Mentzer agreed to form some sort of group but, rather than a simple fan club, he was interested in promoting better quality role-playing, especially during scored D&D events at conventions. Mentzer felt that the system as it stood rewarded those players that stayed quiet at the table, in effect punishing good role-players. He came up with a scoring system where the dungeon master and the players all voted on who had been the best role-player at the table.
Mentzer consented to form some kind of group but not a simple fan club; he was interested in improving role-playing quality, especially during scored D&D events at conventions. Mentzer thought that the current system rewarded quiet players, thus punishing good role-players. He created a voting mechanism where both the dungeon master and the players would assess which player had been the best role-player.