A few years ago, a friend’s son was celebrating his 10th birthday and as a special treat I volunteered to run a one-shot session for him and his friends. It posed some unique challenges – partly because they had never played D&D before, and partly because they were kids. I tweeted about the experience, but …
Sometimes your players have an idea for something cool that just doesn’t fit into the normal rules of D&D, an epic moment where your character could achieve something really memorable and turn the tide. Often these ideas are unconventional, inspired, and don’t fit neatly into D&D’s action economy. Especially in the heat of combat. I …