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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5861931" data-attributes="member: 463">IQ 105 is not dumb!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> But yes it's probably lower than that of the average D&amp;D player these days, which to me is more a criticism of how overly complex the games are.GMing or playing at the London D&amp;D Meetup it's often crowded and noisy, which can make it hard to follow what's going on.&nbsp; My hearing is not brilliant (AIR when the Territorial Army tested it back in '98 it was only just good enough for the military, and probably worse now), so as a player I try to sit close to the GM. Luckily the GMs I've had have tended to speak clearly; my current GM is a primary school teacher and she's really good, especially at responding to player queries.When GMing myself I try to speak slowly &amp; clearly (being a lecturer helps) to explain things effectively.&nbsp; But the biggest aid is the use of miniatures and battlemap, which gives everyone a non-aural focus and I think makes comprehension of the situation much easier.&nbsp; It can be limiting, but in the Meetup environment I think it's a vital aid.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5861931, member: 463"] IQ 105 is not dumb! :D But yes it's probably lower than that of the average D&D player these days, which to me is more a criticism of how overly complex the games are. GMing or playing at the London D&D Meetup it's often crowded and noisy, which can make it hard to follow what's going on. My hearing is not brilliant (AIR when the Territorial Army tested it back in '98 it was only just good enough for the military, and probably worse now), so as a player I try to sit close to the GM. Luckily the GMs I've had have tended to speak clearly; my current GM is a primary school teacher and she's really good, especially at responding to player queries. When GMing myself I try to speak slowly & clearly (being a lecturer helps) to explain things effectively. But the biggest aid is the use of miniatures and battlemap, which gives everyone a non-aural focus and I think makes comprehension of the situation much easier. It can be limiting, but in the Meetup environment I think it's a vital aid. [/QUOTE]

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