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<blockquote data-quote="Tar-Edhel" data-source="post: 45667" data-attributes="member: 688"><p>I think you could include about any monster in the MM. Kids are exposed to a lot of medias (video games, books, movies, comis) where they see demons, undead and monsters of all kinds...</p><p></p><p>It's all in the atmosphere. I could describe a goblin and have some grown-ups scared sh**less. But the use of caricature and humor might de-dramatize the worst monsters so that the kids will have fun without having nightmare for weeks.</p><p></p><p>The way the culture is today, you might be dming kids that are expecting undead and humanoids (especially if their folks took them to the LOTR movie recently).</p><p></p><p>From my experience, the classics are more often than not big hits with youngsters. The troll under the bridge, the dragon keeping the princess (or prince if you have more girls than boys) prisonner... You see the picture.</p><p></p><p>You might want to take a look at some of the 1st edition adventures. They were very "fantasy-like". I am thinkng specifically about Palace of the Silver Princess and the land behind the magic mirror (EX1 Dongeonland and EX2 The land behind..., Alice in wonderand setting. Never read that one but it's worth a look). I think you will find them both in the Converted modules section of En World.</p><p></p><p>Have fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tar-Edhel, post: 45667, member: 688"] I think you could include about any monster in the MM. Kids are exposed to a lot of medias (video games, books, movies, comis) where they see demons, undead and monsters of all kinds... It's all in the atmosphere. I could describe a goblin and have some grown-ups scared sh**less. But the use of caricature and humor might de-dramatize the worst monsters so that the kids will have fun without having nightmare for weeks. The way the culture is today, you might be dming kids that are expecting undead and humanoids (especially if their folks took them to the LOTR movie recently). From my experience, the classics are more often than not big hits with youngsters. The troll under the bridge, the dragon keeping the princess (or prince if you have more girls than boys) prisonner... You see the picture. You might want to take a look at some of the 1st edition adventures. They were very "fantasy-like". I am thinkng specifically about Palace of the Silver Princess and the land behind the magic mirror (EX1 Dongeonland and EX2 The land behind..., Alice in wonderand setting. Never read that one but it's worth a look). I think you will find them both in the Converted modules section of En World. Have fun! [/QUOTE]
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