buddhafrog
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I haven't been on Enworld for almost two years... I had been DMing several games for middle school ESL (English as a second language) groups in Korea. My work changed and I only ran one game in the past couple years.
I'm now going to start a new game with my son, nephew and a few friends, all middle school, and some with only intermediate English skills. I wasn't too fond of 4E, think Pathfinder/3E will be too complicated, and I'm curious about running D&D Next, so that is what we'll be doing. I've been downloading the playtests and have the rules, but need some help finding the right adventure. I've spent most of Sunday on Enworld learning, but am not much closer to making a choice, so I thought I would bring it to you for advice:
QUESTIONS:
Thanks a lot for helping me get back into D&D and hopefully providing the kids with a good game/intro into RPGs.
I'm now going to start a new game with my son, nephew and a few friends, all middle school, and some with only intermediate English skills. I wasn't too fond of 4E, think Pathfinder/3E will be too complicated, and I'm curious about running D&D Next, so that is what we'll be doing. I've been downloading the playtests and have the rules, but need some help finding the right adventure. I've spent most of Sunday on Enworld learning, but am not much closer to making a choice, so I thought I would bring it to you for advice:
- I need a game that is more linear, easier to follow, less dependent on fully understanding the nuances of dialog/NPCs, etc. Railroading is somewhat OK. For example, Murder in Balder's Gate looks GREAT to me - but it sounds like it would be far too complex for these kids.
- We can only play a couple hours a week, so the progression is slow. I can't imagine we'll ever get to 10th level.
- I don't have tons of time, so I'm hoping to find a pretty easy adventure to run.
QUESTIONS:
- Any advice on straight forward, easy adventures for me to run and the kids to follow. Free or pdf purchase is OK.
- If I get one of the official D&D Next adventures, will it be affected by which playtest rules I have and use.
- I know that some folks have made conversions for older D&D adventures. I have many older adventures - is there a place where conversions can be downloaded? I've never converted an adventure myself and am a little daunted by the task - but is converting it to D&D Next simply getting new monster/NPC player stats? That doesn't sound too hard, right?
Thanks a lot for helping me get back into D&D and hopefully providing the kids with a good game/intro into RPGs.