Jamie's cousins Cole and Elizabeth came over yesterday, excited to play Dungeons & Dragons. Cole's friend Joey came, too. Joey had played D&D before, but aside from one game she sat in on here two years ago, Elizabeth hadn't. Cole had apparently made up a character once, but he'd never played.
It took about an hour and a half to make characters. Joey wanted to play a ninja (of course, there's always one, especially at their age).He ended up playing a CN pickpocket (what else is a Rogue when you're 14?). Cole played a Ranger, Elizabeth a Druid with a wolf companion, and Jamie a Sorceress.
I actually hadn't planned anything, since I didn't know they were coming until about 8:00 a.m. yesterday morning. Thank goodness for Monte Cook! They managed to get through two rooms of the Dragon's Delve, fight a ghast and a ghoul, and become obsessed with the first bluesteel door they came across.
It was pretty fun. The kids seemed to enjoy themselves, and they said they want to come back and play again some time. Jamie said she had a good time, too.
It's weird running for absolutely new players. They don't know what's "wrong", so they're willing to try things that experienced players never think about. Of course, they don't know what's "right" either, so they spend a lot of time on things that veterans would just brush past. I had fun, even though running for three 14-year-olds is like herding cats at times.
