Post #1650820

2026-03-05 10:09 UTC

@Taskerland @Printdevil Seeing this post in isolation I thought you were complaining about a different thing I also complain about: players whose main experience is on roll20 and similar who have trouble grasping "look at skill on sheet, roll the dice, compare the numbers" as distinct from "click skill on sheet, click 'standard difficulty', read off 'success'".

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@Printdevil@dice.camp 2026-03-05 10:12

Is that a problem with people you actually know, or just random humans who are learning RPGs It just seems to come out of such a different culture from my experience. My experience is of course watching "The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter" by the Shaw Brothers. Which has the best gaming plan in it ever. @RogerBW @Taskerland

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@Taskerland@dice.camp 2026-03-05 10:15

@RogerBW @Printdevil I'm reminded of when I started drifting back towards the hobby, I decided to run Mines of Phandelver and I was *horrified* by how bad an introductory adventure it was. The first encounter has a load of Goblins attacking you, forcing you into mass-combat as your first encounter with the rules. If I were to write an introductory adventure for a broad audience, I would start with the fundamentals of engaging with a fictional world.

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