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<blockquote data-quote="ThirdWizard" data-source="post: 2113054" data-attributes="member: 12037">IMO saying &quot;forget everything you learned&quot; isn't all that useful. It's like saying &quot;forget everything you know about the english language&quot; when you're trying to teach a native english speaker the spanish language. It's different, but those preconceved notions won't go away just because you want them to. And, they shouldn't. They arn't that different of games. You gain xp and levels, use hp, AC, saving throws, wizards use Int, clerics Wis. A paladin is still a holy knight and a wizard can still specialize in one particular school.The differences lie in the execution, the concepts. Like higher is always better. Tell them that and they can start to extrapolate that higher AC is better, higher saving throws are better, etc. You don't have to re-explain what a saving throw is, just what the new types are and when they come up. Attacks of Opportunity weren't a concept invented in 3E, they were in 2E Combat and Tactics, but they're different now. They'll have preconceved notions no matter what, so I think its best to try and anticipate what these notions are so that you can be ready for when they rear their ugly heads.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThirdWizard, post: 2113054, member: 12037"] IMO saying "forget everything you learned" isn't all that useful. It's like saying "forget everything you know about the english language" when you're trying to teach a native english speaker the spanish language. It's different, but those preconceved notions won't go away just because you want them to. And, they shouldn't. They arn't [i]that[/i] different of games. You gain xp and levels, use hp, AC, saving throws, wizards use Int, clerics Wis. A paladin is still a holy knight and a wizard can still specialize in one particular school. The differences lie in the execution, the concepts. Like higher is always better. Tell them that and they can start to extrapolate that higher AC is better, higher saving throws are better, etc. You don't have to re-explain what a saving throw is, just what the new types are and when they come up. Attacks of Opportunity weren't a concept invented in 3E, they were in 2E Combat and Tactics, but they're different now. They'll have preconceved notions no matter what, so I think its best to try and anticipate what these notions are so that you can be ready for when they rear their ugly heads. [/QUOTE]

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