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Message: <blockquote data-quote="amysrevenge" data-source="post: 4910297" data-attributes="member: 61298">Well, Thanlis made an excellent review of the process, from the point of view of a new person joining in.  All I can really do is add some overview type comments.1) Keeping score - we used to do that, but we haven't since early in the decade.  Although we do still formally keep track of experience and treasure for our characters; since we don't have the same group/DM every session the necessity for formal character tracking becomes apparent.2) Playing with strangers - the first time you go, you're definitely playing with strangers.  After you've been, though, they are friends (or at least acquaintances).  The best situation, for me at least, is to play with a mixed group - some strangers, and some friends.  It is pretty fun to travel to another part of the world and play with all new people though, at least for me.  It also provides an opportunity to quickly meet new people who share your interests, if you ever happen to move to a new city (as I've done several times since joining the RPGA).3) Creating legal characters.  Was somewhat difficult in 2E and 3.x days (easy-peasy if you wanted to make a "normal" thing like dwarf-fighter or elf-wizard, difficult if you wanted to make something unusual).  Is pretty easy now.  Basically, if it is in a book or a Dragon magazine, you can make it.  There are some very small exceptions (such as the Dragonmarks that Thanlis mentioned), and there is a short delay (on the order of days, or weeks at the most) between books and articles being released and them becoming legal, but again, as long as you're not itching to build the very newest PC with the very newest rules, you can basically build whatever you like and it will be legal.My standard advice for anyone who is even a little bit curious about the RPGA:  try it out, and make sure to try it at least twice, with two different DMs.  The play style is most definitely NOT for everyone.  I used to be the biggest RPGA proselytizer, convinced that everyone would be better off playing RPGA games.  I have since realized that this is not true.  It is perfect for me, and for many of my friends, but it is not a good fit for everyone.</blockquote>

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