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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5763677" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>Don't get me wrong, it is by far preferable to be introduced to the game by someone who already plays. If nothing else, that saves you from making a lot of the same mistakes over again.</p><p></p><p>But good intro sets are a must, and they should be trying to make it as easy to get started as possible.</p><p></p><p><em>Something else to consider:</em> On occasion I run games at convention, game days, or whatever. I tend to encounter one or two newbies at these events. They play, they have a good time, and they wonder what's next?</p><p></p><p>The problem is that I'm not able to help them take that next step. My campaign is full. The other DMs I know have campaigns that are full. And none of us have the time to start up a new campaign. The best we can offer are very occasional one-off games, with the next one being in a few months at least (since I've just run one!).</p><p></p><p>Programs like Encounters are definitely a good thing, as are the various D&D Gamedays. Unfortunately, the only FLGS I know that runs them is an hour and a half away by car. (There is another closer that <em>advertises</em> them... but as far as I can tell, they actually run 0 tables.)</p><p></p><p>I expect the Pathfinder Beginner Box to be a godsend in this regard. Hopefully, I'll now be able to run my demo games using that set (only), and then direct the new players over to the nearby stand selling that same box. If it works, that will be awesome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 5763677, member: 22424"] Don't get me wrong, it is by far preferable to be introduced to the game by someone who already plays. If nothing else, that saves you from making a lot of the same mistakes over again. But good intro sets are a must, and they should be trying to make it as easy to get started as possible. [I]Something else to consider:[/I] On occasion I run games at convention, game days, or whatever. I tend to encounter one or two newbies at these events. They play, they have a good time, and they wonder what's next? The problem is that I'm not able to help them take that next step. My campaign is full. The other DMs I know have campaigns that are full. And none of us have the time to start up a new campaign. The best we can offer are very occasional one-off games, with the next one being in a few months at least (since I've just run one!). Programs like Encounters are definitely a good thing, as are the various D&D Gamedays. Unfortunately, the only FLGS I know that runs them is an hour and a half away by car. (There is another closer that [i]advertises[/i] them... but as far as I can tell, they actually run 0 tables.) I expect the Pathfinder Beginner Box to be a godsend in this regard. Hopefully, I'll now be able to run my demo games using that set (only), and then direct the new players over to the nearby stand selling that same box. If it works, that will be awesome. [/QUOTE]
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