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<blockquote data-quote="SkidAce" data-source="post: 9611225" data-attributes="member: 7706">[ATTACH=full]399468[/ATTACH]Oddly enough, I taught a new group of players just last month.We made their character sheets, and I asked them &quot;Do you have a good concept of your character in your head?&quot;They said yes.&nbsp; I said turn your sheets face down on the table.I said &quot;You are travelling with a caravan, slowly traversing the woods.&nbsp; A storm is on the horizon, and will likely hit before nightfall. The area is infested with goblins.&nbsp; What do you do?&quot;Some reached for their sheets, I told them wait, figure out WHAT you WOULD do first (as your character), then we will learn HOW to do it, if it needs something on the sheet.They had a great time.&nbsp; And it eased them into the rules instead of overwhelming them.Side Note:&nbsp; When folks say DnD is too complicated, I tell them no it isn't.&nbsp; What would you do right now if a troll came in through the front door? (B&amp;N, where I worked).&nbsp; They say stuff like run, grab a chair to fight with, etc.&nbsp; I say you just played DnD, all the rules are for is deciding how well you did something you tried to do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SkidAce, post: 9611225, member: 7706"] [ATTACH type="full" size="225x225"]399468[/ATTACH] Oddly enough, I taught a new group of players just last month. We made their character sheets, and I asked them "Do you have a good concept of your character in your head?" They said yes. I said turn your sheets face down on the table. I said "You are travelling with a caravan, slowly traversing the woods. A storm is on the horizon, and will likely hit before nightfall. The area is infested with goblins. What do you do?" Some reached for their sheets, I told them wait, figure out WHAT you WOULD do first (as your character), then we will learn HOW to do it, if it needs something on the sheet. They had a great time. And it eased them into the rules instead of overwhelming them. Side Note: When folks say DnD is too complicated, I tell them no it isn't. What would you do right now if a troll came in through the front door? (B&N, where I worked). They say stuff like run, grab a chair to fight with, etc. I say you just played DnD, all the rules are for is deciding how well you did something you tried to do. [/QUOTE]

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