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<blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 3865411" data-attributes="member: 3649">I am somewhat of an elitist because I have seen people who, even though they were indeed to all outward appearances having fun with D&amp;D as they were playing it, had more fun when exposed to other play styles. They simply never had been exposed to the DMing style that suited their tastes.For instance I've met a few people who simply didn't know D&amp;D could be played in other ways than they'd been taught to play it or observed it being played. Once exposed to other play styles they were amazed, and subsequently stayed on with roleplaying as a hobby instead of dropping it.So, Asmor, I think it would still be advantageous for you to show them different styles of play so that the ones that best fit that style can gravitate to the game they wish to play. It also never hurts to have some kind of DM seminar or at least collect some Dungeoncraft articles into a handout or buy a couple copies of Robin Laws book on Gamemastering, D&amp;D for Dummies, and Shelly wosname's book so that people can be exposed to different styles of DMing - and realize that there are different styles of DMing and that it's OK for there be be different styles of DMing. Poor DMing is in my estimation probably the #1 reason why people ultimately leave the hobby.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneLigon, post: 3865411, member: 3649"] I am somewhat of an elitist because I have seen people who, even though they were indeed to all outward appearances having fun with D&D as they were playing it, had [I]more fun [/I] when exposed to other play styles. They simply never had been exposed to the DMing style that suited their tastes. For instance I've met a few people who simply didn't know D&D [I]could [/I] be played in other ways than they'd been taught to play it or observed it being played. Once exposed to other play styles they were amazed, and subsequently stayed on with roleplaying as a hobby instead of dropping it. So, Asmor, I think it would still be advantageous for you to show them different styles of play so that the ones that best fit that style can gravitate to the game they wish to play. It also never hurts to have some kind of DM seminar or at least collect some Dungeoncraft articles into a handout or buy a couple copies of Robin Laws book on Gamemastering, D&D for Dummies, and Shelly wosname's book so that people can be exposed to different styles of DMing - and realize that there [I]are [/I] different styles of DMing and that it's OK for there be [I]be [/I] different styles of DMing. Poor DMing is in my estimation probably the #1 reason why people ultimately leave the hobby. [/QUOTE]

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