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<blockquote data-quote="reapersaurus" data-source="post: 172051" data-attributes="member: 1194">My STRONG recommendation is to go VERY rules-light when introducing anyone new to the game, especially a non-gamer.Concentrate on the role-playing aspects, and the cathartic experience of playing something she can never be in real life.Make a judgment call based on what you believe her personality to be like - think about what she'd like to play the best.Fighter is a good call, because of the small amounts of rules, but then again, a fighter can't do jack squat out of combat, so I'm thinking be prepared for her to want to play a rogue.Don't focus on the numbers, a first-time player is not interested in them.That focus can come later, after she's bought off on the whole roleplaying game aspects.And Buttercup - to just hand her a PHB and have her do it all herself is SUCH a terrible idea, I can't believe you've ever introduced a non gamer, much less a girl, into playing.However, your suggestion about a fictional or historical character to get her interested in playing something larger than life is GREAT.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="reapersaurus, post: 172051, member: 1194"] My STRONG recommendation is to go VERY rules-light when introducing anyone new to the game, especially a non-gamer. Concentrate on the role-playing aspects, and the cathartic experience of playing something she can never be in real life. Make a judgment call based on what you believe her personality to be like - think about what she'd like to play the best. Fighter is a good call, because of the small amounts of rules, but then again, a fighter can't do jack squat out of combat, so I'm thinking be prepared for her to want to play a rogue. Don't focus on the numbers, a first-time player is not interested in them. That focus can come later, after she's bought off on the whole roleplaying game aspects. And Buttercup - to just hand her a PHB and have her do it all herself is SUCH a terrible idea, I can't believe you've ever introduced a non gamer, much less a girl, into playing. However, your suggestion about a fictional or historical character to get her interested in playing something larger than life is GREAT. [/QUOTE]

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