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<blockquote data-quote="Varianor Abroad" data-source="post: 3363347" data-attributes="member: 12425">I am a big fan of handouts. I have done them for years. Along comes Ptolus, which proves the point that you can take a lot of gaming groups, pass out a 20 page handout, and have at least 50% read it with interest.Handouts can address several key points:1. Location, location, location or &quot;Where can I buy stuff?&quot;2. Where am I from?3. Where the heck are we?4. What's cool about this place?Now, the key here is to know your group. If they are all beer and pretzel guys who show up &quot;to kill things&quot; and don't even pick up the PH much, then yeah, a handout is wasted. Past that point, a good amount of gamers will read the material. The trick is not to make it dry or useless.Put another way, who cares how many types of wool there are locally?Give the players the stuff they need - maps are definitely good - and then refer to it over the course of the first few sessions. Players will get the idea that stuff is at their fingertips. (I also recommend collating common materials for their reference into a game binder that can sit on the table.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Varianor Abroad, post: 3363347, member: 12425"] I am a big fan of handouts. I have done them for years. Along comes [I]Ptolus[/I], which proves the point that you can take a lot of gaming groups, pass out a 20 page handout, and have at least 50% read it with interest. Handouts can address several key points: 1. Location, location, location or "Where can I buy stuff?" 2. Where am I from? 3. Where the heck are we? 4. What's cool about this place? Now, the key here is to know your group. If they are all beer and pretzel guys who show up "to kill things" and don't even pick up the PH much, then yeah, a handout is wasted. Past that point, a good amount of gamers will read the material. The trick is not to make it dry or useless. Put another way, who cares how many types of wool there are locally? Give the players the stuff they need - maps are definitely good - and then refer to it over the course of the first few sessions. Players will get the idea that stuff is at their fingertips. (I also recommend collating common materials for their reference into a game binder that can sit on the table.) [/QUOTE]

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