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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Queen_Dopplepopolis" data-source="post: 3538877" data-attributes="member: 14323">Wow.  I couldn't disagree with the above any more!First, role playing can be very uncomfortable for new players - especially if they're a little timid about playing to begin with!  It's best to save the RP for once you have established relationships with your fellow players and are comfortable enough with your character to engage it in.Second, drunk guy flirting obnoxiously with the PC can also make a new player - especially a female player - very uncomfortable.  Drunk fist-fight with other chicks, while potentially more comfortable, could really come across as creepy and weird.  And the creepy and weird factor would only increase if the adventure was being run by a guy.  There's only so many "CHICK FIGHT! THAT'S SO HOT!" a woman can take.Sure you want to establish some reason for the combat, but having it be something that is so easily identifiable as personally, unquestioningly off-putting is just bad practice.  I've gotta say, were that to have happened in my first session, I probably never would have come back.Lastly, giving a new player the spotlight can do a lot for building esteem and making her want to come back, but it does little to show her what the game is really about.  It's about sharing the spotlight, collective story telling, and heroic ass kicking.I mean, if her character is going to die in her first session, there's something to be said for fudging the dice, but you want her to feel like a part of the group and avoid setting a standard for unequal treatment.  And that goes for any player, not just the chicks.</blockquote>

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