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<blockquote data-quote="Dimwhit" data-source="post: 1035166" data-attributes="member: 2576"><p>I would advise, first off, that you start her at 1st level. If she's brand new to the game, it might be too much to keep track of starting her at a higher level.</p><p></p><p>Also, don't try to do a huge campaign. Come up with one or two NPCs that can help her along, and then do something very simple that would take a normal group a few hours. She's new to the game, so combats will take much longer, and will anything else. Remember, you'll have to explain all the rules as she goes along.</p><p></p><p>Just have her be a first level Sorceress who happens to be the daughter of the Duke. Maybe her little brother was kidnapped, and she sneaks off to go rescue him. Of course, she convinces the captain of her personal guard to come along to keep her save, and maybe she comes across the stereotypical rogues who helps her out (and of course has a crush on her). She finds the bad guy lair, goes in, and gets her brother.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't try to do anything more complicated than that. Ease her into the game, or all the rules and complications may just turn her off. You can get more elaborate as she gets more comfortable with it.</p><p></p><p>Those are my suggestions, anyway. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dimwhit, post: 1035166, member: 2576"] I would advise, first off, that you start her at 1st level. If she's brand new to the game, it might be too much to keep track of starting her at a higher level. Also, don't try to do a huge campaign. Come up with one or two NPCs that can help her along, and then do something very simple that would take a normal group a few hours. She's new to the game, so combats will take much longer, and will anything else. Remember, you'll have to explain all the rules as she goes along. Just have her be a first level Sorceress who happens to be the daughter of the Duke. Maybe her little brother was kidnapped, and she sneaks off to go rescue him. Of course, she convinces the captain of her personal guard to come along to keep her save, and maybe she comes across the stereotypical rogues who helps her out (and of course has a crush on her). She finds the bad guy lair, goes in, and gets her brother. I wouldn't try to do anything more complicated than that. Ease her into the game, or all the rules and complications may just turn her off. You can get more elaborate as she gets more comfortable with it. Those are my suggestions, anyway. :) [/QUOTE]
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