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Hi. I just got started this last week. I bought the box to get back into RPGs.
My two kids 11 and 9 made a human wizard and an elf rogue. My wife decided to try a dwarf fighter. I figured I would off play a human cleric to help keep them alive. I figured the cleric would follow along and just do what they asked for the most part. I ran the game at the same time. It worked well.
Black fang was an interesting first game. Memorable moments. My wife jumping into the fountain and disabling the magic for a bit. No one rolling high enough to impress the goblin king. So that fight took a long time. And my youngest running away at that point.
Overall some close calls and fun. They want more now!
Love the box for getting everyone playing.
Chris.
Yeah, I'm loving it too, Chris. My wife was the person saying our son would never play D&D. Not a chance. For some reason, after a little bit, she relented on Pathfinder Beginner Box. I've played a few sessions with my son and my nepphew and they are hooked. We usually only get/m playing the cleric just like you did, but I made her the one character I might be able to entice my wife into playing if she ever decides roleplaying isn't as bad as she thinks it is.
I was just about to start typing out "The Adventures of Caed and Josh" in case anyone cares.Rich "Rebis" Crotty
It is well after midnight and we just finished Black Fang. It was a blast! Three played with two using the pregens and one creating his own Magus. We have decades of gaming experience among the group, most of it with D&D. Other than a demo at GenCon, this was our first official foray into Pathfinder. It was not only better than our memories of 3.5 but it was superior in many ways to 4E. As we sat back from the table and reflected on the Pathfinder system, what we appreciated was how much we accomplished tonight AND how improved 3.5 is under Pathfinder. At our monthly 4E game, we are lucky to get through 3 encounters. Tonight, we got through the entire Black Fang adventure. Awesome! The biggest change we saw in the rules were the additional ways clerics and wizards remain useful over several encounters. The full Pathfinder rules are very, very complex but the Beginner Box was a gentle jump into the pool!
Bottom line: They want more! I have the first episode of Jade Regent and that's what they want to pursue. Great news! Can't wait to play again!
Can't stop thinking about how well the BB played tonight...I started them off in Sandpoint, meeting each other and introducing themselves. They LOVED the fluff on the backs of the character sheets! The adventure really does play as intended over the first three rooms: it taught us the basic rules of the game including combat, investigation, puzzles, and tactics.
They totally by-passed negotiations with the goblins and attacked. It was a tough battle and the party prevailed, but they missed some key information that would have helped. Then, much to my surprise, they decided to go up the cliff!! They were pretty beat up and then turned right into what should have been the climactic battle. It was too soon! They were 1 HP away from a TPK but the timing was perfect and they barely escaped. Valeros dragged the bodies of his comrades out just as he lost consciousness. When he awoke, they scrambled back to Sandpoint to rest and resupply before coming back to finish the job.
One of my more reticent players, who didn't care for 3.5, said: "It was everything I hoped it would be. When do we play again?"
YES!!!