Sadly, he had no idea what to do when he reached third base

It’s more underwhelming than anything. You’ll never really be the best at anything, which in many ways is more frustrating than all out bad.

“...other rpgs that people actually play.”

Hahahahahahaha what. You realize that D&D has a cachet that every other game you listed doesn’t have, right? I played Pathfinder for about a decade, but the profileration of splatbooks and rules makes it basically unmanageable right now. The other games you listed aren’t even…