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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xenu" data-source="post: 6452258" data-attributes="member: 1144">I highly recommend picking up the Starter Set.  It gives you everything you need and helps prevent players from feeling overwhelmed with information overload.  Since a lot of choices are made for them out of the gate in the form of pre-generated characters, it's fairly easy to get going in a short amount of time.After they've played for a bit and learn the ins and outs, then it would be time to look at the basic rules posted on the WotC site or pick up the Player's Handbook (PHB) and let them expand things.  By then, they should have a bit of context on what they like or don't like and have gathered some enthusiasm for creating something from scratch.</blockquote>