>I find, incidentally, that newbies with previous RP exposure have an easy time with empowerment. People who just want to power to hero and raid hell for phat lootz don't, and that's okay.

You should add "who are able to get in contact with their Imm". That's the caveat that has always nailed me. Not that I couldn't figure out religions or roleplay them well enough but that a lot of Imms I just can't seem to get a hold of.