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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6235199" data-attributes="member: 8835">I agree.&nbsp; Getting to the meat of the OT, the new guy seems to have a pre-concieved notion of what table-top RPGing is.He's not wrong that there's &quot;making stuff up&quot; or that some levels of &quot;making stuff up&quot; may be distasteful to him.&nbsp; But he's also missing an opportunity to enjoy something that really is in the zone of his interests (fantasy adventure).It might turn out that the actual game's level of &quot;making stuff up&quot; isn't that bad.Or it might turn out that this particular player suffers from a condition that may make any level of &quot;making stuff up&quot; be anathema to him.&nbsp; I'm talking stuff like Aspergers.I just interviewed a guy with Aspergers for a job.&nbsp; I don't fully understand the condition, but I get that a person could be wired in ways that can make them prefer or insist on peculiar things.I'm inclined to think that the OP gave it a shot, and if the guy ain't interested because of some strongly declared reason, don't push it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6235199, member: 8835"] I agree. Getting to the meat of the OT, the new guy seems to have a pre-concieved notion of what table-top RPGing is. He's not wrong that there's "making stuff up" or that some levels of "making stuff up" may be distasteful to him. But he's also missing an opportunity to enjoy something that really is in the zone of his interests (fantasy adventure). It might turn out that the actual game's level of "making stuff up" isn't that bad. Or it might turn out that this particular player suffers from a condition that may make any level of "making stuff up" be anathema to him. I'm talking stuff like Aspergers. I just interviewed a guy with Aspergers for a job. I don't fully understand the condition, but I get that a person could be wired in ways that can make them prefer or insist on peculiar things. I'm inclined to think that the OP gave it a shot, and if the guy ain't interested because of some strongly declared reason, don't push it. [/QUOTE]

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