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<blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 8753182" data-attributes="member: 59848"><p><h4>[USER=4534]@MGibster[/USER]</h4><p>Congrats on your first foray into DM'ing! One thing I would suggest moving forward is having a session 0 with the players at your table. It helps set up the expectations for the game, including what you are comfortable running and what you aren't. This would be the time that you let your player know if you only want to use material available in the Player's Handbook, for example. Also, this would be the time when you decide whether people will be rolling stats, using standard array, point buy, or something else. That way if you decide to roll stats, people can roll in front of you so you know what to expect and prevent people from fudging their rolls.</p><p></p><p>Below are a couple of creators I really enjoy with their suggestions on running a session 0. I know D&D can be overwhelming when you consider ALL the content that's available. So hopefully this gives you some tools to reduce that stress.</p><p></p><p>Nerdarchy - [MEDIA=youtube]s88z7Z3nx3I[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Matt Colville - [MEDIA=youtube]1K8hGhpQzKg[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Dungeon Dudes - [MEDIA=youtube]2MA-z5Ai-bQ[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Edit: Oops, didn't realize the OP was a hypothetical, but the point of my post still stands. Communication and being on the same page are important factors to having an enjoyable game experience, regardless of the rules being uses. If this hypothetical person is watching Critical Role, it's not unreasonable that they may be checking out other YouTube channels about how to play and get started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawk Diesel, post: 8753182, member: 59848"] [HEADING=3][USER=4534]@MGibster[/USER][/HEADING] Congrats on your first foray into DM'ing! One thing I would suggest moving forward is having a session 0 with the players at your table. It helps set up the expectations for the game, including what you are comfortable running and what you aren't. This would be the time that you let your player know if you only want to use material available in the Player's Handbook, for example. Also, this would be the time when you decide whether people will be rolling stats, using standard array, point buy, or something else. That way if you decide to roll stats, people can roll in front of you so you know what to expect and prevent people from fudging their rolls. Below are a couple of creators I really enjoy with their suggestions on running a session 0. I know D&D can be overwhelming when you consider ALL the content that's available. So hopefully this gives you some tools to reduce that stress. Nerdarchy - [MEDIA=youtube]s88z7Z3nx3I[/MEDIA] Matt Colville - [MEDIA=youtube]1K8hGhpQzKg[/MEDIA] Dungeon Dudes - [MEDIA=youtube]2MA-z5Ai-bQ[/MEDIA] Edit: Oops, didn't realize the OP was a hypothetical, but the point of my post still stands. Communication and being on the same page are important factors to having an enjoyable game experience, regardless of the rules being uses. If this hypothetical person is watching Critical Role, it's not unreasonable that they may be checking out other YouTube channels about how to play and get started. [/QUOTE]
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