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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5557418" data-attributes="member: 463">If I were you Mr OP, I would:1.&nbsp; Start a new campaign at 1st level.&nbsp; Up to ca 3rd level is ok for more experienced DMs, and might be ok for you, but for a new DM I think it's best to begin at the beginning.2. Limit player character sources to books you own and are comfortable with.&nbsp; Currently that means the PHB.&nbsp; I recommend using the PHB errata document, which is downloadable from wizards.com.3. Optionally you may wish to purchase, read, &amp; subsequently allow some additional player sourcebooks.&nbsp; Good choices include the Player's Handbook 2 and the two Essentials 'Heroes of' books.&nbsp; However the more you allow the more you will need to read &amp; understand, so I think you may be best off starting with PHB only and gradually incorporating more books as the game progresses.4.&nbsp; Optionally, get yourself a monster source other than Adventure Tools.&nbsp; I recommend the Monster Vault, which comes with lots of nice counters, and includes pretty well all the real classic monsters.&nbsp; Be aware that MV monsters tend to be a lot nastier than those in the original 4e Monster Manual. 5.&nbsp; Remember you're in charge, not player C.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5557418, member: 463"] If I were you Mr OP, I would: 1. Start a new campaign at 1st level. Up to ca 3rd level is ok for more experienced DMs, and might be ok for you, but for a new DM I think it's best to begin at the beginning. 2. [B]Limit player character sources [/B]to books you own and are comfortable with. Currently that means the PHB. I recommend using the PHB errata document, which is downloadable from wizards.com. 3. Optionally you may wish to purchase, read, & subsequently allow some additional player sourcebooks. Good choices include the Player's Handbook 2 and the two Essentials 'Heroes of' books. However the more you allow the more you will need to read & understand, so I think you may be best off starting with PHB only and gradually incorporating more books as the game progresses. 4. Optionally, get yourself a monster source other than Adventure Tools. I recommend the Monster Vault, which comes with lots of nice counters, and includes pretty well all the real classic monsters. Be aware that MV monsters tend to be a lot nastier than those in the original 4e Monster Manual. 5. Remember you're in charge, not player C. [/QUOTE]

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