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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5279685" data-attributes="member: 177">Maybe not intentionally, but it does seem pretty implicit.&nbsp; Turn the question around for a moment - is it fair to teach them only the rules as written?&nbsp; Or only the rules in your print version and not with all the errata included?&nbsp; Because they might not like something in there, and it might be fixed by a common house rule or one of the errata.&nbsp; Or maybe the errata-version is what causes their issue.If we take as granted that the first introduction must be with some specific set of rules, and it is fair to star them with something, then which set it is isn't really can't be the issue.&nbsp; The real meat is in what perspective on gaming the players are given - &quot;this is what all gaming is&quot; or &quot;this is just one variation&quot;.So, the question isn't the rule set, but in how much other talking gets done.Context matters.&nbsp; You aren't in a vacuum.&nbsp; You're in a particular place and time, speaking to a particular audience.&nbsp; You are posting on a site that bills itself as &quot;D&amp;D / RPG News&quot;, in the &quot;General RPG Discussion&quot; forum.&nbsp; When you mention &quot;game&quot; assuming the &quot;role playing&quot; is reasonable.&nbsp; Context matters further, in what RC mentioned as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5279685, member: 177"] Maybe not intentionally, but it does seem pretty implicit. Turn the question around for a moment - is it fair to teach them only the rules as written? Or only the rules in your print version and not with all the errata included? Because they might not like something in there, and it might be fixed by a common house rule or one of the errata. Or maybe the errata-version is what causes their issue. If we take as granted that the first introduction must be with some specific set of rules, and it is fair to star them with [i]something[/i], then which set it is isn't really can't be the issue. The real meat is in what perspective on gaming the players are given - "this is what all gaming is" or "this is just one variation". So, the question isn't the rule set, but in how much other talking gets done. Context matters. You aren't in a vacuum. You're in a particular place and time, speaking to a particular audience. You are posting on a site that bills itself as "D&D / RPG News", in the "General RPG Discussion" forum. When you mention "game" assuming the "role playing" is reasonable. Context matters further, in what RC mentioned as well. [/QUOTE]

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