I would highly recommend Dragon of Icespire Peak from the essentials kit to run as a new DM. I found that the Starter set was a little too thin for me (though haven't played the new starter set). Dragon of Icespire Peak for my money is the set that makes it all very much easier on the DM and players. It allows for a good amount of customisation, is easy to follow, relatively cheap, comes with more dice, maps, and pretty much everything you need to run a nice starter adventure. It is a better starter set imo than the actual starter set.
I did some research into Dragons of Icespire peak. Does it need to be ran with the Lost Mine of Phandelver? Some of what I read stated that it was kind of like an expansion to that adventure.
Not at all. I'd always suggest Dragon of Icespire Peak over Lost Mine of Phandelver, but it's up to you really. I'm running them currently merged and it's been really fun and easy to bring to a close if you want to.
Yes, just go with the flow, make sure magic items your players find fit their play style, and as someone else above me said, check out The Monsters Know What They're Doing, for running monsters. Have fun!
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Awesome, thanks
Yes, just go with the flow, make sure magic items your players find fit their play style, and as someone else above me said, check out The Monsters Know What They're Doing, for running monsters. Have fun!