Wil Wheaton, on DMing for his son Nolan and his friends.

[randomness]

For all my friends who tabletop:

a few thoughts and lessons learned from behind the dm screen

Last weekend, I started a 4E campaign for my son Nolan and his friends. The plan is to take them through the entire Keep on the Shadowfell module, and then probably into Thunderspire Labyrinth, with possible detours into various level-appropriate Delves, or something from Monte Cook's awesome new project, Dungeon-a-Day, if it makes sense to incorporate it into the campaign. All week, I've been posting about the session, and today I thought I'd wrap the whole thing up with some thoughts about what I learned from my first time behind the screen as a Fourth Edition DM.

Kung Fu Monkey comments: "Setting aside my innate fondness for Wil Wheaton, his series of posts about DM-ing a game of Dungeons & Dragons for his son and his friends pleases me to no end. They are, in the end, about a father sitting down at a kitchen table, for hours, teaching and telling stories with his son."

Comments

[theloriest.livejournal.com]

That series of posts was fantastic, even for people who DON'T play RPGs.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

:)

I actually screwed up the post by linking the title to his blog in general, instead of the one I intended. I've fixed it now.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I am overcome by the adorability. *swoons, squeeing gently*

[digitalemur.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much why I approve of WW. He DMs for his kid. And is thoughtful about the teaching aspects of DMing. Awwwwww.

[kessel.livejournal.com]

You know, I think it's time that I own up to the fact that I dislike Wil Wheaton irrationally, because like so many people I never liked Wesley Crusher, and to recognize that Wheaton himself actually seems like a really freaking cool guy.

[emilymorgan.livejournal.com]

Aww, I love this.