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<blockquote data-quote="ACGalaga" data-source="post: 5780638" data-attributes="member: 6687748"><p>First off, thank you for your wonderful suggestions and warm welcomes. All this information is very helpful.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you very much for the links as well as introducing me to your companies adventure <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>As for starting out light I was just thinking about doing some of the stuff from premade adventures. There's all that stuff about the Nentir Vale in the DMG and DM Kit. I'm considering on putting them round there someplace and try a few of the sample adventures (or a mash-up of adventures) till we all get a hang of what's going on. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I think this is best. It might possibly be their impatience that prevents them from designing a character from scratch. People list lvl1 builds online and there are a few in this D&D dummies book my friend gave me. I could easily pick one of them. </p><p></p><p>Another though was, since I (kinda) know what race and class they want to be, I could make the characters for them in my spare time. That way I'd familiarize myself with the rules and caracter creation more. Although, I'd leave the personality details to them. </p><p></p><p>It's interesting; the serious players made the character before coming up with a name. The two less serious players thought of their names before building their characters (Vartok Dobblestein and Skrillex Von Dubstep)... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This was my major problem when I did those guest DM sessions long ago. I was really excited to come up with this complex involving storyline and it went horribly wrong. I've certainly learned from that experience. It is certainly not wise to try and make the characters do what you want them to do in order to progress the story. I guess it's better, as DM, to provide your players a palette and come up with the story together. Well, I guess having a rough outline of story isn't bad, but I'm not thinking about that yet. Just trying to get this thing off the ground at the moment. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">----------------------</p><p></p><p>So even after thinking I had a feel for how things were going and potentially set the campaign in Nentir Vale, one of my players chooses a Dragonborn, the other Eladrin. Best be reading up on those races, I hear they're not from that area although not unheard of (did I just end my sentence in a preposition? Isn't that bad or something?). Is the story of how they got there the player's responsibility or am I also responsible (probably both, right)?</p><p></p><p>It should be fun to RP but I'm unfamiliar with bot races, particularly the Dragonborn. Some of the beginner missions are along the "let's slay a dragon" lines. Do Dragonborns have problems with that?</p><p></p><p>I guess this is stuff I have to dig a little deeper into and what makes our story interesting.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the list of suggestions, it certainly helps out a lot! Also, it's a pleasure to be in correspondence with such a great community of people!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ACGalaga, post: 5780638, member: 6687748"] First off, thank you for your wonderful suggestions and warm welcomes. All this information is very helpful. Thank you very much for the links as well as introducing me to your companies adventure :) As for starting out light I was just thinking about doing some of the stuff from premade adventures. There's all that stuff about the Nentir Vale in the DMG and DM Kit. I'm considering on putting them round there someplace and try a few of the sample adventures (or a mash-up of adventures) till we all get a hang of what's going on. Yeah, I think this is best. It might possibly be their impatience that prevents them from designing a character from scratch. People list lvl1 builds online and there are a few in this D&D dummies book my friend gave me. I could easily pick one of them. Another though was, since I (kinda) know what race and class they want to be, I could make the characters for them in my spare time. That way I'd familiarize myself with the rules and caracter creation more. Although, I'd leave the personality details to them. It's interesting; the serious players made the character before coming up with a name. The two less serious players thought of their names before building their characters (Vartok Dobblestein and Skrillex Von Dubstep)... This was my major problem when I did those guest DM sessions long ago. I was really excited to come up with this complex involving storyline and it went horribly wrong. I've certainly learned from that experience. It is certainly not wise to try and make the characters do what you want them to do in order to progress the story. I guess it's better, as DM, to provide your players a palette and come up with the story together. Well, I guess having a rough outline of story isn't bad, but I'm not thinking about that yet. Just trying to get this thing off the ground at the moment. [center]----------------------[/center] So even after thinking I had a feel for how things were going and potentially set the campaign in Nentir Vale, one of my players chooses a Dragonborn, the other Eladrin. Best be reading up on those races, I hear they're not from that area although not unheard of (did I just end my sentence in a preposition? Isn't that bad or something?). Is the story of how they got there the player's responsibility or am I also responsible (probably both, right)? It should be fun to RP but I'm unfamiliar with bot races, particularly the Dragonborn. Some of the beginner missions are along the "let's slay a dragon" lines. Do Dragonborns have problems with that? I guess this is stuff I have to dig a little deeper into and what makes our story interesting. Thanks again for the list of suggestions, it certainly helps out a lot! Also, it's a pleasure to be in correspondence with such a great community of people! [/QUOTE]
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