Some of us had mixed feelings about this, but so far so good. He plays an hour or two before bed Sunday nights, seems to enjoy his fighter (tho he's quiet at the table - no surprise there). We've played a half-dozen sessions and aren't sure he's "into it" or not.
This weekend, his family went hiking at a state park. While hopping across rocks to cross some water, he looked back at mom & dad and said, "Athletics Check?" as he jumped to the next rock. Much laughter (and grins of pride from papa) ensued...
Guess he's hooked...
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Anyone else have young ones gaming with adults? How goes it?
I used to game with a 10-year-old until his family moved to Oregon. He was a feisty little bugger. His father was the DM (but game him no mercy), and at times this kid got plain vicious about killing the baddies. He typically played fighters or barbarians (was a 3.25 game) because their mechanics were simple, but he was still dangerous.
Mine's 18 days. I'm hoping as well... ;)
Congratulations, rpg aspects aside, through the haze of no-sleep it's quite a wonderful experience id-n'it?
I'm still riding the high, and plan on it no matter what he is into.
Congratulations, rpg aspects aside, through the haze of no-sleep it's quite a wonderful experience id-n'it?
I'm still riding the high, and plan on it no matter what he is into.
My little guy hit 6 months old yesterday.. and the no sleep has finally come to and end.. and he has started taking his place at the table helping our resident ranger select powers and roll his giant sized D20's
Imagine our surprise when she was brutally and efficiently backstabbing away at the enemy guardsmen and carefully planning assinations.
My little guy hit 6 months old yesterday.. and the no sleep has finally come to and end.. and he has started taking his place at the table helping our resident ranger select powers and roll his giant sized D20's
Excitement, that must be so awesome on so many levels... congrats to you to man, fatherhood (here I assume, parenthood for the sexist minded) rocks so very much in my opinon.
my 7 year old girl loves the 4th ed books and wants to be a paladin running smacking the baddies and i have left her play once or twice just to see and she loved it. the idea of running around with her flail smacking goblins and orcs seemed better to her then video games and i think i shall encourage this and conviently forget video games
Hope of hopes, I will say I'm not too much of a video gamer, and would be so happy if I could keep it out of my younglings... only it has seemed to me that the next generation will need a deep understanding of tech, and so this has left me curious how things will take shape. I suppose I should introduce, and see if he likes it before dreaming my boy away.
I can just see it now.
My son: "yah, most other kids' fathers were out playing ball forcing sports down their kids' throats, Dad on the other hand had me at home rolling attack and damage."
Dr.: "And how does that make you feel?"
Excitement, that must be so awesome on so many levels... congrats to you to man, fatherhood (here I assume, parenthood for the sexist minded) rocks so very much in my opinon.
Congrats to you too, yea being a dad is awesome.. i can't wait till i can involve him in the gams for real.. i am sure i will shed a tear of pride when he disembowels his first troll :D
Mine's 3 months, I have hope... I sit with him behind the DM screen hoping he get's a kick at the power, oh yes the po... er... um... I just hope he get's into it.
Mine's 18 days. I'm hoping as well... ;)
My little guy hit 6 months old yesterday.. and the no sleep has finally come to and end.. and he has started taking his place at the table helping our resident ranger select powers and roll his giant sized D20's
Nerds, they breed... :evillaugh
Just kidding with you, congratulation and good luck!
EDIT: ooops, Off topic, sorry :P
The next player looks around the table, and whispers to the dice, "I need a 20..." No, he didn't roll a 20 (I think it was a hit, but not a crit). :DAnyway, back off topic.
Fixed.
Anyway, back on topic.
I didn´t really get into the old D&D, couldn´t understand how they could make 3e so complex that you can break the game in 100 ways, didn´t like the feel and how they keep going with the "hero fighting undead in dungeons" storylines (yeah, still in 4e, guess I´ll have to manage). now finally I find 4th Ed, and I must say I really like this version unlike the previous ones, like the streamline, faster action, power without having to resort to broken comboes or 10 minute buffing sessions, no need for a healbot, all that cheezy anime is exactly right in my opinion.
And now this person start talking about how D&D lost its soul and how it´s wrong, fine, it´s not the same D&D, but that´s a good thing IMO. he wants to bring back the old feel of D&D, well I don´t WANT to play the old D&D, even if he thinks it has more soul than this one. he can make and play 3.5++ if he wants to, I won´t .
