The Middle School Mind

1.13 Dungeons & Dragons Newbie

The Middle School Mind

Show Notes

On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast for kids and tweens, Son talks about his interest in Dungeons & Dragons and his first-time experience playing D&D.

We talk about what Dungeons & Dragons is and how you can work with your party to build a new world and see how your character and your character’s choices play out throughout the game.

We talk about in-person versus web-based game play and we can’t just can’t stop talking about Jeff Bezos.

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What is Dungeons & Dragons?

Define your character - your race, class, abilities

Son was a Ranger Elf

D&D, like life, is about choices

Basics of play

Ways to play

Rolling Dice Explained…Sort Of

What does the dice do for us?

I think we need a refresher on probabilities

Son describes his first time playing D&D

Played online via text through Discord

Game play in person vs online

WWJBD - What Would Jeff Bezos Do?

This episode’s sponsorship plea

What Would Jeff Bezos Do in D&D

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