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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 6165618" data-attributes="member: 5868">That's a good adventure start, though I'd recommend a lower starting level.&nbsp; For true newcomers you're going to have to introduce every concept in the game, so relatively simple character sheets with a relatively small number of options is preferred.&nbsp; You don't want the game to stall while a spellcaster reads every spell description.&nbsp; If one player is having fun and the others are bored, you won't get a repeat.&nbsp; The mechanics and choices will come; what you want to grab them with as quickly as possible is the idea of interacting with each other and that they can do anything they can envision and explain.I recommend starting with a game that includes a balance of RP, exploration, and combat.&nbsp; It's important that they get a couple of quick victories in the first session, both for the reward (some treasure is always welcome) and so they get a couple of opportunities to test out skills/powers/spells and so every character gets a moment to shine.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 6165618, member: 5868"] That's a good adventure start, though I'd recommend a lower starting level. For true newcomers you're going to have to introduce every concept in the game, so relatively simple character sheets with a relatively small number of options is preferred. You don't want the game to stall while a spellcaster reads every spell description. If one player is having fun and the others are bored, you won't get a repeat. The mechanics and choices will come; what you want to grab them with as quickly as possible is the idea of interacting with each other and that they can do anything they can envision and explain. I recommend starting with a game that includes a balance of RP, exploration, and combat. It's important that they get a couple of quick victories in the first session, both for the reward (some treasure is always welcome) and so they get a couple of opportunities to test out skills/powers/spells and so every character gets a moment to shine. [/QUOTE]

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