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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 8985202" data-attributes="member: 6684958"><p>Though, back in the Time Before Time, all the Game Rules were New. Even the basic concepts of the game rules were new. No one knew what "hit points" were or what NPC stands for, before opening a rule book. And if you looked looked in the book, and still did not really grasp what they were talking about...well, you were mostly out of luck. </p><p></p><p>So, sure, you might know some other people that played RPGs. But there was only a 50/50 chance they might know the answer. And maybe more that they could even explain it to you. Sure you could write a letter to a place like (the) Dragon via Snail Mail...you know send a letter on paper on a stamp(and this was way before they invented the sticker type stamps...you had to lick ye olden stamps, or get them wet another way) and then send it off. It could take weeks to get there, weeks before it was even read, and then IF it was answered it would be months down the line. So you would need to check every month. </p><p></p><p>Though, for the most part, if you did not understand or "get" something your only choices were ignore it...or do your best and make up whatever sounded right.</p><p></p><p>To compare to today...the typical kid understands the "basics", and sure the vocabulary of RPGs in general. If not from some RPG they have played, then from video games that use the same vocabulary. Just last summer, just a chair over at the pool from me, two girls(about 9) were yelling about "avatars"(for Pokemon) and such on their smartphones. Of course, in the 21st century we also have the Internet too.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 8985202, member: 6684958"] Though, back in the Time Before Time, all the Game Rules were New. Even the basic concepts of the game rules were new. No one knew what "hit points" were or what NPC stands for, before opening a rule book. And if you looked looked in the book, and still did not really grasp what they were talking about...well, you were mostly out of luck. So, sure, you might know some other people that played RPGs. But there was only a 50/50 chance they might know the answer. And maybe more that they could even explain it to you. Sure you could write a letter to a place like (the) Dragon via Snail Mail...you know send a letter on paper on a stamp(and this was way before they invented the sticker type stamps...you had to lick ye olden stamps, or get them wet another way) and then send it off. It could take weeks to get there, weeks before it was even read, and then IF it was answered it would be months down the line. So you would need to check every month. Though, for the most part, if you did not understand or "get" something your only choices were ignore it...or do your best and make up whatever sounded right. To compare to today...the typical kid understands the "basics", and sure the vocabulary of RPGs in general. If not from some RPG they have played, then from video games that use the same vocabulary. Just last summer, just a chair over at the pool from me, two girls(about 9) were yelling about "avatars"(for Pokemon) and such on their smartphones. Of course, in the 21st century we also have the Internet too..... [/QUOTE]
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