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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chris_Nightwing" data-source="post: 1050861" data-attributes="member: 882">It may not be what everyone else agrees with - but have them draw from an inspirational source. Getting a character out of a new player can be difficult (and I have been horrible enough just to force someone to play a cleric, but we were desperate!) and encouraging it is the first step to getting them on par with everything.Take something they like from film/literature and then explain it in terms of the rules. Hopefully from there they will become more interested in how certain attacks/skills/spells work within the game. Tell them that they can fly, but it will only last so long and they need to be a wizard, then go on to explain how you would go about getting that spell etc...Starting with concepts is the way to go IMO. Attacks/Spells/Skills are the things that need learning. Stuff like experience and multiclassing rules and all those other little things can come up later. A practice arena-style fight wouldn't hurt would it? Then an introductory adventure with a bit of everything (especially good if you can make them use a unique ability each).</blockquote>