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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 5767529" data-attributes="member: 54846">Could you elaborate on what you mean by "find a reason"? As in, the clues will inform them what to do? Are tokens ok? I just don't own actual minis. I typically use cheap things like aquarium stones, nuts and bolts, chess pawns, pennies, really anything laying around. WotC hasn't released Siege sadly. Only people who ran at PAX got it. (Edit: Although I see someone described the adventure sequence in that thread. Nice.)I'd rather work them up to something like Gardmore rather than start them off at level 6, but I do plan on making pregens for a session or two of just "Explore a dungeon" type stuff. Maybe beginning the adventure where a cow falls out of the sky onto someone's house (caused by a dragon losing its grip on its latest meal) and the PCs tracking it down to a DUNGEON. Either that, or a lone miner who broke through a tunnel into a deep cavern, something emerged and ate his mule, and he needs help (a dwarven wizard was buried in his lab after an earthquake, and what's left of him and his efforts to escape). (Also I'm playing Gardmore Abby in an online game, so I don't want to spoil myself <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=":)" />)Something that might be of interest to you: Chatty DM over at Critical Hits has a <a href="http://critical-hits.com/2011/12/14/instant-dungeon-crawling-the-formula-and-the-setup/" target="_blank">different</a> but <a href="http://critical-hits.com/2011/12/20/instant-dungeon-crawling-trial-by-dragon/" target="_blank">similar</a> method. It involves showing the players the map, and asking each player to place a treasure gem somewhere on the map. Each time they come into a room with a gem, the DM rolls on a table (puzzle, trap, monster, free treasure). Pregens - do you think I should use the PHB1-2 classes, start first with Essentials pregens, and then when it's time to make their characters, show them the other options? My only concern is that the Essentials are pretty simplistic, I don't know if kids will get bored with them or that teaching them how the Essentials work will confuse them when it's time to show the pre-essentials AEDU classes.I want to include a Skald bard among the pregens, but I'm afraid that "Yeah he sings/tells stories and that's how he is awesome" will get the reaction of "That's lame" and no one will play it.One thing I'm concerned with is keeping the kids "in line". Focused on the game, not goofing off. Or not being Disruptive - killing villagers ala GTA, attacking other characters, and such.Ultimately I think my approach to the game might change depending on the ages and experienc eof hte players.</blockquote>

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