[quote=@Ellri]
for a child to get into tabletops, the DM has to be pretty good. and perhaps the mechanics simplified a bit. like everyone skipping certain fields.
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TT's aren't just Dungeons and Dragons anymore. There's plenty of games out there, even some made [i]for[/i] kids. A guy I know even made his own system for his kids, and [url=http://www.fuguegames.net/]published it online[/url].