 11)
- Power Types and Usage (p 54)
- Skills (p178-179)
- Feats (p 192)
- Rest and Recovery (p 263)
- All of Chapter 9 [Combat] (p 264-295)
A player needs to read the sections for building his or her character -- race, class, powers, feats, equipment, etc. But those are PC-specific. The above list is for everyone, regardless of the race or class or build or concept they are playing.
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1 year ago ::
Mar 13, 2012 - 7:09AM
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Date Joined:
Dec 11, 2006
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A companion cat, Phobos? Yes, that might be enough to get my daughter interested as well!
As you might expect her adventures consist of living in a small village that is sometimes attacked by goblins with "dogs". She even did a little exploration to a few nearby caves and spiders. The town looks to her as a hero. Normally were dealing with a lot of 2 hit minions and a single boss.
Her cat is (I used the monster builder) basically an iron defender at her same level and renamed as a cat. Its intelligent and speaks to her, but no one else hears it.
Browncoats Unite...
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1 year ago ::
Mar 13, 2012 - 11:46AM
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Date Joined:
Nov 10, 2008
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My dad first got me into RPGs with the old HeroQuest game, and later the Warhammer Quest game. Such fun times! 
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1 year ago ::
Mar 13, 2012 - 12:00PM
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Date Joined:
May 12, 2009
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Yan
Montréal, Canada
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1 year ago ::
Mar 13, 2012 - 1:24PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 12, 2004
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That first session of playing RPGs with your kids is just awesome stuff ! Sounds like they really enjoyed it too !
For those of you with kids please check out the D&D Parents Group.
http://community.wizards.com/dndparents
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