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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: Razor 007 on June 23, 2019, 02:17:30 AM

Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: Razor 007 on June 23, 2019, 02:17:30 AM
I paused; then said, "ok, you tell the story; but I'll tell you when and what for dice rolls.  Go ahead and tell the story."

I was just about to say, because I am running this game.  You can run another game later.  Then I thought, oh what the hell.  Let's do it.

I played a character too, but I let her choose my character for me.  She chose for me to be a Fighter, with a sword.  I was in essence the Tank.  My character died, as we were exiting the dungeon.  I was ambushed by a dire rat, after surviving the showdown with the Big Bad.  I had no healing magic, and I had already used my single healing potion.  Awesome.  Just Classic.
Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: EOTB on June 23, 2019, 02:30:36 AM
Great show!
Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: HappyDaze on June 23, 2019, 03:06:42 AM
Quote from: Razor 007;1093261I paused; then said, "ok, you tell the story; but I'll tell you when and what for dice rolls.  Go ahead and tell the story."
And thus was a story gamer formed... :p
Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: Spinachcat on June 23, 2019, 03:14:01 AM
Great story!
Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: Slambo on June 23, 2019, 12:35:20 PM
That's precious.
Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: SavageSchemer on June 23, 2019, 12:40:49 PM
This might actually be the best thing I read all day. Nicely done!
Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: pdboddy on June 23, 2019, 04:58:21 PM
Daw, that's awesome! :)
Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: Razor 007 on June 23, 2019, 09:21:54 PM
I don't think of myself as a story game fan, but i guess that is pretty much how I run a game for a kid / kids.

I try to be spontaneous about it, and not bulldoze their character with super hard challenges.  Every challenge is beatable, but not an automatic win.  If I play a character, I do so to help their character survive.  My character isn't more powerful than their character is.
Title: 3rd session with a 7 year old, and they ask me, "why can't i be the game master?"
Post by: Chainsaw on June 25, 2019, 06:23:02 PM
Good stuff, man.