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<blockquote data-quote="Buttercup" data-source="post: 1741594" data-attributes="member: 990">I taught my husband to play a couple of years ago, and he's still iffy on some of the rules.&nbsp; The whole magic thing is really confusing to him, so he just plays fighters and barbarians.I used the Adventure Game, but you wouldn't have to do that, as long as you simplified some things at first.&nbsp; Don't overwhelm her with Grapple and so forth.&nbsp; Give her a short list of things her character can do--perhaps limiting her druid spells to a few that you can easily work into the adventure--and give her plenty of opportunities to use the basic mechanic.&nbsp; You know, roll a d20 and add the appropriate bonus (or subtract the penalty).&nbsp; I'd also be very careful with the first few combats.&nbsp; It is important that she succeed, but you don't want it to be such a cake-walk that it seems stupid.&nbsp;Note:&nbsp; my husband is for some reason bothered by there being 9 levels of spells that do not correspond to the character's level.&nbsp; &quot;What?&nbsp; If that wizard is 6th level, why can't he cast 6th level spells?&nbsp; That's just dumb!&quot;&nbsp; Maybe he's just obtuse.&nbsp; It never perplexed me, when I learned.&nbsp; Or maybe it really is a confusing thing for some people.Good luck and have lots of fun!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buttercup, post: 1741594, member: 990"] I taught my husband to play a couple of years ago, and he's still iffy on some of the rules. The whole magic thing is really confusing to him, so he just plays fighters and barbarians. I used the Adventure Game, but you wouldn't have to do that, as long as you simplified some things at first. Don't overwhelm her with Grapple and so forth. Give her a short list of things her character can do--perhaps limiting her druid spells to a few that you can easily work into the adventure--and give her plenty of opportunities to use the basic mechanic. You know, roll a d20 and add the appropriate bonus (or subtract the penalty). I'd also be very careful with the first few combats. It is important that she succeed, but you don't want it to be such a cake-walk that it seems stupid. Note: my husband is for some reason bothered by there being 9 levels of spells that do not correspond to the character's level. "What? If that wizard is 6th level, why can't he cast 6th level spells? That's just dumb!" Maybe he's just obtuse. It never perplexed me, when I learned. Or maybe it really is a confusing thing for some people. Good luck and have lots of fun! [/QUOTE]

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