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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7283990" data-attributes="member: 6801845">In addition to what others have said, my two cents.First, a big part of session 0 with brand new people can be as simple as &quot;let's write up some characters and do a simple combat or two walking through how the rules work&quot;.&nbsp; Then go over some basic aspects of RP ... maybe ask them to watch a stream before the game.Beyond that?&nbsp; I just give people a general idea of what their characters know about the world around them and a general idea of campaign ideas and themes I'm thinking of doing.&nbsp; I think you'll find that simply discussing your ideas will work better than doing &quot;interviews&quot; (or maybe that just sounds more clinical than it's meant).As far as leveling, I think you're over-thinking it a bit.&nbsp; If you're enjoying the game at lower levels you can follow the XP guidelines or just have people level up when it makes sense.&nbsp; Want to skip odd levels to get to 20th?&nbsp; Or even just have an &quot;intro&quot; campaign and then skip several levels?&nbsp; Go for it.When I've done the &quot;we're going to skip ahead&quot; I just let people know ahead of time the general theme of what's going on and we work out what they've been doing. Some people will give me details and a list of battles, others will simply shrug and not care.&nbsp; I've had people get married, start families or businesses all off-line during their downtime.&nbsp; Others are just &quot;yeah, I hunt stuff&quot;.&nbsp; Different people will game for different reasons.As far as the burn-out factor and how often you get together, this can be a factor.&nbsp; People are busy, D&amp;D is just a hobby.&nbsp; I like to shoot for at least once or twice a month, but we don't always make that.&nbsp; Different schedules will work for different groups but if you do have long breaks between games be ready to do a quick recap and &quot;Previously on...&quot; intro.&nbsp; It will only take a few minutes to remind people where they left off.Best of luck, and feel free to ask for help here!&nbsp; Most of the people are pretty nice, except for Bob.&nbsp; You know why I say that, Bob. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/rant.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rant:" title="Rant&nbsp; &nbsp; :rant:" data-shortname=":rant:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7283990, member: 6801845"] In addition to what others have said, my two cents. First, a big part of session 0 with brand new people can be as simple as "let's write up some characters and do a simple combat or two walking through how the rules work". Then go over some basic aspects of RP ... maybe ask them to watch a stream before the game. Beyond that? I just give people a general idea of what their characters know about the world around them and a general idea of campaign ideas and themes I'm thinking of doing. I think you'll find that simply discussing your ideas will work better than doing "interviews" (or maybe that just sounds more clinical than it's meant). As far as leveling, I think you're over-thinking it a bit. If you're enjoying the game at lower levels you can follow the XP guidelines or just have people level up when it makes sense. Want to skip odd levels to get to 20th? Or even just have an "intro" campaign and then skip several levels? Go for it. When I've done the "we're going to skip ahead" I just let people know ahead of time the general theme of what's going on and we work out what they've been doing. Some people will give me details and a list of battles, others will simply shrug and not care. I've had people get married, start families or businesses all off-line during their downtime. Others are just "yeah, I hunt stuff". Different people will game for different reasons. As far as the burn-out factor and how often you get together, this can be a factor. People are busy, D&D is just a hobby. I like to shoot for at least once or twice a month, but we don't always make that. Different schedules will work for different groups but if you do have long breaks between games be ready to do a quick recap and "Previously on..." intro. It will only take a few minutes to remind people where they left off. Best of luck, and feel free to ask for help here! Most of the people are pretty nice, except for [I]Bob.[/I] You know why I say that, [I]Bob[/I]. :rant: [/QUOTE]

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