Starting a high school club

[shakespear]

I'm the teacher who is starting a tabletop club with a lot of interest in roleplaying.

I wanted to offer Pathfinder and some others as well as DnD.

Any advice on what to start with?

Any good resources available?

[JohannVonUlm]

I'd start by asking the kids what experience they might have. You might be surprised in what they've played. I'm sure plenty of people on the boards started in high school.

I'd consider the Beginner's Box for both D&D and PF2. Those simplify the games quite a bit.

You might consider a simpler game like Kids on Bikes. I played a session of that two years ago at GenCon. The scenario was based on the Attack of the Broccoloids (Old Power Puff Girls episode). I thought a session based on The Goonies (old movie) would be fun and easy too.

Less common, but also easy like Kids on Bikes -- Junior Braves Survival Guide to the Apocalypse. Scouts meet the Zombie apocalypse (or alien invasion, you pick).

Good luck. I hope your group takes off.

[breithauptclan]

shakespear wrote:

Any advice on what to start with?

I've heard that you shouldn't start with Age of Ashes. I haven't actually played it myself, but I hear that it is more mechanically challenging than expected. Suitable for experienced players, but can frustrate novice players.