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<blockquote data-quote="Tinner" data-source="post: 2232316" data-attributes="member: 19667">I like the pre-gen idea, but make sure you leave them all some starting cash, and let them do their own shopping.Not trying to sound sexist here, but after GMing for my non-gamer wife, I have found that what really holds her interest is shopping for new stuff for her PC. Not just new weapons, but camping gear, misc. bags, henchmen, fashion accessories.Women in general IMO are much more interested than men in the social interactions possible in these non-combat activities. Let them meet some quirky, interesting shopkeepers and haggle for goods and services. eck, maybe they need some &quot;letters of transit&quot;, and have to go to &quot;Rick's Cafe Americain&quot; to negotiate for tem.Have the shopkeeper offer them the hooks to whatever adventure you want to run, and offer them a sizeable discount on future purchases if they complete the mission.YMMV, but I've had a lot of success running games for women that start with this set-up.As for what to actually run -&quot;Mad God's Key&quot; and &quot;Box of Flumph&quot; from recent issues of Dungeon were both big hits with women new to gaming when I ran them with he above caveat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tinner, post: 2232316, member: 19667"] I like the pre-gen idea, but make sure you leave them all some starting cash, and let them do their own shopping. Not trying to sound sexist here, but after GMing for my non-gamer wife, I have found that what really holds her interest is shopping for new stuff for her PC. Not just new weapons, but camping gear, misc. bags, henchmen, fashion accessories. Women in general IMO are much more interested than men in the social interactions possible in these non-combat activities. Let them meet some quirky, interesting shopkeepers and haggle for goods and services. eck, maybe they need some "letters of transit", and have to go to "Rick's Cafe Americain" to negotiate for tem. Have the shopkeeper offer them the hooks to whatever adventure you want to run, and offer them a sizeable discount on future purchases if they complete the mission. YMMV, but I've had a lot of success running games for women that start with this set-up. As for what to actually run -"Mad God's Key" and "Box of Flumph" from recent issues of Dungeon were both big hits with women new to gaming when I ran them with he above caveat. [/QUOTE]

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