The Heroes of Icemist (SmallBeginnings 2)- Interlude update 2/21/2008!
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By the way, a lot of you might be long term enough readers to remember when my son was born. Well, taking a page from Rel's book about roleplaying for toddlers, my wife and I have begun helping him through his own little adventures before bedtime. So far they're very simple (sneak past the dragon, wave the magic wand to enlarge the monkey, etc.), but they're getting more complex as we go.
And he loves it.
So thanks, Rel. I wouldn't have thought of this idea myself. Of course, when my son does end up in the steam tunnels his Sophmore Year in college, I'll be blaming you.
And he loves it.
So thanks, Rel. I wouldn't have thought of this idea myself. Of course, when my son does end up in the steam tunnels his Sophmore Year in college, I'll be blaming you.
Rel
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Enkhidu said:
Awesome!
If I can make a recommendation for when he gets a little older, see if you can lay your hands on a copy of the Descent boardgame by Fantasy Flight games. It's expensive if you buy it new (around $80) but if you can snag a used copy off ebay you might get it for considerably less than that.
I recommend it for a lot of reasons. Even if you didn't have a kid, the game itself is fun and the box is FULL of stuff you can use for your regular games (80 miniatures, a big snap-together set of dungeon tiles with a 1" grid already on them and tons of counters). But for Samantha, not only was the game fun but very educational. The dice you roll to hit and kill the monsters have pips and digits on them that represent various things in the game from the range of your missile weapons to how much damage you did. Samantha learned a LOT about counting, addition and subtraction from playing Descent and we have had tons of fun with it as well.
Furthermore, when we started out, I was always the one who set the game up and let her (and sometimes my wife) "explore the dungeon". But nowadays Samantha almost always insists on being the "Game Master" and she's getting pretty darned good at it too!
Rel said:
A chubby halfling, a half-orc, a panther-man, an older priest, & a guy who hangs out in the woods. Yeah, no offense intended to Aurora, but it's incredibly likely that most women are hotter than these guys. I'd rather see the update. I'd REALLY rather see the update than what Rel has in his twisted little head. <shudders>
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