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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ezo" data-source="post: 9384444" data-attributes="member: 7037866">I don't find it odd at all considering I know many players have no idea of those games, including myself. I'd have to poll my current groups to be certain, but I'd lay heavy odds none of them have, either. D&D has been their intro to RPGs and all they have really known in general.As I've said, experiences differ.I don't play with minors. I'm talking early 20s to mid 30s in general, with a few in the 40s or 50s.I don't think so. Most of my work has been in education (at the college level) with my own graduate education degree and I am very familiar with how the brain functions differently in people. I know people remember the past through the "best parts" filter. Even so, I know when I played with my friends as teens we were not always looking up rules and such to play--we knew the game. Hell, I had most of it committed to memory (including the AD&D ability tables) and could make a PC without even opening a book. Now, I very much realize I am an outlier in that case, but its the facts.I really don't see how someone who is that intelligent and can recall enough information to earn a biology degree cannot recall game rules? Does she know how to calculate the attack bonus for her character? Does she know not to add her proficiency bonus to damage? Does she understand how her PC features work? I'm talking pretty basic game systems here and/or a limited amount of information.I enjoy playing with my players as well, but for pity's sake this isn't that hard. Either learn the information or organize it so you can very quickly find it--instead of asking me or taking up game time to look it up, repeatedly. Good will only goes so far.I tried watching the show, never liked it, found it to be garbage personally.Yes, everyone is different, and I have often gone to great lengths to make it easier for people who struggle with the game, but when the last year or more myself and others have spent our time homebrewing the game to make it "easier to learn and more simple to play", that speak volumes IMO.</blockquote>

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