Re: Role Playing Games
Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall
I have heard of
be their Game/Dungeon Master, until they got more adept, and also to help
them with rules and the math, etc. Just don't make the same mistake that
my dad did when he started running games for my brother and I at that age.
It takes time and effort to "roll up" a character (using dice to determine
statistics.) Among other things, you must also pick a race (for their
qualities and abilities,) pick a class (fighter, thief, mage, etc,) make up
a name, and often a background story to go with the character for more fun
role playing. You invest personal feelings into this made up role, as it
is someone that you might want to be in another reality. Then my dad would
throw us against some red dragon or something equally difficult right away
and we would get killed!! There goes all the work we put into THAT
character, have to start over now! It was very discouraging, and
completely turned me off to the game for years. He had some idea about
teaching us the realities of the game and that we could not take on
something like that so early on. But then, being as young as we were, and
so new to the game, we had no idea we could not take it on. He should not
have included such difficult challenges as options at all until we were
more adept at judging our characters' strengths and weaknesses and what we
could handle in a fight.
I also wanted to ammend my previous message about game types: MERP (middle
Earth Role Playing) is the game that is based on the world of the Tolkien
novels. GUURP is another fantasy system.
>d&d, but didn't know there were other things like that, would it be to oldI don't think it would be beyond their reach. You would probably need to
>for a 10 and 8 1/2 yr old?
>Teresa
be their Game/Dungeon Master, until they got more adept, and also to help
them with rules and the math, etc. Just don't make the same mistake that
my dad did when he started running games for my brother and I at that age.
It takes time and effort to "roll up" a character (using dice to determine
statistics.) Among other things, you must also pick a race (for their
qualities and abilities,) pick a class (fighter, thief, mage, etc,) make up
a name, and often a background story to go with the character for more fun
role playing. You invest personal feelings into this made up role, as it
is someone that you might want to be in another reality. Then my dad would
throw us against some red dragon or something equally difficult right away
and we would get killed!! There goes all the work we put into THAT
character, have to start over now! It was very discouraging, and
completely turned me off to the game for years. He had some idea about
teaching us the realities of the game and that we could not take on
something like that so early on. But then, being as young as we were, and
so new to the game, we had no idea we could not take it on. He should not
have included such difficult challenges as options at all until we were
more adept at judging our characters' strengths and weaknesses and what we
could handle in a fight.
I also wanted to ammend my previous message about game types: MERP (middle
Earth Role Playing) is the game that is based on the world of the Tolkien
novels. GUURP is another fantasy system.
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In a message dated 9/6/99 11:48:08 PM EST, tn-k4of5@... writes:
<< Just don't make the same mistake that
my dad did when he started running games for my brother and I at that age.
It takes time and effort to "roll up" a character (using dice to determine
statistics.) Among other things, you must also pick a race (for their
qualities and abilities,) pick a class (fighter, thief, mage, etc,) make up
a name, and often a background story to go with the character for more fun
role playing. You invest personal feelings into this made up role, as it
is someone that you might want to be in another reality. Then my dad would
throw us against some red dragon or something equally difficult right away
and we would get killed!! There goes all the work we put into THAT
character, have to start over now! >>
Yes! I love to play but hate to make characters, so when my husband does this
it is discouraging to me, even now! But the whole gaming thing is great fun
for the whole family! The old stigma of D&D is hopefully gone forever! May we
produce a new generation of incredibly creative gamers! :-)
Blessings, Lori in TX
<< Just don't make the same mistake that
my dad did when he started running games for my brother and I at that age.
It takes time and effort to "roll up" a character (using dice to determine
statistics.) Among other things, you must also pick a race (for their
qualities and abilities,) pick a class (fighter, thief, mage, etc,) make up
a name, and often a background story to go with the character for more fun
role playing. You invest personal feelings into this made up role, as it
is someone that you might want to be in another reality. Then my dad would
throw us against some red dragon or something equally difficult right away
and we would get killed!! There goes all the work we put into THAT
character, have to start over now! >>
Yes! I love to play but hate to make characters, so when my husband does this
it is discouraging to me, even now! But the whole gaming thing is great fun
for the whole family! The old stigma of D&D is hopefully gone forever! May we
produce a new generation of incredibly creative gamers! :-)
Blessings, Lori in TX
[email protected]
In a message dated 9/6/99 11:47:52 PM EST, tn-k4of5@... writes:
<< I also wanted to ammend my previous message about game types: MERP (middle
Earth Role Playing) is the game that is based on the world of the Tolkien
novels. GUURP is another fantasy system. >>
Thanks and thanks again! I am going to go looking for this, maybe a
Christmas/ birthday gift!
Teresa
<< I also wanted to ammend my previous message about game types: MERP (middle
Earth Role Playing) is the game that is based on the world of the Tolkien
novels. GUURP is another fantasy system. >>
Thanks and thanks again! I am going to go looking for this, maybe a
Christmas/ birthday gift!
Teresa
Linda Wyatt
My brother in law has been involved in role playing games for many years,
and writes for Dragon Magazine. He has a website of resources, for any of
you who might be interested.
http://www.aquela.com/roleplaying/index.html
I know that he has written software to roll up characters, making it much
easier, but I don't know if he has any of that listed on his site. You
could e-mail and ask him.
Linda
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Linda Wyatt
hilinda@...
http://www.lightlink.com/hilinda
Learning everywhere, all the time.
Algebra before breakfast
"A lie, you see, no matter how often or how vociferously repeated, may be
mistaken for the truth, but it does not become the truth." - Adam Crown
and writes for Dragon Magazine. He has a website of resources, for any of
you who might be interested.
http://www.aquela.com/roleplaying/index.html
I know that he has written software to roll up characters, making it much
easier, but I don't know if he has any of that listed on his site. You
could e-mail and ask him.
Linda
--
Linda Wyatt
hilinda@...
http://www.lightlink.com/hilinda
Learning everywhere, all the time.
Algebra before breakfast
"A lie, you see, no matter how often or how vociferously repeated, may be
mistaken for the truth, but it does not become the truth." - Adam Crown
Thomas and Nanci Kuykendall
The old stigma of D&D is hopefully gone forever! May we
world, and retain their youthful spirit and play make-believe!
Nanci K. in Idaho
>produce a new generation of incredibly creative gamers! :-)More power to the gamers! Those folks who know how to see the magic in the
>Blessings, Lori in TX
world, and retain their youthful spirit and play make-believe!
Nanci K. in Idaho