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<blockquote data-quote="trumbeller" data-source="post: 4782745" data-attributes="member: 79915">I'm beginning to put together a D&amp;D group with a bunch of new players.&nbsp; I will be the only person in the group with any familiarity with the game, and as a result I will be the DM.&nbsp; I am also very new to D&amp;D.&nbsp; I started playing with 4th edition, and have only played once a week for about 6 months.&nbsp; I do have a good grasp of the game mechanics, since all I know is 4th edition, so I want to take a shot at running a campaign, or at least some adventures.At least one other player has shown great interest in being the DM (he's already reading the DMG) and as a result I feel that I could very easily break up the load of running a campaign between two people.&nbsp; The problem is that our group is already pretty small (4 people), and without forcing an npc or two into the group for all encounters, I won't be able to run the adventures the way they are presented.Basically, I'm just wondering if any of you have experience playing as both a PC &amp; a DM.&nbsp; Aside from me knowing what is going on in the campaign (I can just stay silent and not reveal the correct choices), are there any other issues that can be present playing this way?&nbsp; Should I start by creating just random dungeons and using the Dungeon Delve book for short adventures, or should I start with <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4news/20090428" target="_blank">Keep on the Shadowfell</a>?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trumbeller, post: 4782745, member: 79915"] I'm beginning to put together a D&D group with a bunch of new players. I will be the only person in the group with any familiarity with the game, and as a result I will be the DM. I am also very new to D&D. I started playing with 4th edition, and have only played once a week for about 6 months. I do have a good grasp of the game mechanics, since all I know is 4th edition, so I want to take a shot at running a campaign, or at least some adventures. At least one other player has shown great interest in being the DM (he's already reading the DMG) and as a result I feel that I could very easily break up the load of running a campaign between two people. The problem is that our group is already pretty small (4 people), and without forcing an npc or two into the group for all encounters, I won't be able to run the adventures the way they are presented. Basically, I'm just wondering if any of you have experience playing as both a PC & a DM. Aside from me knowing what is going on in the campaign (I can just stay silent and not reveal the correct choices), are there any other issues that can be present playing this way? Should I start by creating just random dungeons and using the Dungeon Delve book for short adventures, or should I start with [URL="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4news/20090428"]Keep on the Shadowfell[/URL]? [/QUOTE]

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