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<blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 6280638" data-attributes="member: 17106">Not saying that it isn't a pain to introduce new people, but I find that it's really important to be clear and talking about how you run the rules really helps get everyone's expectations on the same level. To me, a DM's houserule package is the first way I have of evaluating that DM. If he just says &quot;I run D&amp;D, the way it is in the books&quot; that is not helpful. All of us do that. And none of us do.Nor would I want to try and kill off the diversity in gaming styles that makes this necessary.I always thought that what kept players coming back was the sense of autonomy and self-determination that one not only rarely gets in life, we rarely even get in our entertainment. If I want the best story or the most tactical gameplay, tabletop rpgs are pretty much always going to lose to novels and films or wargames and FPS's. What makes D&amp;D special is precisely that it isn't standardized.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ahnehnois, post: 6280638, member: 17106"] Not saying that it isn't a pain to introduce new people, but I find that it's really important to be clear and talking about how you run the rules really helps get everyone's expectations on the same level. To me, a DM's houserule package is the first way I have of evaluating that DM. If he just says "I run D&D, the way it is in the books" that is not helpful. All of us do that. And none of us do. Nor would I want to try and kill off the diversity in gaming styles that makes this necessary. I always thought that what kept players coming back was the sense of autonomy and self-determination that one not only rarely gets in life, we rarely even get in our entertainment. If I want the best story or the most tactical gameplay, tabletop rpgs are pretty much always going to lose to novels and films or wargames and FPS's. What makes D&D special is precisely that it isn't standardized. [/QUOTE]

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