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<blockquote data-quote="Terra_Ferax_Mark" data-source="post: 401888" data-attributes="member: 4730"><p><strong>A follow up on Andorax's idea.</strong></p><p></p><p>Andorax's suggestion of a solo campaign is a good idea for warming your wife to D&D (I introduced my wife to Dungeon Hack and then to multiplayer Diablo, both worked nicely).</p><p></p><p>But the joy of gaming is the interaction with other people.</p><p></p><p>Find another couple who (at least one) enjoys gaming (preferably both). It's even better if your wife is friends with the couple. Stress this is something you are doing together as couples.</p><p></p><p>If you have time, write a short encounter, say 4-6 obstacles. Give it a plot that your wife might enjoy (such as reuniting a ghost with her husband in death, or a murder mystery). Make it short so that it does not take a lot of time.</p><p></p><p>If you don't have time, find a pregenerated adventure. Pick 4-6 encounters you think work well from it and ignore the rest of the adventure. You'll probably need to redraw the map.</p><p></p><p>Invite the couple over and have characters already made. Chuck out game balance, you're trying to show off what roleplaying can be, not provide balance (by that I mean, give out nice rewards for defeating a monster <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> and if somebody's about to die, apply a -10 situation modifier [edit: to the monsters] to hit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> ). You DM, and try to make the experience fun for everyone. If someone is holding back, be forward and ask him/her, "what do you think you should do here"-- even if the logical thing is to roll initiative and pound the monsters into hamburger.</p><p></p><p>Allow for conversation that isn't game related. Make the adventure a true social experience. If you can, work in some other activies (dinner, another type of game). </p><p></p><p>Make the experience fun, and repeat a few times, working towards a normal gaming session. Gradually introduce your old gaming buddies into your social experiment. Have them invite spouses/girlfriends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terra_Ferax_Mark, post: 401888, member: 4730"] [b]A follow up on Andorax's idea.[/b] Andorax's suggestion of a solo campaign is a good idea for warming your wife to D&D (I introduced my wife to Dungeon Hack and then to multiplayer Diablo, both worked nicely). But the joy of gaming is the interaction with other people. Find another couple who (at least one) enjoys gaming (preferably both). It's even better if your wife is friends with the couple. Stress this is something you are doing together as couples. If you have time, write a short encounter, say 4-6 obstacles. Give it a plot that your wife might enjoy (such as reuniting a ghost with her husband in death, or a murder mystery). Make it short so that it does not take a lot of time. If you don't have time, find a pregenerated adventure. Pick 4-6 encounters you think work well from it and ignore the rest of the adventure. You'll probably need to redraw the map. Invite the couple over and have characters already made. Chuck out game balance, you're trying to show off what roleplaying can be, not provide balance (by that I mean, give out nice rewards for defeating a monster :D and if somebody's about to die, apply a -10 situation modifier [edit: to the monsters] to hit :eek: ). You DM, and try to make the experience fun for everyone. If someone is holding back, be forward and ask him/her, "what do you think you should do here"-- even if the logical thing is to roll initiative and pound the monsters into hamburger. Allow for conversation that isn't game related. Make the adventure a true social experience. If you can, work in some other activies (dinner, another type of game). Make the experience fun, and repeat a few times, working towards a normal gaming session. Gradually introduce your old gaming buddies into your social experiment. Have them invite spouses/girlfriends. [/QUOTE]
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