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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6227351" data-attributes="member: 177">Well, you said it yourself - they are higher prep.&nbsp; Don't expect new folks to invest much in the experience before they know if they'll like it!I'm a veteran live-action player.&nbsp; I will pay an $100 entry fee, and pay for a hotel room and costuming, and drive eight hours to play a weekend-long game.&nbsp; I would *not* have done that sight-unseen for my very first live action game.&nbsp; My first game was running at our local sci-fi con, and a friend of mine said, &quot;Hey, you should come play this, it'll be fun!&quot;&nbsp; They told me about it, I trusted them, and it cost me nothing beyond what I was already going to pay to go to the con. If you want folks to try something new, you have to make it *easy* for them to do so.&nbsp; Pregenerated characters.&nbsp; Simple rules that are quick and easy to pick up.&nbsp; Only short readings about setting required to play.&nbsp; Only basic costume requirements - real-world settings can help with that.Get games that are about things that folks already know about - Cthulhu, Firefly, or other known media.&nbsp; Vampire and werewolf have a lot of preconception-baggage, so don't expect new players to try them.&nbsp; Don't expect them to start with live-combat - as running around swinging a boffer sword will seem like a bit much to a tabletop-only player.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6227351, member: 177"] Well, you said it yourself - they are higher prep. Don't expect new folks to invest much in the experience before they know if they'll like it! I'm a veteran live-action player. I will pay an $100 entry fee, and pay for a hotel room and costuming, and drive eight hours to play a weekend-long game. I would *not* have done that sight-unseen for my very first live action game. My first game was running at our local sci-fi con, and a friend of mine said, "Hey, you should come play this, it'll be fun!" They told me about it, I trusted them, and it cost me nothing beyond what I was already going to pay to go to the con. If you want folks to try something new, you have to make it *easy* for them to do so. Pregenerated characters. Simple rules that are quick and easy to pick up. Only short readings about setting required to play. Only basic costume requirements - real-world settings can help with that. Get games that are about things that folks already know about - Cthulhu, Firefly, or other known media. Vampire and werewolf have a lot of preconception-baggage, so don't expect new players to try them. Don't expect them to start with live-combat - as running around swinging a boffer sword will seem like a bit much to a tabletop-only player. [/QUOTE]

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