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Originally Posted by seneschal
As a BRP newbie, I'll have to look things over and make up my own mind. The problem is, you can teach ANY game mechanics to a 6-year-old (I had my little brother and sister playing Melee, Toon, Traveller and Champions). Once folks hit 8 or 10 years old something changes in the human brain and the rules become harder to learn. My parents couldn't grasp the basics of Melee, which is why I corrupted, er, taught my siblings.
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It took my MoM 20 years to learn how to record with a VCR. I still haven't work up the courage to tell her than VSH is nearly dead and that she can now record to DVD.
With RPGs, I also think that is is easier to teach someone who is "fresh" to gaming that someone who is very experience, but in one system. I've seen people who start to think that things should work a certain way ("There can't be a Gorgon in here, we're only 2nd level!"), and have a hard time trying to unlearn what they have learned ("Frontal charges on missile troops is a great tactic!").