Cody DM'd his first game of Dungeons & Dragons in the park on Sunday. There were three 9 year old players and two adults. It was a simple caravan guard combat session with the party being attacked by modrons intent on stealing our Ballista. The interesting thing is that Cody invented a FANTASTIC mechanic. When draing the Caravan wagons on the battlemat he had the other players draw the wagons--they are in Red and Black below:
This really drew the players in & got the kids interested. I mean honestly it was amazing, I play a lot of D&D With kids and this was the first time I have seen kids this engaged.
The game was wonderful--we had some very fun role play and some good critical hits
Dungeons and Dragons is likely healthier now then it has ever been--the current edition is great, the content coming out from Wizards of the Coast is great, the Adventures League is Popular, the shops are full... Everything is going wonderful, except the Novel line & I really do not know why.
A lot of the stuff that was released during the 4th Edition period was really good--but currently they are releasing nothing--only stuff from older, established authers that was likely already on the print schedule I would love to see WotC do something with D&D Fiction like what Magic is doing with the weekly short stories by different authers--a way to keep fiction moving + develop new talent.
The Sword Coast Collective gathers in Ten Town's with two new adventurers and heads to the Trackless Sea in search of the Kracken Society Kidnap vessel. There is a island of natives who report having seen a strange ship. The party is reunited with Zephyros the Mad who is using a giant magnifying glass attached to the top of his cloud castle to burn crusading Frost Giants. Finally, the party locates King Hekaton and attach the Kracken Society ship seeking to free the comatose King.
