Played my second organized pathfinder core game and walked out because of demeaning and ridicule from veteran players.
Before you chase off your next new player because they dont fit perfectly in your experienced scheme off pathfinder reality, remember the following.
Please,
1) Help new players.
2) Have the new player experience FUN, not frustration because they dont know alllll the rules.
3) Dont be cynical and tell new players what they can and cannot do, let the GM do that.
4) Please dont say..."I would recommend new players to NEVER start with spellcasters", in front of everyone, and at the end of the game. Real barn burner that one.
5)New people may think outside the box, so give them at least some consideration of style play, and not box them in preconceived notions of rule and opinions. This is a game of imagination if i remember correctly.
6) Dont let a new player be the only person in the group not being healed, because the veterans dont like you. Rude.
7) The game should be FUN! Its us against the monsters, not veterans against new people.
Sorry for my rant, but please remember you were new once also. We new people dont know all the rules, dont know the specifics of spells, dont know combat sequences down to the detail, and etc. We came to your group to have FUN.
Thank you and Merry Christmas.
