It’s so much fun though. He already tamed a dragon, became the savior of a small village, is graduated to using full big boy character sheets, it’s just been so much fun.
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My family of adults try to play every Friday night via google meets. One of my poor boys has been DMing our game for 3 years. We are really bad, but we have a blast. We have bested a dragon, accidentally suffocated creatures in a bag of holding, and saved a village. Best of luck on your journey.
This is great. I’m teaching myself Dungeons and Dragons so I can run a campaign for my kids too. It just seems like a lot of fun. I’m glad your family is having a good time.
I teach kids to play at my library. It is always an absolute blast watching them develop as players.
Once, they used a bottle of Pepto Bismol against a dragon—it just happened to be black. Rolled a nat 20, hit the dragon in the mouth. Poor thing was so humiliated, it flew away.
My son’s 9 and has autism/adhd. He’s shown real interest in DnD. We created a character (a Dragonborn Druid, which is perfectly him) but I’ve been nervous about trying to get him involved in campaigns. So I’m glad to see 9-year olds can handle it.
Anecdotally role playing has been known to help people with autism, and there are many resources if you make a simple search "autism role play social skills"
I grew up playing in the car on long drives to my grandparents' houses. My mom would DM and tell us a wonderful adventure. I bought books and DMed for my kids and their friends. I have *loved* every minute of playing with the next generation!
DungeonCraft on YouTube has the best advice. DnD is:
- player says what they want to do
- DM tells them what happens, or asks for a roll then tells them what happens
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Once, they used a bottle of Pepto Bismol against a dragon—it just happened to be black. Rolled a nat 20, hit the dragon in the mouth. Poor thing was so humiliated, it flew away.
Probably best to start young...
And I noticed this study a while ago, for young adults -
https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14293/PR2199.000157.v1
- player says what they want to do
- DM tells them what happens, or asks for a roll then tells them what happens
You don't need all the complex rules.