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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 7988420" data-attributes="member: 6785785">I watched this happen with my group. They’re all long time players. They’ve all played multiple games, but primarily D&amp;D and some other games that are similarly structured.The thing is that they’re really really experienced with D&amp;D. So a game that adjusts the normal flow of play, the normal narrative responsibility and so forth, shows how specialized they are. We played a year long campaign of Blades in the Dark. The first few sessions I kept very simple and straightforward. I introduced new game elements slowly, a bit at a time rather than all at once. I let them adjust to each new element to get a basic understanding and I kept reminding them of differences as they came up in play. I think I’d suggest the same. Start off slowly, let them get used to things at their own pace, and don’t be afraid to offer suggestions and remind them of differences. It took us a few sessions for things to work the way the game expects and for the players to really grasp the bulk of it. But it wasn’t long until they were taking charge and using flashbacks and all the other elements of Blades that makes it different from D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 7988420, member: 6785785"] I watched this happen with my group. They’re all long time players. They’ve all played multiple games, but primarily D&D and some other games that are similarly structured. The thing is that they’re really really experienced with D&D. So a game that adjusts the normal flow of play, the normal narrative responsibility and so forth, shows how specialized they are. We played a year long campaign of Blades in the Dark. The first few sessions I kept very simple and straightforward. I introduced new game elements slowly, a bit at a time rather than all at once. I let them adjust to each new element to get a basic understanding and I kept reminding them of differences as they came up in play. I think I’d suggest the same. Start off slowly, let them get used to things at their own pace, and don’t be afraid to offer suggestions and remind them of differences. It took us a few sessions for things to work the way the game expects and for the players to really grasp the bulk of it. But it wasn’t long until they were taking charge and using flashbacks and all the other elements of Blades that makes it different from D&D. [/QUOTE]

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