We got banned from a house!

[Gez]

This does kinda bring up thoughts in my head of how children in D&D world play when there really are dragons out there and Wizards occasionally pass through town.

The same way, I think, that medieval kids played "let's pretend we're knights" when there was real knights; or New World pioneers' kids played "let's pretend we're cowboys and indians" when there were real cowboys and indians... Or like modern-day kids may play to be F1 racers or soldiers or whatever.

That is, with a lot of imagination and an impressive seriousness.

And it's very easy: My staff is a holy avenger, my little sister is a foul goblin, I shall smite the vile monster! Yah! Yah! Die, creature of darkness! *The little sister run away to her mom, screaming and crying, in a good enough imitation of a cowardly goblin for the kid.*

 

[Zappo]

Congratulations on raising a 5th level pre-schooler. She's well on her way to Epic.

Plus, this means that even with the modifiers for young age, she should have at least a half dozen hit points, and regain all of them with a good night's sleep. More than enough to avoid worrying about small cuts and scraped knees.

 

[I'm A Banana]

I think it's kind of interesting that we're in the midst of one of the first generation of "D&D Kids," whose parents play make-believe as often as they do.

Heck, I'd invite the kid to watch, help roll some dice, know what's *actually* going on.....that way, at least, if she casts lightning bolt at her friends they'll know how many dice to roll.

Seriously, I'm not sure how lightning bolt is bad influence. But if she's picking up other bad D&D habits (such as swearing when the parents don't want her to), I can see the case. Or if the school is getting uppitty about a kid casting lightning bolt (depending upon the kind of school, very possible).

Meh, I say nice job being an influence.

 

[Greatwyrm]

I'm sure that Fisher-Price makes a toddler Material Components Playset.

What do you think an Easy Bake Oven is? That's got Create Food written all over it.

 

[Gez]

But if she's picking up other bad D&D habits...

A few years later:

"OK. Our employer asked us to research stuff about the Boston Tea Party, and write him a report on that. He gave us this (*cue history book*) as a lead. Don't you find it suspicious? I perused this tome. It contains everything you need to know about that event. He could read himself for the infos he ask from us. So, it looks like a setup. A quest that simple is always a trap. We have to investigate his home to see if we can't find a clue about what's really going on... Don't forget to bring ropes, torchs, and a ten-foot pole, there's probably a secret underground temple to Asmodeus or something like that whose access is hidden in his basement."

 

[blargney the second]

Congratulations on raising a 5th level pre-schooler. She's well on her way to Epic.

I'm betting she's a 6th level sorceress with Charisma twinked to the max.

-blarg

ps - My dad always called me Munchkin when I was a kid. I was born to be a gamer!

 

[Urklore]

Hey at least it was imaginary lightning bolts (did she tell the pre-schoolers what their DC for the save was?)! Me and my son use to watch X-Men Evolution all the time (and superman, batman, etc all those awesome superhero cartoons).

In his pre-school class he poked one of his classmates in the eye. When asked why he did it, my 5yr old said 'my bones made me do it'. Me thinks someone is emulating 'spike' from said cartoon.

 

[Eeralai]

Either way, as unfortunate as it may be, it is her house and her child. It is totally within her and her husband rights to ban you guys, for ANY reason.


Hopefully it is just hormones and you guys do clean up after yourselves. So eventually she may let you guys come back.

Yeah, everyone's comfort level with D&D is different. What surprises me is it sounds like the preschool adults told on the little girl. I guess different preschools have different tolerances too. Our son wrote a story at his Christian preschool about some ghouls attacking somebody and then being turned into the planet jupiter. The teachers never batted their eyes and we proudly displayed the story for our gamer friends. Of course when they read him the story of Daniel and the Lions din he didn't want to go back to chapel for two weeks because he was too scared. Once again who knew he would be afraid of that and not ghouls. :\

 

[dream66_]

I think the difference was the ghouls were his story, he had control of them could make them come and go as he pleased no fear. The Lions were not, they were out of his control and thus scary.

 

[Eeralai]

I think the difference was the ghouls were his story, he had control of them could make them come and go as he pleased no fear. The Lions were not, they were out of his control and thus scary.

That's my theory too.