tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333404920131813850.post6462385303091454063..comments2024-01-23T07:20:20.729-08:00Comments on Homeschool RPG: Troll GM is TrollScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00563046623833180199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333404920131813850.post-24586264647367115932012-03-15T13:03:04.547-07:002012-03-15T13:03:04.547-07:00Hi Linda!
There aren't that many of us home...Hi Linda! <br /><br />There aren't that many of us homeschool RPGers out there, or at least we're not connected and talking about it, so it's always nice to hear from someone else who's in the same boat.<br /><br />This is the closest I could find: kids-rpg@yahoogroups.com. <br /><br />I have wanted to do something like what you're doing with real world history, but it just hasn't happened. We get so little time to play, and when we do play the girls want to get back into their existing adventures. So it goes. The best I can do is try to make the cultures they interact with close to something from real world cultures and history, and sneak in some educational material when they aren't looking.<br /><br />Your user name is awesome, by the way.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563046623833180199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333404920131813850.post-78044040264410533612012-03-15T12:19:29.647-07:002012-03-15T12:19:29.647-07:00Hello,
I happened to come across your blog through...Hello,<br />I happened to come across your blog through a google search - until today I never heard of anyone else using RPG for homeschooling. I'm so glad I've found your blog! I've been playing with my kids for 5 years now - started when my oldest was 6. We've been meeting with "his gang" every Thursday for AD&D (1st edition - too old to learn a newer one - plus I have about 38743982789472 dungeons from when I played as a teen/twenty-something). We have recently included a "dungeon writing club" that meets twice a month as well, both to encourage some writing and to encourage "break away" groups (we have a huge waiting list for Thursdays).<br /><br />We started playing before I started homeschooling, but after handing a bunch of non-reading 6 year olds a monster manual and having them come back 2 weeks later READING, it was an eye opening experience. We've used it for math (calculating your own experience points), reading, writing, and lately I've been working on campaigns that are "real" - sort of - for history. For example, we had an ancient Egyptian campaign and I copied a map of a town from National Geographic called "Deir el Medina" as their base in capturing the bandits who were looting the Valley of the Kings tombs. It's sort of "cheating" D&D in that,they can research history between sessions and find out stuff, like, where King Tut's tomb was buried and how to read hieroglyphics.<br /><br />I love how detailed your daughters character descriptions are. I need to put more detail into my kids' too. I also read the part where your daughter decided to premake characters for a group of kids who never played - getting them in the action right away. We did that too! <br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading more of your blog. It's very inspring!<br /><br />All the best,<br />LindaDungeon Momsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992547176154650030noreply@blogger.com