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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WisdomLikeSilence" data-source="post: 5468926" data-attributes="member: 3676">Retreater, it sounds like you've made a good start by giving her a simpler character and running a couple of solo encounters with her.   Here are a few other bits of advice:1)  Let her play.  By which I mean, don't constantly override and question her decisions, and let her make a few mistakes.  Don't let anyone else in the group overwhelm her either.2) If there is someone in your group who knows the rules well, and is really good and sensitive with people, have them sit next to her and act as a resource for any questions.  Especially if she knows them already.  That way she won't have to stop the game and ask you.  It can also be a lot easier to take advice from a friend who is not your spouse.3)  Find some good ways to draw her out, either in roleplaying or combat.  Just gentle things like having an NPC address her directly, or making one of her good skills really useful in an encounter.4) Describe stuff.  This will be particularly helpful in getting her to use her cool attack powers.5)  If you can, make up a combat rules cheat sheet.  I found that I was able to get the essentials down to 2 pages for our newbies, and it helped a lot.6) Remind your group to be cool.  NO SEXIST COMMENTS.7) Remind her that, as long as you have fun, you can't really play the game "wrong."Have fun - my husband and I have introduced half a dozen new players to gaming, and they all still love to play.</blockquote>

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