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It's great to read about how you guys handle this long and confusing process. As of right now, I take things as they come to me. I've made short outlines for each PC outlining adventures that will focus on them, and have made a similar outline and background for my main villain. As far as my...

Hello fellow DMs. Still being new to Dungeons and Dragons as a whole, I was wondering how my fellow DMs prepare for their weekly gaming sessions. I'm just starting to prepare my second session and was just wondering what kinds of things DMs make sure to account for, and how much time you put...

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Everyone had a a blast learning combat together. The PCs didn't know each other at the beginning of the campaign, so they statrted on totally opposite sides of the map. It was awesome to see them help each other (the two eladrin teamed up as did the 2 dragonborn). After that it took awhile for...

They made it through all 3 skill encounters and avoided the second combat encounter. We had to stop early since one of the PCs had to go to work. On total we played about 3 hours. One of the PCs was a little frustrated because he wanted to use ghost sound (Wizard power) during a skill...

My friends are having our first play session in just a few hours. The anticipations is in danger of spilling over. I (being the DM) have prepared 3 combat encounters (one of them optional) and 3 skill encounters for my gaming group. I'm not sure how long it is going to take get through it, but I...

That tutorial is perfect! Thanks for the heads-up. Even more questions (after thoroughly reading the combat chapter): - Say I implement a monster with stealth into an encounter. Do I still give it a physical representation on the board or do I just keep track of its movement myself. If so...

Well my friends and I made our first major foray into the realm of gaming stores today. We all managed to come home with something. Here's the list: -5 miniatures (one for each PC) -6 standard sets of dice -The "official" D&D dungeon master's screen (print date 2009) -A 24 X30 Gamemastery...

Where is a good place to buy all of this stuff anyways? I know D&D books are sold at most major book stores, but what about minis?

Once again, thanks again for all of the advice. Just out of curiosity, are there any other additional books besides DMG2 I should pick up? What about miniatures? Are they expensive 0_o?

Thanks for the advice! Just to clarify, I am attempting to build the first adventure myself.

Hello all! My friends and I recently decided to take the plunge and learn D&D together. We currently own the 4th edition core rulebooks and each of us are making our way through them gradually. I have taken on the task of being the DM even though I've never played a game of D&D in my life. I...