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Any tipps for soon-to-be DM with very little experience (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Oszilloraptor@feddit.de to c/dnd@lemmy.world

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Hi,

I want to play some d&d with two friends soon; and the role as dm came to me. (we would want to increase the group size if the first few small adventures run good)

My experience in rpgs is limited to maybe 5 runs (Shadowrun 4th Edition) and a few adventures (two if which I was GM) in "Das Schwarze Auge". But both now over a decade ago.

One of the adventurers in the group has a bit of experience and shouldn't be a problem; the other adventurer (my gf) has never played any rpg before.

I ordered the core rule set (player,master,monster-handbook) bundled with xanathars (and a dm-screen). On top of that enough dices and the book "candlekeep mysteries"

Do I need anything else? Any tipps for preparation? How important is the tabletop aspect i see popping up here in some pics?

edit:

Thanks for all of your tips!

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[–] Imperor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Heya!

You seem well prepared!

Something that is talked about a lot but rarely accompanied by practical advice on how to is the very crucial point of remembering:

The story you are co-creating as a DM is the story of the characters.

Want to lore dump? Tie it to one or more of your characters backgrounds. Maybe they are from the bloodline of that ancient king you want them to know about.

Not sure how to fill in the details like what does the place smell like? Ask a player "You smell something odd, describe the smell"

I am currently in the process of making some guide like posts and videos on certain topics aimed at both players and videos. Some are meant to be shared with players that are new, like the basics of tactical combat to help reduce your workload, especially with new players.

Don't try and do everything great all at once.

You will be just fine!