Bullgrit
Adventurer
Say you are going to introduce your friends to a new game. You've played the game many times, and you know what parts may be wonky or difficult or complicated or just not as fun.
Is it fair to the game -- since you are introducing it -- to house rule parts of the rules as written?
Is it fair to your friends -- since you are introducing them to the game -- to house rule parts of the rules as written?
Especially if you end up house ruling a lot of stuff. After the game play, your friends may say, "I love this game," or "I hate this game."
What if your friends pick up the rule book and read for themselves, and they find the text doesn't mesh with (or even contradicts) how you taught/showed them?
Then you later want to introduce your friends to another game. You play it straight by the book. Again, your friends may say, "I love this game," or "I hate this game."
Now, say the group is going to decide which game they want to continue playing. If they hated the first and loved the second, or loved the first and hated the second, is this all fair to the respective games and to your friends?
Bullgrit
Is it fair to the game -- since you are introducing it -- to house rule parts of the rules as written?
Is it fair to your friends -- since you are introducing them to the game -- to house rule parts of the rules as written?
Especially if you end up house ruling a lot of stuff. After the game play, your friends may say, "I love this game," or "I hate this game."
What if your friends pick up the rule book and read for themselves, and they find the text doesn't mesh with (or even contradicts) how you taught/showed them?
Then you later want to introduce your friends to another game. You play it straight by the book. Again, your friends may say, "I love this game," or "I hate this game."
Now, say the group is going to decide which game they want to continue playing. If they hated the first and loved the second, or loved the first and hated the second, is this all fair to the respective games and to your friends?
Bullgrit