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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9635273" data-attributes="member: 7035894">So, I have seen every episode of Critical Role. And they are all outstanding players. Some still struggle with the nuances of the rules, but you are very much exaggerating the extent to which they struggle.But, more importantly, you are not acknowledging something that every experienced teacher knows: people are all very different thinkers and learners, and what seems obvious to you might might be very obscure and hard to understand to someone else, and vice versa. For example, I very much doubt that you or I can intuitively role play and create story with anything remotely approaching the facility of an Ashley Johnson, even though she struggles with the rules the most of anyone on CR.Being intuitive with games rules is one kind of intelligence, and being intuitive with role playing and story telling is another, and both are very valuable in D&amp;D. I would not trade an Ashley Johnson for someone who knows the rules inside out.Matt Mercer is exceptional in that he excels in basically every aspect of D&amp;D. That is incredibly rare.See above. Everyone thinks differently. I'm amazing at learning and remembering games rules, and I test really well. I'm an idiot at lots of other things, though. I appreciate when people don't judge me too harshly because of it, though. I'm usually doing my best.It's very easy to assume that someone is being lazy or stubborn when they struggle at something we find easy, but usually the issue is a lot more complicated. It's best to offer them grace as much as possible, IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9635273, member: 7035894"] So, I have seen every episode of Critical Role. And they are all outstanding players. Some still struggle with the nuances of the rules, but you are very much exaggerating the extent to which they struggle. But, more importantly, you are not acknowledging something that every experienced teacher knows: people are all very different thinkers and learners, and what seems obvious to you might might be very obscure and hard to understand to someone else, and vice versa. For example, I very much doubt that you or I can intuitively role play and create story with anything remotely approaching the facility of an Ashley Johnson, even though she struggles with the rules the most of anyone on CR. Being intuitive with games rules is one kind of intelligence, and being intuitive with role playing and story telling is another, and both are very valuable in D&D. I would not trade an Ashley Johnson for someone who knows the rules inside out. Matt Mercer is exceptional in that he excels in basically every aspect of D&D. That is incredibly rare. See above. Everyone thinks differently. I'm amazing at learning and remembering games rules, and I test really well. I'm an idiot at lots of other things, though. I appreciate when people don't judge me too harshly because of it, though. I'm usually doing my best. It's very easy to assume that someone is being lazy or stubborn when they struggle at something we find easy, but usually the issue is a lot more complicated. It's best to offer them grace as much as possible, IMO. [/QUOTE]

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