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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2093438" data-attributes="member: 8447">Some very interesting notions here!I must admit that I am a bit nervous about using a game other than D&D, even if it is D20/OGL simply because of less "name recognition" (plus some potential availability issues).  M&M is a good game, yes, but I have learned one major thing from dealing with young kids of late (about half a dozen nieces & nephews and many friends' kids: Uncle Wombat is hauled in for many kid-o-centric times, which is great!) -- they are incredibly brand-oriented.  D&D is a brand, ergo it is easier to attract them, and possibly retain their interest. I would also like to show them, further on in the class, that there are many other types of games out there, ranging from other D20-type products to such rivals as GURPS, Tri Stat, Ars Magica, etc.  I think I wouldn't mention Vampire, again due to possibly "crossing the line" with certain parents, even though I was a horror film nut as a kid of that age range.The idea of the FAQ for parents does, indeed, fit with something I am preparing.  I am glad to see that this was not just a concern of my own.  <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=":)" />I hadn't really thought about the Basic Set before, but that might well be a way to go.  I'll check in with the FLGS about this one.Yeah, I also had Harry Potter in my head for a theme (I have been "hired" by a local bookstore for the last two HP book release parties to dress up as Hagrid and entertain the kids -- my pay was to see a whole bunch of kids excited about reading and a copy of the book!  Yeah!).  Between hippogriffs, potions, and different schools of magic, this should make a neat fit.  I was also really interested in pushing the "vocabulary" aspect of gaming -- what is an Enchantment?, what is Chainmail?, etc.  I know a lot of folks who say the D&D did more for their vocab than a hundred spelling tests!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Anyway, thanks for the responses so far and keep the ideas coming!</blockquote>

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