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"A brick falls on your head... You die" I think you mean grick :D ? Thanks for taking the time to write this. One of the first reviews I've seen though I've read another one that's hidden in a Fan Review subforum. Question (with Spoiler)

Good question, one that I'm wondering about myself as a new DM. Like you say I wouldn't show everything at once. You could indeed cover up the areas they haven't visited yet or perhaps cut out the different parts of the map and put them on the table as they go from area to area.

Nice, this is what I was hoping for. Marked DM maps and unmarked ones for the players :) Too bad they aren't available for free though... http://mikeschley.zenfolio.com/p856083253

So what do you do after a death and/or TPK? I worry about this because I'll be DM'ing for all new players that I will hopefully convince to continue playing with me after the first session. At low levels getting you character killed pretty much means that you're done for right? Even if you...

So why not talk with Wotc first since now they're kind of trying to force them? I imagine Mike Mearls & Co will not like this. What happens when Wotc doesn't cooperate? Or am I interpreting the things that are going on behind the screens incorrectly?

Okay, I'm not sure what this means. Can anyone explain me if this is good for the new D&D edition and/or Wotc?

Can you give some comments on how the session went? Playing with new or veteran players? Also, I was wondering the following when I watched the livestream Spoiler:

Finger of Death: A humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of your next turn as a zombie that is permanently under your command, following your verbal orders to the best of its abilities. Is this new? Side note : I remember killing a Fire Giant in Baldur's gate 2 with this spell...

Yes, but then you would have to think out some extra goals and tie-ins to the world. I was wondering about this too, good question. Perhaps it would be good to have some backup pre-gens ready before you start. If one of the new players I'm introducing to D&D dies I don't want him/her to get...

To start I have to say that I only watched the first 15 minutes and am looking forward to watching the rest later. Since I'm going to DM for a group of newbies I'm mostly looking at the reactions of the newbie player. I got the impression that she was feeling a bit lost between the experienced...

Fun to read and interesting. I'm going to introduce some people to a first D&D session and I worried about being able to get everyone together for a regular session after that. This shows that you can have an interim adventure when only a few people are able to make it. Some questions though...

Thanks for the answers everyone, very helpful :) To clarify, I'll be introducing family members (and myself) to D&D so the dice sharing won't be such a problem I think. I think everyone having their own dice might be most fun but I'm a little hesitant buying them for all of them right away...

Some newbie DND / wannabe DM questions: 1. Would you recommend playing with the one set of dice that is included or is it more fun / faster if everyone can roll at the same time? 2. Should you use a DM screen? Perhaps use the top of the box in this case, buy one or make one yourself to add...

Thanks for writing this down, Always fun to read. What was the reason for this? Just (role)playing a greedy bastard :) ?

Same here a few months ago :)

That's so cool :) Looking forward to the play report.

If I understood correctly they said at the end that there will be a live stream of them playing the Starter Adventure in a few weeks.

How much preparation time is needed from your (newbie) players before you can start playing? Do you just start the adventure and explain as you go along or do you need to go over certain things first? Like going over the background of each Pregren PC in the world seperately How many gameplay...

I'm a new DM planning to go through the starter set and then continue with the Hoard of the dragon queen adventure. Will I be able to flow from one to the other easily or will my players have to start at lvl 1 again? (I hope not...)

Thanks for the info. I just read the following https://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/19135/4th-edition-screws-over-the-throne-of-bhaal-endings Now that's depressing...