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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Razjah" data-source="post: 6570241" data-attributes="member: 98806">I think FATE books do a good job of this. At least Dresden Files does a nice job, FATE Core is pretty solid. But yeah, most rpg books assume you already know how to play. They are rule books, not instruction manuals. Burning Wheel has like 74 page of rules, then "okay, next up is character creation. Follow the guide we give you and go play the hell out of this. Don't go to the big stuff in the back. Stay small, add a little each time and not mistakes. Check the rules after to fix it for next time."D&D books are basically a rules checklist in comparison. They also assume you are familiar with RPGs and their system. I'd cringe being a new player trying to understand how to make a character or even how to play a character using the Pathfinder book. Mouse Guard does this amazingly well. It builds all the rules smoothly with character creation at the end- why at the end? Because you need to understand the game to make a competent character!</blockquote>