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D&D Burgoo: The 100-year-old elf (Don’t forget the kiddies!)
It’s inevitable. DM long enough, and kids will crop up in your adventure. They’ll either need to be rescued from a trap or a villain, one decides to tag along for protection or curiosity, or like Sherlock Holmes’ Baker Street Boys, you’ll come to rely upon a gang of them to run errands and gather information.
So it’s a good idea to have some standard children rolled up. ...
