kapars
Adventurer
Have been playing and running 5e for a while. I just ran my first session of OSE Advanced using Incandescent Grottoes for my kids. They were a party of a Druid, Paladin, Cleric and Thief. 2 PCs and 2 hirelings.
Some Anecdotes:
1. This adventure layout is incredible, it’s like my brain goes on autopilot and I just describe the room.
2. My 10 year old start mapping spontaneously. I didn’t even raise this as necessary we were just going theater of the mind and she started out of necessity I guess.
3. Player comment: “Are you sure this is real D&D? We aren’t even rolling dice.”
4. They’ve rolled 11 and 12 on their reaction rolls so far. No blood spilled yet.
5. A Druid’s ability to know what plants and beasts are is actually useful. Mind blown.
6. Post session player feedback: “It feels more like a fairytale. I cannot believe we have to make our own maps. It was very tense, it felt like our lives mattered more.”
They are in Room 4 and that’s where the attention span stopped. A lot of time was spent in Room 1.
Summary: I’m stunned by how easy this was to run - I hope that I got it right - the dungeon tracker helps. The kids stayed engaged throughout, even the six year old stuck around. They’re looking forward to more “fairytale” D&D.
Some Anecdotes:
1. This adventure layout is incredible, it’s like my brain goes on autopilot and I just describe the room.
2. My 10 year old start mapping spontaneously. I didn’t even raise this as necessary we were just going theater of the mind and she started out of necessity I guess.
3. Player comment: “Are you sure this is real D&D? We aren’t even rolling dice.”
4. They’ve rolled 11 and 12 on their reaction rolls so far. No blood spilled yet.
5. A Druid’s ability to know what plants and beasts are is actually useful. Mind blown.
6. Post session player feedback: “It feels more like a fairytale. I cannot believe we have to make our own maps. It was very tense, it felt like our lives mattered more.”
They are in Room 4 and that’s where the attention span stopped. A lot of time was spent in Room 1.
Summary: I’m stunned by how easy this was to run - I hope that I got it right - the dungeon tracker helps. The kids stayed engaged throughout, even the six year old stuck around. They’re looking forward to more “fairytale” D&D.