I've been playing D&D now for a few years, but I've only participated in homebrew campaigns. I've been looking for a way to get into the lore of D&D, but I'm not sure where to begin. Can anybody recommend where to start? I was really hoping that there would be an easy to follow series on YouTube, but I haven't found anything yet.
Where to start? I would guess to start with whatever heritage/race you prefer. Find out from where the people come. Did they evolve? Did something make them that way either by changing something else or creating them from scratch? Are there multiple theories on the origins? What are their beliefs? Which intelligent supernatural forces favor or despise them?
Be ready for some heavy and ridiculous daytime serial (aka "soap opera" or "novella") drama. D&D lore is lousy with it; part of its charm, I think.
No matter where you start, you will encounter a lot of conjecture along with references to fiction written with official blessing. One must consider that some things written found themselves retconned with new editions. This complicates the lore greatly.
What complicates it more is when lore contradicts (and there is a lot of that) and players encounter a situation where only one of the histories can be correct. What might be canon in one table's campaign might not be in another table's.
I can only suggest to start with what interest you most and start digging that Wonderland rabbit hole with Wikis via search engines. Any YouTube video will only cover a smidgeon of any D&D lore.
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider. My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong. I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲 “It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.
The thing you have to understand is that there is no “The Lore of D&D” with capital letters like that. Every setting has its own, and things get changed every edition.
Have you ever go onto wikipedia and gotten so lost in a never-ending series of rabbit holes by following link after fascinating link until you eventually look at the clock realize that you should’ve gone to bed a looonng time ago? If that was entertaining and informative for you then try this: (https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page).
I've been playing D&D now for a few years, but I've only participated in homebrew campaigns. I've been looking for a way to get into the lore of D&D, but I'm not sure where to begin. Can anybody recommend where to start? I was really hoping that there would be an easy to follow series on YouTube, but I haven't found anything yet.
Thanks in advance!
Easy-to-follow is not likely to happen in D&D.🤣
Where to start? I would guess to start with whatever heritage/race you prefer. Find out from where the people come. Did they evolve? Did something make them that way either by changing something else or creating them from scratch? Are there multiple theories on the origins? What are their beliefs? Which intelligent supernatural forces favor or despise them?
Be ready for some heavy and ridiculous daytime serial (aka "soap opera" or "novella") drama. D&D lore is lousy with it; part of its charm, I think.
No matter where you start, you will encounter a lot of conjecture along with references to fiction written with official blessing. One must consider that some things written found themselves retconned with new editions. This complicates the lore greatly.
What complicates it more is when lore contradicts (and there is a lot of that) and players encounter a situation where only one of the histories can be correct. What might be canon in one table's campaign might not be in another table's.
I can only suggest to start with what interest you most and start digging that Wonderland rabbit hole with Wikis via search engines. Any YouTube video will only cover a smidgeon of any D&D lore.
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider.
My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong.
I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲
“It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.
The thing you have to understand is that there is no “The Lore of D&D” with capital letters like that. Every setting has its own, and things get changed every edition.
Have you ever go onto wikipedia and gotten so lost in a never-ending series of rabbit holes by following link after fascinating link until you eventually look at the clock realize that you should’ve gone to bed a looonng time ago? If that was entertaining and informative for you then try this: (https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page).
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