How is that on topic?
How is that on topic?
Well, it is on a topic.
My girls are 1.5 and 2.5 yrs old atm, but they just love to be at the table with mommy and daddy while we play with our group. Since they love to roll dice, we let them make the occasional roll for us :P. But, they really enjoy playing with the minis ;). I cannot wait for a few more years and teach my girls the joys of gaming. After all, with all the new boy nerds out there, we need some more girl nerds to keep the nerd population from going extinct :P;).
Well i have a 4yr old girl nerd who is just enjoying sitting at the table whilst her 10 yr old nerd brother fights kobolds ! Regular shouts of "kill 'em James" spring from the little angels mouth closely followed by "what do you think im trying to do you numptie" from her delightful brothers'....
I have 2 kids, 9 year old boy and 10 year old girl, as well as 2 stepchildren, 8 year old boy and 6 year old girl. The 3 oldest have been begging to play, but I held off on teaching them until 4th edition reared it's head. It was a perfect opportunity for them to learn right along with me. The boys love it and, like me, get the most fun out of creating new characters. The eldest girl enjoys playing now and then but, like her mother, can only stand so much before getting bored. The youngest isn't really interrested in playing, but loves watching and helping me as assistant DM. Who knows....maybe she'll get the urge to torment her siblings as DM in the future.
So here's to the next generation of players and DMs alike....as well as those of us putting the game we have loved for years out there for them!!
Mine's 3 months, I have hope... I sit with him behind the DM screen hoping he get's a kick at the power, oh yes the po... er... um... I just hope he get's into it.
Mine's 18 days. I'm hoping as well... ;)
My little guy hit 6 months old yesterday.. and the no sleep has finally come to and end.. and he has started taking his place at the table helping our resident ranger select powers and roll his giant sized D20's
Nerds, they breed... :evillaugh
Just kidding with you, congratulation and good luck!
EDIT: ooops, Off topic, sorry :P
I remember playing in a game of WHFRP with an eight-year old last year. Needless to say, we were all being immensely careful to try to keep everything toned down.
Imagine our surprise when she was brutally and efficiently backstabbing away at the enemy guardsmen and carefully planning assinations.
You didn't know? Kids are vicious little bastards.
I remember playing in a game of WHFRP with an eight-year old last year. Needless to say, we were all being immensely careful to try to keep everything toned down.
Imagine our surprise when she was brutally and efficiently backstabbing away at the enemy guardsmen and carefully planning assinations.
My younger sister did that once. it was a "welcome the family to the game night" with my friends mom and sister, great memories. Both of my family members did better then the exprienced players. great laughs all around, that was about 3 years ago, need to get them togther for a 4e version.
it's stories like that what actually makes me want to have kids, it shows that something special is brewing between you and your kid. I'm still young and unmarried so i can't relate my own stories like that.
yet. :evillaugh
Imagine our surprise when she was brutally and efficiently backstabbing away at the enemy guardsmen and carefully planning assinations.
Why were you surprised?
Kids are VICIOUS, evil little buggers.
Remember, your moral code hasn't had time to corrupt them, yet.
My friend's other son is 5, he likes to sit next to me (i'm the DM) and scribble alot, drawing what he calls "towns" and "traps" behind my DM screen while we play. His most important function, tho, is to roll dice for the bad guys. He rolls with enthusiasm, then looks at me to see how he did. (his brother, the 10-yr old fighter gets made when Lil Bro "kicks his butt", too...)
Anyway, the other day we were board-gaming at their house and someone wanted the 5-yr old to do something (don't recall what) and he was being stubborn, so they told me to make him do it. I said, "He won't listen to me either...", to which a friend replied, "Hey, he's YOUR minion!"
Minions. I have minions. Look at me, ma! I've made the big time now! mwah-ha-ha! My very own minion! (twirls mustaches and giggles maniacally)
Congratulations, rpg aspects aside, through the haze of no-sleep it's quite a wonderful experience id-n'it?
I'm still riding the high, and plan on it no matter what he is into.
Man, you are telling me. Its my MA year of school... so between university, and my baby, I've given up friends, a social life, sleep, and the ability to do anything except for type, highlight, and change diapers.
