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<blockquote data-quote="discosoc" data-source="post: 7122187" data-attributes="member: 6801554"><p>The starter set is all you need to actually get started, aside from people to play with. Ideally you'll have another 3 or 4 people to join you. Not sure where you live, but a good place to start is your local card shop (pretty much any local business that sells Magic: The Gathering or similar games) and look for people browsing the RPG books there. Depending on your location, a site called meetup.com is usually pretty good for finding local hobby groups. Just search your area for D&D or Dungeons and Dragons or Roleplaying Games and see what comes up.</p><p></p><p>Once you have a few people to play with, and after you've run a few sessions with the start set, most of the players will probably want to purchase their own set of dice and a copy of the Player's Handbook. The person who is the Dungeon Master will probably want to purchase the Monster Manual, but he/she can skip the Dungeon Master's Guide for now (it's really not a great resource for learning how to DM, instead focusing on alternative rules and advanced concepts).</p><p></p><p>If money is tight and not everyone can get a Player's Handbook, the core rules are available for <a href="http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules" target="_blank">free on the official website</a>. The main things lacking in the free rules are extra races, classes, subclasses, and feats. If your players are using the Starter Set characters, then it's not a big deal at first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="discosoc, post: 7122187, member: 6801554"] The starter set is all you need to actually get started, aside from people to play with. Ideally you'll have another 3 or 4 people to join you. Not sure where you live, but a good place to start is your local card shop (pretty much any local business that sells Magic: The Gathering or similar games) and look for people browsing the RPG books there. Depending on your location, a site called meetup.com is usually pretty good for finding local hobby groups. Just search your area for D&D or Dungeons and Dragons or Roleplaying Games and see what comes up. Once you have a few people to play with, and after you've run a few sessions with the start set, most of the players will probably want to purchase their own set of dice and a copy of the Player's Handbook. The person who is the Dungeon Master will probably want to purchase the Monster Manual, but he/she can skip the Dungeon Master's Guide for now (it's really not a great resource for learning how to DM, instead focusing on alternative rules and advanced concepts). If money is tight and not everyone can get a Player's Handbook, the core rules are available for [URL="http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules"]free on the official website[/URL]. The main things lacking in the free rules are extra races, classes, subclasses, and feats. If your players are using the Starter Set characters, then it's not a big deal at first. [/QUOTE]
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