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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeyDragon" data-source="post: 2176772" data-attributes="member: 23929">I think that players should make an effort to know what they're doing with their characters.&nbsp; That way, by the time you've played a whole bunch of characters, you'll know a whole bunch of rules.&nbsp; I think that yes, having to explain over and over and over again what dice to roll when can get really frustrating.&nbsp; On the other hand, some people just learn very slowly.&nbsp; I myself am not terribly GOOD at remembering rules or spells.&nbsp; So I do my best, I look things up when I need to, pay attention at the table so I learn, and ask for help a lot.&nbsp; When I DM, I make sure that I prepare well enough that I can make good rulings without looking too much stuff up, and I will delegate the lookings up to players more experienced than I.&nbsp; So I think patience is important.&nbsp; And I think that effort is more important than results.&nbsp; I would rather have someone who is perpetually clueless about the rules but tries to learn them than someone who knows them a little better but isn't interested in really TRYING to get good.&nbsp; I don't mind repeatedly helping someone with even the most basic of rules unless they expect me to constantly do the work for them and don't pay any attention to what I say.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MonkeyDragon, post: 2176772, member: 23929"] I think that players should make an effort to know what they're doing with their characters. That way, by the time you've played a whole bunch of characters, you'll know a whole bunch of rules. I think that yes, having to explain over and over and over again what dice to roll when can get really frustrating. On the other hand, some people just learn very slowly. I myself am not terribly GOOD at remembering rules or spells. So I do my best, I look things up when I need to, pay attention at the table so I learn, and ask for help a lot. When I DM, I make sure that I prepare well enough that I can make good rulings without looking too much stuff up, and I will delegate the lookings up to players more experienced than I. So I think patience is important. And I think that effort is more important than results. I would rather have someone who is perpetually clueless about the rules but tries to learn them than someone who knows them a little better but isn't interested in really TRYING to get good. I don't mind repeatedly helping someone with even the most basic of rules unless they expect me to constantly do the work for them and don't pay any attention to what I say. [/QUOTE]

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