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<blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 5342457" data-attributes="member: 54710">Fair enough, that is really annoying.&nbsp; I've been there too.I think your issue is that - in the OP - you posed the question of whether it is right of you to help the player.&nbsp; At least to me, it seemed like you were asking whether or not we thought it was bad GMing to help your player.&nbsp; I think it isn't.&nbsp; IMO, it's good GMing to help your player, even if your player has trouble learning the rules.Of course, lots of things are good GMing.&nbsp; Running challenging encounters, role-playing NPCs well and keeping things going are also aspects of good GMing.&nbsp; It's hard to do them all, and sometimes you just can't do them all with the time and attention to you have.&nbsp; I don't think there's anyone on this list who would think you're a bad person (or a bad GM) if you just don't have the bandwidth to give this player all the help he seems to need.It's just a matter of choosing where to expend your efforts.&nbsp; All I'm saying is that helping this player is a valid way to spend some of them.-KS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KidSnide, post: 5342457, member: 54710"] Fair enough, that is really annoying. I've been there too. I think your issue is that - in the OP - you posed the question of whether it is right of you to help the player. At least to me, it seemed like you were asking whether or not we thought it was bad GMing to help your player. I think it isn't. IMO, it's good GMing to help your player, even if your player has trouble learning the rules. Of course, lots of things are good GMing. Running challenging encounters, role-playing NPCs well and keeping things going are also aspects of good GMing. It's hard to do them all, and sometimes you just can't do them all with the time and attention to you have. I don't think there's anyone on this list who would think you're a bad person (or a bad GM) if you just don't have the bandwidth to give this player all the help he seems to need. It's just a matter of choosing where to expend your efforts. All I'm saying is that helping this player is a valid way to spend some of them. -KS [/QUOTE]

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