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Old 01-16-2011, 12:00 AM   #33
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lawrence, KS
Default Re: Dragged kicking and screaming from the candy-store

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Originally Posted by Alden_Loveshade View Post
With me it depends on the player. Some players come in having played more than a dozen roleplaying games; with them I do something similar to what you do. With those with little or no roleplaying experience or who get confused by changing gaming systems, I say, "Forget about the gaming system. You don't need to know more than how to roll three six-sided dice. Here's a basic description of the world your character will be in. Now what kind of character do you want to play?" As they tell me what they want, I fill in their character sheet with them.
Even with the latter type of players, I take the character sheet home, review it, and get back to them with suggestions for fine tuning.

Bill Stoddard
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