Hey! I'm looking for a group of players, with or without DM, to play a campaign (preferrably long-term to experience mid and late-game content). I've loved DnD for a long time and am finally giving it a shot myself, as I've made a bunch of characters to try and get a feel for the different playstyles. I'm not too confident in my lore knowledge as I don't have any of the resources that include that information, so I'd also love to know if anyone can tell me where to start digging.

Let me know if you're available and have a campaign in mind or would be down to brainstorm one. In any case, I'm thankful for any advice or info!

For lore, the most common universe D&D is played in is the Forgotten Realms, which is particularly lore-rich. Try the Forgotten Realms wiki (no link but you can search that name to find it). 5e is a little light on lore, but the FR wiki has TONS of lore from previous editions (which is still canon unless overruled by a later edition).

You could also try the Forgotten Realms novels. There are more than 200 of them, by dozens of different authors. Here's three authors to pay particular attention to:

• Ed Greenwood. He's the creator of the Forgotten Realms. He also has a YouTube channel where he makes videos with more Forgotten Realms lore. He has an extremely creative mind to come up with tons of interesting nuance and detail that make the Forgotten Realms such a fantastic place to play D&D in!
• R.A. Salvatore. Probably the most well-known of the authors, roughly 20% of the Forgotten Realms novels are his. Most of them follow the story of a drow elf named Drizzt Do'Urden. These novels span several eras/editions of D&D, so you can learn a lot about the history of the Forgotten Realms as you're reading them. They visit many parts of Faerun instead of just sticking to the Sword Coast, and you'll also learn quite a bit about dwarven and human cultures, not just drow and surface elves.
• Elaine Cunningham. One of the best writers of the Forgotten Realms novels. Start with the "Song and Swords" books first, then "Evermeet" (it has spoilers for "Song and Swords"), then the "Daughter of the Drow" series. "Song and Swords" is particularly useful for lore, both in giving you a look at life in different places in Faerun and for letting you learn about the Harpers. Everything she writes is amazing.

For 5e books with lore, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes is excellent, but other than that you're not going to find a lot of lore in the 5e sourcebooks. If you're really getting into lore, older editions' sourcebooks can be purchased in digital format from dmsguild.com (this is official/legal, dmsguild.com is owned by Wizards of the Coast).

Sorry I'm not running any games I can invite you to join right now, but if you do decide to try DMing let me know. I DM and I like to help and encourage people who are new to DMing. If you're going to get a group together and eventually be the DM, I'd be happy to run a few sessions for your group so you can experience being a player first, then help you with preparing and running your first few sessions as a DM.

hey i'm interested but im pretty new i have played one campaign before but that's it