Lanefan
Victoria Rules
You said this to a [MENTION=23751]Maxperson[/MENTION] post but I'll dive in anyway...
But if it becomes a pattern, there's very likely more to it: they're reading the MM (a neutral act in and of itself) and acting on what they've read (thus playing in bad faith).
And a veteran player in the game simply telling the new player the tricks is a problem; the new player should be allowed the same joy of discovery we all had the opportunity to have.
Lan-"still learning after all these years"-efan
Not at all. It could be - and with a brand new player (particularly where the whole table is brand new players) quite likely is - sheer coincidence. That's fine; they in effect beat the odds and hit on the right answer first try. Well done, and more xp to you.So you're saying it's impossible for the new player to use the burning log without any cues? Just because he thinks it sounds cool? Or it's what he imagines somebody in a movie would do?
But if it becomes a pattern, there's very likely more to it: they're reading the MM (a neutral act in and of itself) and acting on what they've read (thus playing in bad faith).
And a veteran player in the game simply telling the new player the tricks is a problem; the new player should be allowed the same joy of discovery we all had the opportunity to have.
Lan-"still learning after all these years"-efan