| Sir Vant |
I DM a party made of my three kids ages 10, 8 and 5. You're darn right I fudge! Not only do I fudge dice rolls, I pre-fudge by suggesting certain spells for them to prepare. AoW has been excellent for letting me do this pre-fudging. I suggested the skills for each of their PCs. The Wizard has Ray of Frost ready for the Brown Mold and Burning Hands for the swarm. The Cleric took extra turning as his first level feat on a suggestion from me in anticipation of lots of future undead. I don't tell them specifically what is going to happen before hand, but they have learned to take my advice. I won't tell them "It's a swarm, Use Burning Hands!", but hints are provided. It took me about 2 years of playing with them before I learned pre-fudging was a good idea. Before, they weren't prepared at all and game sessions usually ended in crying. I look at this method of play as almost like practice. They're learning to play the game, but also learning that it can be fun. They tend to forget it wasn't their idea in the first place to load up on all those Knowledge skills, for example, beforehand.