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<blockquote data-quote="TrippyHippy" data-source="post: 6240320" data-attributes="member: 27252">It's not a success if people don't come away with a clear understanding of what the tenants of the game are, or the potential scope that D&amp;D has. It's not a success if they end up playing it once, thinks that is all that D&amp;D can offer and never play it again. If you provide a game that you wish to sell with integrity to any audience it needs to be self contained, and in the case of D&amp;D needs to highlight features it has that other games do not provide. World design and character design are hooks rather than a liabilities in the game, and they need to be celebrated not sidelined. Moreover, playing D&amp;D without this creative involvement consigns new players to not getting a true D&amp;D experience. If I had picked up the Redbox some 25 years ago without being made aware that I could create my own characters and play in an interactive fantasy entirely made up of our own group's shared imagination, I would have never given the game a second thought again. I actually believe that, despite D&amp;D being a household name, most of the general public do not understand what D&amp;D is and what being a 'roleplaying game' means. Most people just think its some sort of board/war game with miniatures, using a watered down Tolkien-setting. The actual scope of creativity of D&amp;D is actually it's most significant selling point - indeed it's what makes the game historically significant.I don't want to keep repeating myself on this thread, so from now on if people want to debate it with me on this issue please excuse the reference I will make to my past posts instead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TrippyHippy, post: 6240320, member: 27252"] It's not a success if people don't come away with a clear understanding of what the tenants of the game are, or the potential scope that D&D has. It's not a success if they end up playing it once, thinks that is all that D&D can offer and never play it again. If you provide a game that you wish to sell with integrity to any audience it needs to be self contained, and in the case of D&D needs to highlight features it has that other games do not provide. World design and character design are hooks rather than a liabilities in the game, and they need to be celebrated not sidelined. Moreover, playing D&D without this creative involvement consigns new players to not getting a true D&D experience. If I had picked up the Redbox some 25 years ago without being made aware that I could create my own characters and play in an interactive fantasy entirely made up of our own group's shared imagination, I would have never given the game a second thought again. I actually believe that, despite D&D being a household name, most of the general public do not understand what D&D is and what being a 'roleplaying game' [I]means[/I]. Most people just think its some sort of board/war game with miniatures, using a watered down Tolkien-setting. The actual scope of creativity of D&D is actually it's most significant selling point - indeed it's what makes the game historically significant. I don't want to keep repeating myself on this thread, so from now on if people want to debate it with me on this issue please excuse the reference I will make to my past posts instead. [/QUOTE]

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