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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Geron Raveneye" data-source="post: 4070757" data-attributes="member: 2268">Depends on how you plan to introduce them, too, in my opinion. The Basic Set is great if you want to give your players the PHB and tell them "Go read this before we play next week". The mini adventures and very clear explanations of game terms help beginners to get into the game, and the next time you meet, you can delve into character creation (a snap) and into the adventure in the DM's Book.If you're the one introducing and explaining the rules and concepts, it's a matter of preference, but I'd use the RC for D&D in tht case. D&D in that incarnation is a lot easier on the character concepts, if a bit more limited in choices. There are less spells to worry about at 1st level, which can be a boon for a new player, but can also spell fast boredom if that spell is used up in the first encounter and the player doesn't know what else to do. In that case, prepare some unique situations for mystically trained high-Int characters (puzzles with magical references, problems that can be solved by theoretical spellcraft, etc).C&C, on the other hand, has more choice concerning class-race combinations and offers some more options for each class, while keeping the basic task resolution pretty simple too. You need to watch out for the Challenge Number system, though. In a nutshiell, characters in C&C should really only roll the dice when the task at hand should include a significant amount of failure, because even with an "Easy" task as defined by the PHB, a 1st level character will fail quite a lot of times. They really MEAN challenge as in "hard task prone to failure". This can create some confusion in people who play C&C for the first time (especially when they come from 3.X, where you roll for every little thing). Also, the spells are a bit more like in D20, with a few more stats to keep an eye on.Apart from a few differences, I'd say both games are equally good to introduce new players to roleplaying if you are the one doing the explaining. Each has strengths and weaknesses, but both are good, solid games. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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