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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Amal Shukup" data-source="post: 1150884" data-attributes="member: 6291">Lot's of good ideas so far... Whenever I break in new players, I try to have a tactically rich encounter that's not terribly lethal as a fun educational exercise. The classic oldy (and moldy!) is the 'Bar Fight', but a 'Prison Riot' would work pretty well too.  Hmmnn.... Better in many ways. Actually. I'm really digging that whole start the campaign in prison concept... Anyway, I think fists and improvised weapons are a great way to start. (subdual damage is your friend) and the baddies can use lots o' fun tactics (flanking, 'aid another', tripping, grappling, bull rush, etc.). I look for ways to introduce mechanics contextually:"the scar-faced con is hurrying past on his way to bushwhack your pal over there. It's obvious he's not paying any attention to you, and he's moving within reach... Do you want to take a swipe at him? Maybe try to trip him? (roll to hit/damage) EW! That'll leave a mark! By the way, that's what we refer to as an 'Attack of Opportunity'..." I ALSO try and have the baddies make mistakes that the party can capitalize on <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Then there's the weaker but 'in the know' NPC who can provide gentle nudges of advice - in game and in character: "Hey, help me hold this guy down!" or "Watch out - that chain can reach you from there!" or "Aaah! That guy's a spell caster, can somebody get ready to counter/disrupt his magic?" Finally, with newbies (and to a certain degree all players): Make sure each player/character gets the opportunity to do something really cool... That's what keeps 'em coming back for more... A'Mal</blockquote>

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