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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:16 pm

My son was sitting there playing with a monster he had made out of LEGOs and when I looked at it, I immediately knew what I thought it was. But, I had to ask, "Hey, what did you make there?" The reply...

"Oh, it is a Yuan Ti. Thats a snake man daddy."

It made the gamer in me swell a little bit.

He's 7, and while I've been wanting to begin teaching him RPG's, he's never expressed much interest in table-top gaming. He absolutely loves computer and console RPG's though.

Well, he's starting to express some interest in the tabletop variety so I think I'm going to begin running sessions for him soon. I had hoped to bring him into it with his own copy of C&C Basic, but its not looking like that'll be anytime soon.

The 4e Starter Set comes out this month, I'll prolly pick that up as his first box set and get him rolling. He'll still get the C&C set when it finally comes out, but 4e will suffice for now.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:24 pm

I started my son off with 3E when he was 7 or 8. He was so happy when we switched over to something as easy to understand as C&C, when he was 9 or 10. 9, I think.
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:30 pm

*scratches head* I started playing AD&D when I was about 8. C&C, being simpler, shouldn't be a challenge. Kids are smarter than most folks realize. ^_~`
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:43 pm

I agree with ya there Peter and I doubt that standard C&C would be a problem for him to grasp at all. I've just been wanting to kick off his RPGing with a box set like I did. Something I can give him and he'll sit and "ooo and Aaah" over on his own. I picked up the C&C white box hoping it would be something along those lines, and while it is a great product, its just not what I had in mind to give a 7 year old.

That's why I've been chomping at the bit for C&C basic.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:35 pm

Don't you still have the old red boxed set?
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voynich · Post by **voynich** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:56 pm

i thought castles and crusades had a box set. i'll have to look at the website again, but i could've sworn there was a box set available.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:04 am

voynich wrote:
i thought castles and crusades had a box set. i'll have to look at the website again, but i could've sworn there was a box set available.

Yup, but from above:

Dangerdwarf wrote:
I picked up the C&C white box hoping it would be something along those lines, and while it is a great product, its just not what I had in mind to give a 7 year old.

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:06 am

Treebore wrote:
Don't you still have the old red boxed set?

Not giving him my near mint red box. I want to get him into RPG's, but not through tearing up a nm red box.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:21 am

Here's how you simply teach kids to RPG. Give them the figurine. Put the monster figs on the table and break out your d20. Tell the child simply the situation and ask what they want to do. If they want to fight the monsters, describe holl to resolve this by rolling a d20. Damage... what damage? "you slay the monster!"

Children love it!

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papercut · Post by **papercut** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:04 am

The delay of basic is rather frustrating. I tutor kids English a few times a week and we play C&C at the end of class. It is great fun, and easy to play, but I have had to use some other reading material to give them a better understanding of the game. I may switch to 4e if the basic set is simple enough (it may not be).

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Julian Grimm · Post by **Julian Grimm** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:08 am

My 6 year old loves C&C. I simplified things a bit for her but she's getting the Character Sheet down and is getting used to how the game plays. She's vicious as well. My wife has had to drag her off fights that they couldn't win the whole time she swears she can kill them all.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:08 am

Omote wrote:
Here's how you simply teach kids to RPG. Give them the figurine. Put the monster figs on the table and break out your d20. Tell the child simply the situation and ask what they want to do. If they want to fight the monsters, describe holl to resolve this by rolling a d20. Damage... what damage? "you slay the monster!"

Children love it!

-O

I've been doing something remarkably similar to that with him for the past 2 years. You are right, it is fun for him and he loves it. So now I plan on graduating him to an actual system and begin the simple game that you are talking about with my daughter.

Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:08 am

I'm in a similar situation, too. My six year old is showing great promise for some roleplaying action. I wouldn't terribly mind getting him started now, but I don't know if he can handle it. I guess he will be able to, depending how easy I make it for him. I'm just determining if I'll start him on the Red Box or a watered-down C&C. The only knock against the Red Box is having to switch him over to C&C at some point - I don't want it to be confusing.

Aladar · Post by **Aladar** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:56 pm

My seven year old loves C&C. He has not had much of a problem understanding the rules, once I explained them. He likes telling me what his character is going to try and do, then rolling the dice to see if it worked or not.

He really likes to wade through the monsters with his sword, as does his brother (when he is not throwing spells). I have just had to tailor my C&C game to their hack & slash (kill everything) style of play.

So far, they seem to be having a blast.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:01 pm

Yeah, kids are smarter than a lot of folks give them credit for. I have no doubt he'll be able to pick up on any system I throw at him. I just wish to give him an actual, physical product all of his own that will hold a degree of "wow factor" for a kid his age.

Aladar · Post by **Aladar** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:08 pm

DD,

I gave both my kids a copy of the quick start rules nicely spiral bound with covers for them to use until I could get them a hard copy of the PHB.

Now I have plans to print off copies of the PDF C&C PHB I bought and have those bound for them. Now they will have their own books that can be easily replaced in case of accidents and such.

Plus, now I won't have to worry about them messing up either of my PHBs.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:00 pm

Hrmmm, I may have to pull out the Quick Start rules and take a look and see if I think it'd interest him enough to read on his own. I'd prefer a box set but that might work as well. I should have last years Quick Start on the shelf, I'll take a look.

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