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<blockquote data-quote="Mercury53" data-source="post: 9050918" data-attributes="member: 6968850">Afternoon all!I’m a fairly new DM trying to run campaigns for my wife and kids.&nbsp; We started with LMoP starter kit a few years back, but took a break mid-pandemic because we relocated and had to settle into our new life.I rekindled some interest and bought a few campaign books, none of which seem to really scratch the itch for the party.&nbsp; Some background, I’ve played on and off as a PC in 3 campaigns(though I haven’t finished a single one, I’m pretty busy and committing to a group has always been problematic) my kids are now 11 and 14, and both love D&amp;D for different reasons.&nbsp; My wife only plays to be part of family time, she finds the whole game rather silly.&nbsp; This makes me pretty self conscious when we’re playing because any role play at all seems silly in front of her.&nbsp; She loves watching the kids get into the game but that’s pretty much it. So I keep buying these campaign books like Out of the Abyss, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Rime of the Frostmaiden, and most recently Dragonlance Shadow of the dragon queen.&nbsp; Most of these interest me immensely but all seem so complicated for the family to actually play through.&nbsp; I did try Candlekeep mysteries as well, and we got through 3 of the one shots just fine, but I don’t want to just level everyone up every session and that’s what that book will do if you run all the one shots.&nbsp; Also some of the adventures are not suited to my youngest so I chose to stop that book.&nbsp; What I’m struggling with now is each campaign book seems to want the PC’s at level 1, their most recent characters are level 4.&nbsp; I wanted them to make new characters for Dragonlance and that’s where we stalled.&nbsp; Everyone is down to play if they have a character, but no on wants to make a new one at all.&nbsp; I’m seriously considering abandoning the campaign books entirely and just spitballing my own ad lib encounters to get everyone playing.&nbsp; Seems less complex and more focused on sitting down and playing.&nbsp; I’ve watched tons of YouTube videos over the years from the likes of Matt Colville and many others, and creating encounters is seeming less daunting than before.&nbsp; I have all the core books as well as Tasha’s cauldron, Xanathar’s guide, Volos guide, Sword coast adventurers guide, and Monsters of the multiverse.&nbsp; I feel like I don’t need to buy anything else, I should be able to create an entire campaign or more here lol.&nbsp; Any thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercury53, post: 9050918, member: 6968850"] Afternoon all! I’m a fairly new DM trying to run campaigns for my wife and kids. We started with LMoP starter kit a few years back, but took a break mid-pandemic because we relocated and had to settle into our new life. I rekindled some interest and bought a few campaign books, none of which seem to really scratch the itch for the party. Some background, I’ve played on and off as a PC in 3 campaigns(though I haven’t finished a single one, I’m pretty busy and committing to a group has always been problematic) my kids are now 11 and 14, and both love D&D for different reasons. My wife only plays to be part of family time, she finds the whole game rather silly. This makes me pretty self conscious when we’re playing because any role play at all seems silly in front of her. She loves watching the kids get into the game but that’s pretty much it. So I keep buying these campaign books like Out of the Abyss, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Rime of the Frostmaiden, and most recently Dragonlance Shadow of the dragon queen. Most of these interest me immensely but all seem so complicated for the family to actually play through. I did try Candlekeep mysteries as well, and we got through 3 of the one shots just fine, but I don’t want to just level everyone up every session and that’s what that book will do if you run all the one shots. Also some of the adventures are not suited to my youngest so I chose to stop that book. What I’m struggling with now is each campaign book seems to want the PC’s at level 1, their most recent characters are level 4. I wanted them to make new characters for Dragonlance and that’s where we stalled. Everyone is down to play if they have a character, but no on wants to make a new one at all. I’m seriously considering abandoning the campaign books entirely and just spitballing my own ad lib encounters to get everyone playing. Seems less complex and more focused on sitting down and playing. I’ve watched tons of YouTube videos over the years from the likes of Matt Colville and many others, and creating encounters is seeming less daunting than before. I have all the core books as well as Tasha’s cauldron, Xanathar’s guide, Volos guide, Sword coast adventurers guide, and Monsters of the multiverse. I feel like I don’t need to buy anything else, I should be able to create an entire campaign or more here lol. Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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