I recently started DMing for the first time and looking for a couple good books for the campaign, preferably I would like to get one book with more of a focus for the players and another ment more for myself as a DM. I'm only looking at getting two books right now, I know I can always download the PDFs but I am more of a fan of having the physical book and due to some bad situations in the past we don't allow laptops at the game table anymore except for character building. Thanks so much in advance.
Here is a little information about our campaign if it helps your suggestions. The setting is a continent with three major kingdoms. One of the kingdoms was recently overthrown by a mysterious figure. The characters are a halfelf rogue who disguises himself as a bard, a half-dragon human fighter who's back story hasn't been unravelled just yet, a half-orc fighter who was an escaped slave that knows little to nothing of the free world, and a gnome sorcerer who is the former price of the recently fallen kingdom trying to get revenge for the murder of his father. All the characters are neutrally aligned. We have had only one short session so far which just introduced all the characters to one another and ended with a tavern fight and fire. Thanks for your help and look forward
Here is a little information about our campaign if it helps your suggestions. The setting is a continent with three major kingdoms. One of the kingdoms was recently overthrown by a mysterious figure. The characters are a halfelf rogue who disguises himself as a bard, a half-dragon human fighter who's back story hasn't been unravelled just yet, a half-orc fighter who was an escaped slave that knows little to nothing of the free world, and a gnome sorcerer who is the former price of the recently fallen kingdom trying to get revenge for the murder of his father. All the characters are neutrally aligned. We have had only one short session so far which just introduced all the characters to one another and ended with a tavern fight and fire. Thanks for your help and look forward