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<blockquote data-quote="Asmor" data-source="post: 3869078" data-attributes="member: 1154"><p>I'd say don't buy anything.</p><p></p><p>The SRD is nice, but it's easy for we who are so jaded to forget that it is not a complete game: the SRD lacks rules for character creation (which are easy enough to guess) and experience (which is considerably less so).</p><p></p><p>In any case, I think the best advice is for you to find an existing game. See if your cousin has room in his game (although you really shouldn't push too hard... D&D can be a complicated, and a lot of dungeon masters like to limit the size of their group strictly for their own sanity).</p><p></p><p>Don't necessarily limit yourself to a D&D game, either. There are lots of good systems and settings out there.</p><p></p><p>Go to your FLGS and look for players. See if you can put up a flyer to the effect of "New RPG player looking for group." Make a post in the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forumdisplay.php?f=49" target="_blank">Gamers seeking Gamers</a> forum here.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, starting your own group should be a last resort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Asmor, post: 3869078, member: 1154"] I'd say don't buy anything. The SRD is nice, but it's easy for we who are so jaded to forget that it is not a complete game: the SRD lacks rules for character creation (which are easy enough to guess) and experience (which is considerably less so). In any case, I think the best advice is for you to find an existing game. See if your cousin has room in his game (although you really shouldn't push too hard... D&D can be a complicated, and a lot of dungeon masters like to limit the size of their group strictly for their own sanity). Don't necessarily limit yourself to a D&D game, either. There are lots of good systems and settings out there. Go to your FLGS and look for players. See if you can put up a flyer to the effect of "New RPG player looking for group." Make a post in the [url=http://www.enworld.org/forumdisplay.php?f=49]Gamers seeking Gamers[/url] forum here. Honestly, starting your own group should be a last resort. [/QUOTE]
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