A Fantasy Roleplaying Game for Adults Ages 10 and Up

 I was introduced to Dungeons and Dragons in 5th or 6th grade. The older sister of a classmate was the referee for a game using the BX rules. My first adventure was B4 The Lost City. I was hooked. 

Although I bought all the 2nd edition books and pored over them with my brother and a few friends, I never really played. It was too big a game for a 12 year old on a farm I guess? I never stopped liking the idea of D&D though.

Fast forward over 30 years and my oldest kid is ten. He has an interest in fantasy books and on a visit to grandma’s we find the BX and 1st Edition rule books. The flame is rekindled.

I spend too much time on the internet and learn that there was a 3rd edition, a 5th edition, and an OSR? I also discover OD&D. The internet is amazing, and weird.  

I go to a few learn to play group sessions at various bars and am unimpressed. I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s not fun and not what I remember.

My wife gives me a push. She reserves the library once a week and through the magic of the internet I am suddenly refereeing 10-15 kids ages 7-12 through Tomb of the Serpent King. 

No ability score modifiers, simplified magic, max hit points and no skills. Everything is a d6. It falls apart due to the number of kids an age spread. But it is fun. Minimal combat, abject terror of dying, and tense interactions with a chained up basilisk wearing a mechanical visor. 

My son was hooked but wanted a tighter group and a smaller age range. 


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