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How did you handle the PC death? I imagine it would take some time to create a new one with a background that fits nicely in the Starter Set story. I wonder if I should have one or more backup PC's ready for the new players I'm going to play with. Otherwise they would be just sitting there...

No problem, perhaps I wasn't completely clear. I'm just someone new trying to gather helpful advice from all the experienced DM's and players on these boards :)

Thanks for your answer, I think I've gained some XP while reading it :)

And how would you do this without saying "They are lvl 2 and too strong for you right now" ? And then after leveling up "You suddenly feel strong enough to take on the Redbrands." That's a general genuine question I have about DnD :) How can your PC know how powerful they are compared to other...

Everyone seems to assume that the PC's will go to the cave first but going to town and encountering / taking on the Redbrands first is also possible right? Your solution might be the same though.

What if you roll actively for Perception and have a lower result than your passive perception? For example when the group is in marching order and they've let you know that they want to watch for traps.

I really hope the reactions of my 5 new players will match yours. Especially my girlfriend and sister are only playing to do me a favour. Did you handle your self-declared reluctant player differently from the others? I could give them cookies to reward them :)

I got the Starter Set yesterday and went over the dragon part. It seems to point towards fighting it, no RP advice, no personality description, personal goals, etc. So you also don't know how it reacts to the Dragon Cultists who will try to offer you to the Dragon if you encounter them first...

Thanks for the advice so far everyone. I will be playing with 5 new players so they might have some trouble seperating player knowledge from PC knowledge. Or I might just be underestimating them :)

Would it be best to hide certain rolls players make to avoid metagaming? Perception : "Well, I rolled low so we're going to get ambushed." Insight : "I rolled low but I still don't believe this person." Stealth : "Great, I rolled low so they're going to detect me if I go ahead." etc. The PC...

Was interested in D&D before but the complexity of the rules always scared me. Decided that I should give it a try half a year ago after watching some Youtube video's of Chris Perkins introducing new people to D&D and then found the funny Acquisitions Inc. video's. Then I found out that a new...

Haha, wow :D

Some nice person on DnD reddit called superdude097 created some pdf and word files where spells are sorted per spell lvl and this for the Starter Set (up to spell lvl 3) and for Basic DnD (up to spell lvl 9) Thought I'd share, this can come in handy...

Hurray for me :D I was just avoiding any possible "Are you nuts? You can't play without a <insert class here>" comments.

Great idea :) In the Wotc livestream of the Starter set the DM used "tents" to easily show initiative or marching order. In another livestream I saw the DM hang the "tents" on his DM screen, also using them for monsters.

(This is coming from an inexperienced DM so be warned :)) I'd let them pick the characters that seem fun to them and worry about the rest later. I have the luxury of having 5 new players that want to play but you could use the same principle. I sent everyone the character sheets, created a...

It might take my players a year realtime until we get there. Killing my players at the very end will not make them happy :) You could start your own campaign or start the Tyranny of Dragons adventure. They said you can jump in at any time and that players will simply get through the first...

What you say is true but very intimidating and scary for new DM's like me that picked up this Starter Set. When I start out I'd like to be able to follow some guidelines or proposals in the book and be able to trust that this advice will prepare me for most possible circumstances. I would like...

I don't have the Starter Set yet so I can't check but what does the druid say exactly? That they have to slay the dragon or chase him off? And if it's the last option, does he mention if they should use force or other means? I'm also thinking about mentioning to the players that their PC's...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I will be playing with a new group in a few months time and hope that they will want to continue so the dragon issue will probably not come up anytime soon or at all. If they want to keep on playing then it will probably be once in one or two months time. I...