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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 7032561" data-attributes="member: 6704184">[MENTION=996]Tony Vargas[/MENTION] I'm just going to say, I disagree on 90% of that, in ways that aren't really reconcilable, and leave it at that. One thing I will be specific about, though, is that since I, the players I run games with, and the guys at my local game shops, have encountered hundreds of new players who have never played dnd before, most of whom haven't played any RPG before, and have seen dozens of new DMs, I'm not really swayed by the fact that you haven't seen the same. I think this is a case where, if two parties have opposite anecdotal evidence, and one points toward &quot;x isn't a thing&quot; while the other points toward &quot;x is a thing&quot;, &quot;x is a thing&quot; is more likely, but without some broad data, we can't be sure either way. Regardless, you aren't going to convince me that it isn't a good idea to write the game so that new players and DMs can figure it out easily.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 7032561, member: 6704184"] [MENTION=996]Tony Vargas[/MENTION] I'm just going to say, I disagree on 90% of that, in ways that aren't really reconcilable, and leave it at that. One thing I will be specific about, though, is that since I, the players I run games with, and the guys at my local game shops, have encountered hundreds of new players who have never played dnd before, most of whom haven't played any RPG before, and have seen dozens of new DMs, I'm not really swayed by the fact that you haven't seen the same. I think this is a case where, if two parties have opposite anecdotal evidence, and one points toward "x isn't a thing" while the other points toward "x is a thing", "x is a thing" is more likely, but without some broad data, we can't be sure either way. Regardless, you aren't going to convince me that it isn't a good idea to write the game so that new players and DMs can figure it out easily. [/QUOTE]

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