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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ilbranteloth" data-source="post: 6397019" data-attributes="member: 6778044">I'm running a campaign with my friend for my daughter (11), and his two sons (8 and 12). They had been playing 4th ed, then switched to the playtest.We're playing the full rules (plus my house rules) and they are really into it. Sessions are typically only about 2 hours, maybe 3. We don't get through more than a few encounters each session, but they're always excited for more. And it's been a blast because they come up with some great ideas and things that I don't expect. Depending on which of us is DM, we give them a little help here or there, but not much.They are 4th level, and the last session the 8-year-old's barbarian attempted to kick in a door and rolled a 1. So when he kicked it in, the orcs on the other side were ready and he was hit with 4 crossbow bolts, which almost killed him. He has a curse where he has to rage against orcs, and the first thing his brother did (elven ranger) was tackle him to keep him from attacking. My daughter is a rogue 2/druid 2 and changed into a giant spider so she could capture him with her web, and dragged him down the hall and around the corner. He failed his escape and she managed to keep him there another round, ending his rage. In the meantime, the elven ranger was leading the orcs down the hall in the other direction, and once the druid was back in elven form and healed the barbarian, they followed and attacked from behind while the ranger was taking care of them from the other end. He had even made a trip wire by using a rope and two arrows to drive into the wood-cladded walls, then ducked around a corner for cover before continuing to pick them off with his bow.The week before they were at a locked door, and my daughter was suggesting that she could turn into something small and go under the door to see what was there. She and the elven ranger were discussing it and the barbarian decided he didn't want to wait and walked up and kicked the door. My daughter literally slapped her forehead and went 'doh.' It was hysterical.Oh, and they are searching for the Dwarf's lost clan, the (wood) elven ranger is trying to decide whether he agrees with his parents worldly view of the good civilized races, or the more insular views of his other wood elven friends (in New Eaerlann), and both are trying to help protect the druid and determine what the magic sword given to her by her mother, as well as locate her family and/or Evereska (where she came from). After they were ambushed by orcs and an ogre, they debated whether they should go after the orcs that ran away, or continue toward Silverymoon to see if they can do some research in the library about the sword, her history, and the dwarf's unknown clan. They decided they couldn't leave the orcs to ambush others, plus they might need some money for the library. Two of the three were really leaning toward continuing rather than being sidetracked. And she stopped them from from killing a human they captured since he was no longer an immediate threat and deserved to be treated with respect, even if he was a criminal. They brought him back to town to face justice instead.They don't need any help from us!Ilbranteloth</blockquote>

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