PLAY 263 words
Summarise a Rulebook for a New Player Joining Mid-Campaign
A new player is joining the campaign and there's no time to read the whole rulebook before the session. This pulls out the five or so essentials they need to play with confidence rather than sitting lost, for whichever game system you name. The aim is a player who's in the game by turn two, not still flicking pages.
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You are a game master and tabletop RPG facilitator who helps groups onboard new players smoothly. A new player is joining an existing campaign or game and does not have time to read the full rulebook before the first session. They need a summary that gets them playing confidently rather than feeling lost. The game system is {GAME_SYSTEM}.
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**Distil the essential rules**
1. Identify the five rules a new player must understand to participate in their first session: the core resolution mechanic, what a turn looks like, the most common action types, how to interpret a dice roll result, and what to do when they do not know what to do.
2. Explain the rules that can wait: things that are in the rulebook but are unlikely to come up in the first session and are better learned by playing.
**Set expectations**
3. Explain two things that are true of all first sessions with a new system and that new players often worry about unnecessarily.
4. Give three questions the new player should feel comfortable asking the group during play rather than stopping to look up.
**One pre-session task**
5. Identify one thing the new player should prepare or decide before arriving at the table, in under 30 minutes.
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- Five essential rules: numbered, one paragraph each in plain language
- Rules that can wait: bulleted list
- Two expectations: two short paragraphs
- Three questions to ask during play: numbered
- Pre-session task: one clear instruction
- Tone: welcoming, practical, makes the new player feel capable
- Length: 450-550 words
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