# When a cliche is not cliche - D&D with my 10 year old son **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 29, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cliche-is-not-cliche-d-d-with-my-10-year-old-son/508181 "2009-08-29T18:50:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cliche-is-not-cliche-d-d-with-my-10-year-old-son/508181/21 "2009-08-31T19:23:43Z")
Meh, stick with the classics. His uncle left him a magic ring, this old wizard wants him to chunk it in a volcano on the other end of the continent… ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cliche-is-not-cliche-d-d-with-my-10-year-old-son/508181/22 "2009-08-31T20:05:28Z")
I vote for the caravan guard job for the first few sessions. You get to describe the land, the fantastic city he’s headed for, it’s very linear, and you can keep the whole plot simple for the first few tries at it. ---
**Author:** ![MeDrewNotYou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cliche-is-not-cliche-d-d-with-my-10-year-old-son/508181/23 "2009-08-31T21:10:48Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Don’t forget, when he finally gets to the princess’s tower/dungeon/cell, to have the goblin tell him, “Thank you, but the princess is in another castle!” :smack: I simply can’t believe I never thought of trying that before. Next time I DM, though… 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cliche-is-not-cliche-d-d-with-my-10-year-old-son/508181.md?page=1)