Still, I wouldn't change any of it for the world. :D
Man, you are telling me. Its my MA year of school... so between university, and my baby, I've given up friends, a social life, sleep, and the ability to do anything except for type, highlight, and change diapers.
Still, I wouldn't change any of it for the world. :D
I'm in my Sophomore year at collage on an attempt to go for a PhD. in Psych. We're looking forward to our second child in 3-4 years, so I'll be there near about where you are in a few.
I'm in my Sophomore year at collage on an attempt to go for a PhD. in Psych. We're looking forward to our second child in 3-4 years, so I'll be there near about where you are in a few.
There's something fun about someone going for a PhD and spelling it "collage" :P
I have a 6 month old that sits with daddy behind the DM screen. She's at that stage where she likes to grab and object and flap her arms to her head and knees as fast as a hummingbird. So when I make a d20 roll that the players are allowed to see (as there's no way to keep it private), I hand it to her, and then we all look around the floor to see what she rolled.
And I'll admit that I shed a proud tear when she rolled a crit on mama's cleric.
I remember playing in a game of WHFRP with an eight-year old last year. Needless to say, we were all being immensely careful to try to keep everything toned down.
Imagine our surprise when she was brutally and efficiently backstabbing away at the enemy guardsmen and carefully planning assinations.
I don't get a whole lot of chances to play (and this is more-or-less off-topic, but it's close), but that age is around the time I first started playing. Secret of the Silver Blades, an AD&D computer game, not the real thing, unfortunately ... made a party of 6 paladins and committed genocide on the town (got the bad guys to attack the town, villagers helped in the battle, I attacked them). Ah, yes, the joys of being able to freely slaughter your opponents in a bloodthirsty manner and no-one cocking an eye, how I miss thee.
My 10 year old brother visited us this summer and rolled up 2 chars: a dragon born fighter and a tielfling ranger. He came up with some back story, drew pics and EVERYTHING. We played an augmented Kobold's Lair with him. Let me tell you, that kid can think outside the box! It was too bad he was the first one of us to have to make death checks...he also had a lot of fun playing Feng Shui. Naturally, he was a ninja.
He's asked for the core books for Christmas. :D
He loves looking through the Monster Manual now, though when he was really little he just chewed on it. I think I have a picture of him chewing on it with the words "Monster Manual" visible.
Gargantuan infant:
special attacks: drool, poop.
Right now he loves my dice and knows all of the numbers from 1 to 20.
And he knows the difference between dragons and dinosaurs.
There's something fun about someone going for a PhD and spelling it "collage" :P
oops, yah, well, I got nothing, I'm human. *shrug*
I remember playing in a game of WHFRP with an eight-year old last year. Needless to say, we were all being immensely careful to try to keep everything toned down.
Imagine our surprise when she was brutally and efficiently backstabbing away at the enemy guardsmen and carefully planning assinations.
Wow! Talk about your "Ender's Game!"
The guy's young daughter would throw what ever she has in her hands out calling out "dice"
However, over the years we've had an AMAZING amount of fun, with the pinnacle being the year that the Red Hand of Doom was released. We had two separate games running. The RHoD was the game where my sons and their friends, and some fair-weather friends, would come and play. It was about 8 or 9 players at the table, but it was always a laugh-riot with a lot of memorable experiences.
The second group was a different experience altogether. This was the storyline that involved my sons' very first PCs. They were close to epic level play, and were facing off against the BBEG of the entire campaign. This group only consisted of my two sons, their best friend (who's like a son to me), and one other friend - but the games were great. There were times when tempers flew, we laughed outloud, or sat marveling at the fact that that last battle actually gave us goosebumps.
At the risk of being overly sentimental, playing D&D has created an opportunity for me to spend 4-5 hours a week, face to face, with my sons - and they WANT it to happen. We make silly "skill checks" jokes all the time, and crack about how "they rolled a 1" whenever someone goofs. It's been a great way to keep a close relationship with my sons.
Awesome, heh, I used to live in Oxford. I see you live in West Chester.... Roleplaying is huge in that area of Ohio.
I used to live in Oxford too, but had to get out of that place, although I'm still at Miami - I'll start my dissertation this summer, and then I'm gone! I'd like to find some more people to join our games so I could run a PC instead of DM once in a while, but it's been hard finding the right kind of players.