Making stories with friends for sure. It's like we made our own TV show or book series with a cast of colorful characters, favorite episodes, triumph, comedy, and tragedy. There is no game quite like D&D.
The players handbook, the dungeon masters guide, monster manual and xanathars guide to everything. After that I suggest you go to 3rd party publishers for world building and modules. You will get a product so much better, alive, with spice that will draw you in when you go to Goodman Games, Frog God Games and Kobold Press. Try out one of their campaign settings and modules and you will have exceedingly happy and engaged players.
Geez what is there not to like about D&D. As a DM I love weaving my player's backstory into the game and describing really exotic places like the Feywild. As a player I love RPing (Role-Playing) and listening to the DM's description. D&D is a great creative outlet for anyone. And unfortunately has a bad rap but if you get going is really cool! It has so many options. You don't even have to play the game! You can read all the books set in famous locations in the Forgotten Realms! You can listen to podcasts! It's so many options. D&D is just so cool.
Sourcebooks: I am still a fairly new player (About a year or two in) and I have never used any sourcebooks. I have always wanted to use the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide seeing as when I DM I almost always have it set in the Sword Coast. I do recommend reading the PHB and DM'sM depending on if you are a player or DM.
Adventures: I have never run or played a pre-written. I was planning on playing Rise of Tiamat, and bought the book, but then my players ended up not wanting to play :(
A little advice: D&D has a lot of info. And I a mean A LOT. It can feel really stressful, but just take it easy and relax. A great thing about D&D is your having fun! So just realax and enjoy it
I enjoy interacting with the DMs world, and becoming friends with local inhabitants and leaders, and then doing something to better their lives and being elevated to a folk hero for doing that.
I enjoy exploring the DMs world to push back the "Fog of War" and the boundaries of civilized countryside.
If I were a druid, for example, I would spend time pushing predators away from pasture land, helping improve the conditions for farmland, and hunting threats to civilized places like farm houses near these boundaries.
As a bard, I like to make people happier so they can endure their hardships easier every day. I like to check on the rulers to make sure they are ruling with the goal of improving everyone's lives and not just fattening their treasury.
As a cleric, I would heal people toward the end of the day if it appeared I didn't need to hold my spell slots and guide them into living in harmony with one another and the god I followed. I would also keep an eye on the other clerics to make sure they were doing the same. Fighting corruption is a big thing for me.
If I were a fighter I would get to know people and generally seek to have them settle their differences without resorting to violence. I would not tolerate folks coming in and tearing up the tavern over some stupid small motive. I would likewise help the PCs that were driving threats further from the Civilized areas.
If I were a rogue, well, I'd probably be a rogue. But I'd be generous to the common folks when I was in town. As a matter of fact, that is one of my hallmarks; I am very generous to the common folks that I deal with in general.
For example, I will get to know the stable master and one or two of the boys that hang out around there. I'll tell them that my horse loves apples. Then I'll ask the stable master how much apples are sold for in the market. Then I'll give the young boy enough coin to buy four apples, and he'll scurry off and bring back four apples. I'll pick one out and ask the boy to pick one out. Then I'll ask the stable master to pick one out. I'll give the fourth apple to my horse saying, "Well, she's not too particular about apples." And we'll all enjoy an apple and chat for a bit. To me, that is the way to get to know the folks in town and the way you get the best intel, all for the cost of four apples. And you also get your horse the best care in the stable and people don't screw with your stuff cause the stable master and the boy keep an eye on your stuff (saddle, saddle bags, blankets, whatever).
And then I get plenty of coin, some exciting experiences, and time to lounge around in the taverns in the evenings meeting other interesting people.
Making stories with friends for sure. It's like we made our own TV show or book series with a cast of colorful characters, favorite episodes, triumph, comedy, and tragedy. There is no game quite like D&D.
