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<blockquote data-quote="neg" data-source="post: 931406" data-attributes="member: 4431">Situation: I dash off to game sessions every third week or so. Lately the girlfriend is interested in playing it seems.&nbsp; But she wants to do it one on one.&nbsp; She is too embarassed to play with others right now.&nbsp; I am a poor, novice DM at best, but up to the challenge.Siginficant other likes the Harry Potter books, LoTR movies, X-Men movies, but likes them for their characters and the moral dilememas and challenges they face.&nbsp; The hack and slash (ala Conan) is not what appeals to her.&nbsp; She reads Solomon Rushdie...and likes it!&nbsp; I can read anybody, but I can't read Rushdie....so we are facing a smart cookie here who would prefer to think her way out of sticky situations.So I am trying to figure out what to do that would be appealing to her.&nbsp; I would love to purchase a published setting and go, but a Forgotten Realms/Scarred Lands/Midnight setting seem to overwheling to me, and I imagine wouldn't appeal to her.I was thinking of a few sessions where the encounters are humans only.&nbsp; People making evil choices to further their own ends kind of thing.&nbsp; This would allow me to ease her into the fantastical side of the game. I think she might lose interest if I stat throwing &quot;strange creatures&quot; at her on the first session.&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus that is the kind of campaign I would like to run anyway.&nbsp; Perhaps the BBEG could be a hobgoblin for the first few sessions.SO...any setting ideas?&nbsp; Freeport?&nbsp; I know it is just a city setting, but I am looking for ideas that wouldn't overwhelm both of us.&nbsp; I just am worried about&nbsp; if there are ratmen running in the sewers causing major problems on the surface kind of thing.&nbsp; I would love something that is expansive in case she wanders to the edge of &quot;civilization&quot; and I need to know where she is.&nbsp; The excellent story hour on Freeport by drnuncheon has me interested in Freeport, but I don't know if it would work. Comments?&nbsp; How about modules?&nbsp; Again, anything that is chock full of the fantastical would be something to steer away from.&nbsp; My guess is I will have to brew up something of my own to work with.I will sit down with her and create a character and let everyone know what it is so I can get your brainstorming ideas, but anything you can suggest, and any advice you have would be most welcome.&nbsp; I imagine that I will have to craft an NPC to support her in case she needs the backup/firepower.Thanks--neg<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="neg, post: 931406, member: 4431"] Situation: I dash off to game sessions every third week or so. Lately the girlfriend is interested in playing it seems. But she wants to do it one on one. She is too embarassed to play with others right now. I am a poor, novice DM at best, but up to the challenge. Siginficant other likes the Harry Potter books, LoTR movies, X-Men movies, but likes them for their characters and the moral dilememas and challenges they face. The hack and slash (ala Conan) is not what appeals to her. She reads Solomon Rushdie...and likes it! I can read anybody, but I can't read Rushdie....so we are facing a smart cookie here who would prefer to think her way out of sticky situations. So I am trying to figure out what to do that would be appealing to her. I would love to purchase a published setting and go, but a Forgotten Realms/Scarred Lands/Midnight setting seem to overwheling to me, and I imagine wouldn't appeal to her. I was thinking of a few sessions where the encounters are humans only. People making evil choices to further their own ends kind of thing. This would allow me to ease her into the fantastical side of the game. I think she might lose interest if I stat throwing "strange creatures" at her on the first session. Plus that is the kind of campaign I would like to run anyway. Perhaps the BBEG could be a hobgoblin for the first few sessions. SO...any setting ideas? Freeport? I know it is just a city setting, but I am looking for ideas that wouldn't overwhelm both of us. I just am worried about if there are ratmen running in the sewers causing major problems on the surface kind of thing. I would love something that is expansive in case she wanders to the edge of "civilization" and I need to know where she is. The excellent story hour on Freeport by drnuncheon has me interested in Freeport, but I don't know if it would work. Comments? How about modules? Again, anything that is chock full of the fantastical would be something to steer away from. My guess is I will have to brew up something of my own to work with. I will sit down with her and create a character and let everyone know what it is so I can get your brainstorming ideas, but anything you can suggest, and any advice you have would be most welcome. I imagine that I will have to craft an NPC to support her in case she needs the backup/firepower. Thanks- -neg :confused: [/QUOTE]

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