Ok I know this may sound a little odd and juvenile, but I was playing Candyland with my niece and nephew (They are 5 and 7 and I’m 22 sigh…) and it got me thinking. Candyland could be good DnD setting. Now don’t laugh just yet, think about it. The party would be on a quest to find Princess Lolly and reunite her with her father King Candy. They would go though the Peppermint Forest, where they would meet Mr. Mint a great ranger. Mr. Mint would then lead them to the base of Gumdrop Mountain. At Gum Drop Mt. they would come across Jolly a purple ooze. The group would learn Jolly was turned into an ooze by the lich Lord Licorice. The adventures would help Jolly find out how to turn him back into an Elf. Jolly would lead them over Gum Drop Mt. to the lands of Lord Licorice and Castle Licorice. At Castle Licorice the group would fight their way though Castle Licorice and defeat Lord Licorice. Jolly would then change back to an Elf and joins the party. The party would then go threw lollipop woods. Here they would find Grandma Nut a night hag that has been holding Princess Lolly prisoner for Lord Licorice. After defeating Grandma Nut and saving Princess Lolly you would end up at the ice cream sea. The adventures would then need to commandeer one of Lord Licorice’s ship and try and cross the sea. On the way across they would be confronted by Queen Frostine’s royal navy. After a daring escape from the Queen’s navy they would jump port and head though molasses swamp. The party would be confronted by a brown Ooze named Gloppy. After getting by Gloppy the party would finally reach the King’s lands …Candyland.
I’m thinking of using this as a way to introduce my niece and nephew into DnD. Well any thoughts? ideas? suggestions?Opinions?
Fizz
i like your idea and say run with it.im diong something simular with my kids that are showing an intrest in dnd.but mine along the lines of the dnd cartoon from the 80's.and i have ran a d20 past for my friends.where they are in the late victorian era and trying to solve weird events that are acuring that involve peter pan and pinnochio.putting these childrens novels into the d20 system with a wicked twist.any how i really like what youve come up with and say have fun with it.
Might I also suggest the Goodman Games module "Escape from the Forest of Lanterns" which just came out. Its written by Adventure Path alumist and all-round excellent adventure writer Steve Greer. The introduction to this module alone allows an almost infinite number of permutations. Also check out the golden 1st edition oldies it's based on: "Dungeonland" and "Land Beyond the Magic Mirror" both by Gary Gygax. Both are availible for download here on this site.
::Aside to The Powers That Be:: There, I pimped the site, will you now please let Mike go to GenCon this year?
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Me, being the nerd I am, found myself thinking "What kind of cosmology would candyland have? The elemental plane of sugar, the elemental plane of calories, the paraelemental plane of cavities...."
As an introduction for little kids it might be a good idea but for any other player they would probably either a lynch you or b start thinking what I started thinking: Have you been taking your medecine? But on the whole not a bad idead for 5 and 7 year olds. There might be a market for turning kids board games and stories into D&D adventures for little kids.
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I like the idea as an intro for little kids. Personally, if I were writing it up, I'd have Lord Licorice make a return at the end...I don't really think Gloppy makes a great BBEG, and Lord Licorice looked a lot more sinister to me as a kid. Also, I'd have Queen Frostine be an ally of the party's - maybe initially hostile, but they can get her to their side by agreeing to take on Gloppy, who's been polluting her sea or something like that.
Good luck with developing it, and let us know how it goes!
As an introduction for little kids it might be a good idea but for any other player they would probably either a lynch you or b start thinking what I started thinking: Have you been taking your medecine? But on the whole not a bad idead for 5 and 7 year olds. There might be a market for turning kids board games and stories into D&D adventures for little kids.
Well, for me it sounded like a one-shot session someone would be running in gaming convention since at least in ones I have been in there are some really oddball games and I have played in some of them.
I'm not familiar with boardgame Candyland but I have roleplayed Monopoly. After driving my competition ruthlessly to bankruptcy (or in one case, getting killed by a hitman) and when my business partner committed suicide I ended up being rich but bitter hermit in style of Ebenezer Scrooge/Norma Desmond. Monopoly which does not allow arson and getting your competition framed for insurance fraud somehow never feels the same.Cluedo is much more fun too when you do the voices.