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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pour" data-source="post: 5240055" data-attributes="member: 59411">I don't disagree with you on comprehending the rules to play, but there is a point where all of us comprehend the rules enough to play.Despite all the debate and discussion on how Stealth works, immediate actions and so on, all of us still manage to run or play in games whether or not we fully get the tinier cogs. And I think that's largely due to our understanding of the larger tropes of D&D, a group of characters on some sort of adventure, with the expectation of fighting monsters, overcoming skill challenges, gaining treasure and eventually facing some sort of ultimate villain/instance for a resolution they themselves had a hand in. Then they have the added joy of leveling up and doing it all again, in so many variations (and that is being extremely general, I know). When we don't understand a rule along the way, we improvise, we play it as fairly as we can, and then we move on. Later, many of us will research what we didn't get, and dedicated players as well. This generation of 12 - 14 year old players know exactly how to find answers on sites like ENWorld.Going back to my earlier post, I hope the Red Box's DMG stresses the goal of D&D is to play the game and have fun and use what you can out of the finer rules. I worry a new player opening a box is going to assume they must memorize everything in order to play. It's just not true, from my experience, and a daunting task for anyone trying something for the first time. I'm not dancing around the issue, I know that they will need to understand the concept of rolling the d20 and adding modifiers, of defenses and other concepts, but that's well within the grasp of all 6th graders. It's really in how you present things. And I think special care should be given toward the new DM. But it can be successful. I think the average kid can manage it, with the proper encouragement and guidance.</blockquote>

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