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<blockquote data-quote="Festivus" data-source="post: 3116745" data-attributes="member: 34532">I just wanted to hop on here and offer a bit of advice.&nbsp; I just started playing 3rd edition just over a year and a half ago, and took on the big job of DMing to boot.&nbsp; My suggestions are as follows:1. Play in a game with an experienced DM if at all possible.2. Pickup a copy of the older D&amp;D Basic Game and play through that.&nbsp; It's a vastly simplified version and a nice introduction to D&amp;D.&nbsp; I haven't read through the new version of the basic game yet but just scanning the contents the older one looks like a better package.3. Keep it simple.&nbsp; Stick to the core 3 books for your initial gaming, until you get more comfortable.&nbsp; Only use the Players Handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide and Monster Manual.&nbsp; Beyond that, wait for the comfort to come.&nbsp; There is plenty to offer in the core 3 books for a lifetime of adventuring.&nbsp; Your head will be swimming with just that content.4. Run a packaged adventure designed for low level parties, such as what you might find in Dungeon Magazine or Dungeon Crawl Classics.&nbsp; These will help give you a feel for how an adventure is constructed.5. Pick up D&amp;D for Dummies and Dungeon Mastering for Dummies.&nbsp; These are both very good books.6. Ask questions here... everyone has been very helpful for my questions.7. Have fun, it's all about fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Festivus, post: 3116745, member: 34532"] I just wanted to hop on here and offer a bit of advice. I just started playing 3rd edition just over a year and a half ago, and took on the big job of DMing to boot. My suggestions are as follows: 1. Play in a game with an experienced DM if at all possible. 2. Pickup a copy of the older D&D Basic Game and play through that. It's a vastly simplified version and a nice introduction to D&D. I haven't read through the new version of the basic game yet but just scanning the contents the older one looks like a better package. 3. Keep it simple. Stick to the core 3 books for your initial gaming, until you get more comfortable. Only use the Players Handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide and Monster Manual. Beyond that, wait for the comfort to come. There is plenty to offer in the core 3 books for a lifetime of adventuring. Your head will be swimming with just that content. 4. Run a packaged adventure designed for low level parties, such as what you might find in Dungeon Magazine or Dungeon Crawl Classics. These will help give you a feel for how an adventure is constructed. 5. Pick up D&D for Dummies and Dungeon Mastering for Dummies. These are both very good books. 6. Ask questions here... everyone has been very helpful for my questions. 7. Have fun, it's all about fun. [/QUOTE]

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