My homebrew subclasses (full list here)
(Artificer) Swordmage | Glasswright | (Barbarian) Path of the Savage Embrace
(Bard) College of Dance | (Fighter) Warlord | Cannoneer
(Monk) Way of the Elements | (Ranger) Blade Dancer
(Rogue) DaggerMaster | Inquisitor | (Sorcerer) Riftwalker | Spellfist
(Warlock) The Swarm
The players handbook, the dungeon masters guide, monster manual and xanathars guide to everything. After that I suggest you go to 3rd party publishers for world building and modules. You will get a product so much better, alive, with spice that will draw you in when you go to Goodman Games, Frog God Games and Kobold Press. Try out one of their campaign settings and modules and you will have exceedingly happy and engaged players.
Just gonna say it, warlocks are amazing but confusing. I highly recommend:
- Players Handbook
- Monster Manual
- Dungeon Masters Guide
- Xanithar's Guide to Everything
- Volo's Guide to Monsters
- Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Geez what is there not to like about D&D. As a DM I love weaving my player's backstory into the game and describing really exotic places like the Feywild. As a player I love RPing (Role-Playing) and listening to the DM's description. D&D is a great creative outlet for anyone. And unfortunately has a bad rap but if you get going is really cool! It has so many options. You don't even have to play the game! You can read all the books set in famous locations in the Forgotten Realms! You can listen to podcasts! It's so many options. D&D is just so cool.
Sourcebooks: I am still a fairly new player (About a year or two in) and I have never used any sourcebooks. I have always wanted to use the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide seeing as when I DM I almost always have it set in the Sword Coast. I do recommend reading the PHB and DM'sM depending on if you are a player or DM.
Adventures: I have never run or played a pre-written. I was planning on playing Rise of Tiamat, and bought the book, but then my players ended up not wanting to play :(
A little advice: D&D has a lot of info. And I a mean A LOT. It can feel really stressful, but just take it easy and relax. A great thing about D&D is your having fun! So just realax and enjoy it
A New DM up against the World
I enjoy interacting with the DMs world, and becoming friends with local inhabitants and leaders, and then doing something to better their lives and being elevated to a folk hero for doing that.
I enjoy exploring the DMs world to push back the "Fog of War" and the boundaries of civilized countryside.
If I were a druid, for example, I would spend time pushing predators away from pasture land, helping improve the conditions for farmland, and hunting threats to civilized places like farm houses near these boundaries.
As a bard, I like to make people happier so they can endure their hardships easier every day. I like to check on the rulers to make sure they are ruling with the goal of improving everyone's lives and not just fattening their treasury.
As a cleric, I would heal people toward the end of the day if it appeared I didn't need to hold my spell slots and guide them into living in harmony with one another and the god I followed. I would also keep an eye on the other clerics to make sure they were doing the same. Fighting corruption is a big thing for me.
If I were a fighter I would get to know people and generally seek to have them settle their differences without resorting to violence. I would not tolerate folks coming in and tearing up the tavern over some stupid small motive. I would likewise help the PCs that were driving threats further from the Civilized areas.
If I were a rogue, well, I'd probably be a rogue. But I'd be generous to the common folks when I was in town. As a matter of fact, that is one of my hallmarks; I am very generous to the common folks that I deal with in general.
For example, I will get to know the stable master and one or two of the boys that hang out around there. I'll tell them that my horse loves apples. Then I'll ask the stable master how much apples are sold for in the market. Then I'll give the young boy enough coin to buy four apples, and he'll scurry off and bring back four apples. I'll pick one out and ask the boy to pick one out. Then I'll ask the stable master to pick one out. I'll give the fourth apple to my horse saying, "Well, she's not too particular about apples." And we'll all enjoy an apple and chat for a bit. To me, that is the way to get to know the folks in town and the way you get the best intel, all for the cost of four apples. And you also get your horse the best care in the stable and people don't screw with your stuff cause the stable master and the boy keep an eye on your stuff (saddle, saddle bags, blankets, whatever).
And then I get plenty of coin, some exciting experiences, and time to lounge around in the taverns in the evenings meeting other interesting people.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt