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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 1791268" data-attributes="member: 1465">Tossing my few spare cents as well  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> 1) prepare yourself as a DM- don't buy anything else, play for a while with the core books and see if you like the game, there's always time to add stuff later- read carefully the combat chapter and the magic chapter and write down notes for yourself, be sure you know the basics well before worrying about special actions- some tables on the PHB and the DMG are very useful, you may want to make a few photocopies and keep them at hand during game (but don't do more than few or they won't be that handy anymore)- read the adventure a few times and keep markers or notes: you should know the adventure quite well, but don't bother thinking of all the possible implications of the players actions (if you spend a week thinking about 100 players actions, be sure they'll come up with the 101th you haven't thought about  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )2) go easy with the players (assuming they are not more experienced than you)- when you explain races and classes, don't bother mentioning any feature because it's wasted time, just tell them the role of each class/race in the fantasy world and in the typical party; for example, don't try to list down a cleric's abilities or options, just explain that a cleric is a member of religious order who acts as a protecting/healing spellcaster and secondary combatant for the group- use starting kits from the PHB, eventually accepting variations suggested by the players- don't explain any specific rule before it actually happens in the game. If you teach them how to combat before there IS a combat, you'll have explain it again later- don't even mention the possibilties of special attack actions or special casting actions, or special initiative actions; just look for those things only once some player asks to do that (as much as any other conceivable actions). In any case, you won't have to wait very long...</blockquote>

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