Welcome
After a
hiatus of more than 20 years I rediscovered DnD a couple years ago after
listening to Not Another Dnd Podcast and Critical Role. Listening to other
people play I, naturally, started itching for getting into the action myself. But,
working full time, and with two daughters, 6 and 9, its hard to find the time
to get a regular game going with friends. I want to play DnD, not 50 shades of
scheduling conflicts. What to do?
Play DnD with the kids, of course!
So, in the spring of 2022 I started DMing for my wife and daughters. About once
a week we stop worrying about work, homework, cleaning and, and start worrying
about humiliating our enemies (quite often through song and expressionist
dance, more about this later) smashing skulls, loot and saving the world. In
that order.
Playing
the kids is great. Their characters have taken on lives of their own, and they
bring a level of engagement and creativity to the game that boggles the mind. That
doesn’t mean its easy. DnD for kids is not just a DnD for grown-ups with less
rules. As a DM for the kids I have to
learn and adapt constantly to make the game fun for them.
On this site I will do two things.
n Document the adventures of “The Rainbow family” – the name my daughters have
given our band of adventurers. This is for everyone who is interested, but
mostly so that me, my wife and daughters can look back on it when their older.
Some of the shit they get up to deserves to be remembered.
n Write down lessons and tips I have from the sessions. What worked, what didn’t, what adjustments
do I make to fix the problems or challenges that arises. Mainly because I think
I will become a better DM by actually sitting down and reflecting in writing, but
also to help others who want to play with their kids. All kids are different,
but if anything I learned from playing with my kids can help you, great.
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