Would you GM for Kids at GenCon '06?

[Belen]

I would DM for kids 10 and older. I do not have a lot of XP for dealing with any younger than that.

 

[Old One]

Sure, but...

Only if they are all 18-year old female Swedish exchange students...

Oh...wait...wrong thread...I thought this was the TBR GenCon 2006 planning thread !

I had a thought while reading this post...this might be a really good type of game for "Team DMing"...where one DM focuses on story and the other handles mechanics to keep things crackin' along at a good pace with fast, furious and fun action.

Just a thought...I think it would be fun!

~ OO

 

[nsolo]

Adkison not Adkinson

Just FYI, his last name is Adkison (no 'n' in the middle); you can see his bio bio at the Gen Con site

Yes, I do know the correct spelling. However, my fingers don't know there is no "n" in his name!
)

 

[Pielorinho]

One thing I've found in my limited experiences DMing for kids is that they often have trouble waiting for their turn, constantly wanting to ask questions in the middle of a description or act when someone else is acting. I had one player who, in the middle of a wilderness trip, wanted to purchase more arrows (he had plenty), and who would not let the subject drop, no matter how many times I told him that no arrow stores were nearby.

That sort of thing causes headaches. And I'm not speaking metaphorically.

I wonder if it'd be good to have a secondary DM who handles all written notes from the kids?

Daniel

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Tag-teaming could be good. The alternate (per my suggestion in the first page of this thread) is to lower the size of the group. If they are 9-10, I'm sure they are bright, but it's hard to get them to write notes. They are so excited. My 9-year old watched my game and kept asking questions despite injunction from me and her mother to "write it all down." Now, perhaps a reward system for writing things down would work. Not sure what that would be.

 

[Old One]

Tag-teaming could be good. The alternate (per my suggestion in the first page of this thread) is to lower the size of the group. If they are 9-10, I'm sure they are bright, but it's hard to get them to write notes. They are so excited. My 9-year old watched my game and kept asking questions despite injunction from me and her mother to "write it all down." Now, perhaps a reward system for writing things down would work. Not sure what that would be.

+1 bonus on their next d20 roll for writing it down !

~ OO

PS - Either that or Phat Loot...