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<blockquote data-quote="Barendd Nobeard" data-source="post: 292031" data-attributes="member: 960">That was my thinking.&nbsp; There's another one where you can resuce some dwarves (or they're in the dungeon too, and will join you).&nbsp; We used them for NPCs to help the PCs live longer.&nbsp; But when one of the dwarves died, the other one had to leave (return the body home for burial).Yeah, the only one that was a no-brainer was Improved Familiar for my daughter.&nbsp; She plays a wizard, and they ran across a pseudo-dragon in the first Saltmarsh module.&nbsp; She said she wanted it for a familiar, and I told her she'd have to take a feat to do it.&nbsp; Other than that, I have to explain whichs feats they might want to take, and let them agonize over which one to take.Yeah, they really seem to be enjoying it.&nbsp; That series also has a good mix of role-playing along with combat (like Sunless Citadel).&nbsp;Well, actually four friends want to play, but the fourth is a friend-of-a-friend.&nbsp; I made two of them ask their parents first, and the other two I didn't.&nbsp; (Guess maybe I should.) But the two who had to ask the parents got the go ahead.&nbsp; One of them even told me that he plays Diablo all the time with his uncle, so he didn't think his parents would mind.&nbsp; He was right. <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />They have been close a couple of times, and some well-loved NPCs have died.&nbsp; Once, they almost died (TPK), but a viper familiar managed to attack the montser before the monster could hit it.&nbsp; A close one; my son still mentions it once in a while.They also know I'm a hard-ass.&nbsp; When they roll for h.p., they can take their roll or mine.&nbsp; They roll first, and if they don't like it, then I roll.&nbsp; But, they're stuck with my roll, even if it's worse.&nbsp; My son rolled a 5 for his paladin and kept it.&nbsp; Decided he didn't like the possiblity of my rolling a 4 or less.&nbsp; I love it when a 7-year-old can analyze the numbers and make a decision.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:"&nbsp; data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Barendd Nobeard, post: 292031, member: 960"] That was my thinking. There's another one where you can resuce some dwarves (or they're in the dungeon too, and will join you). We used them for NPCs to help the PCs live longer. But when one of the dwarves died, the other one had to leave (return the body home for burial). Yeah, the only one that was a no-brainer was [i]Improved Familiar[/i] for my daughter. She plays a wizard, and they ran across a pseudo-dragon in the first Saltmarsh module. She said she wanted it for a familiar, and I told her she'd have to take a feat to do it. Other than that, I have to explain whichs feats they might want to take, and let them agonize over which one to take. Yeah, they really seem to be enjoying it. That series also has a good mix of role-playing along with combat (like Sunless Citadel). Well, actually four friends want to play, but the fourth is a friend-of-a-friend. I made two of them ask their parents first, and the other two I didn't. (Guess maybe I should.) But the two who had to ask the parents got the go ahead. One of them even told me that he plays Diablo all the time with his uncle, so he didn't think his parents would mind. He was right. :) They have been close a couple of times, and some well-loved NPCs have died. Once, they almost died (TPK), but a viper familiar managed to attack the montser before the monster could hit it. A close one; my son still mentions it once in a while. They also know I'm a hard-ass. When they roll for h.p., they can take their roll or mine. They roll first, and if they don't like it, then I roll. But, they're stuck with my roll, even if it's worse. My son rolled a 5 for his paladin and kept it. Decided he didn't like the possiblity of my rolling a 4 or less. I love it when a 7-year-old can analyze the numbers and make a decision. :cool: [/QUOTE]

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