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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zilant" data-source="post: 5880821" data-attributes="member: 94783">I am pretty new here so I apologize if this is the wrong place for this kind of thread. A few people I know and I have a strong desire to play d&d. It would have to be 3.5 and I would probably be DMing.First and foremost, we are all very inexperienced. We have played a few times (DM'ed by me mostly and by a handful of other people) and have a fair understanding of basic rules.None of us really come from roleplaying backrounds (I was a heavy RPG videogamer as a kid but thats it) so we all sortof fudged our way through it. Another issue is we are all pretty busy with school/work.Were all close friends or family and live close enough to where we can ge together on the fly, it just wouldn't be consistant. The largest obstical, however, is me. I don't really know what I'm doing. The few we adventures I have run have been "go here and kill all the stuff inside". I have looked at lists and lists of "adventure Ideas" like:-the tomb of an old wizrd is discovered-a haunted tower is reputed ot be filled with treasureetc.These all end up as glorified fetch quests/dungeon crawls. I feel like they arent really playing but just rolling dice to see how much hp something has left. I don't really know how to make everything connect and feel like there in a world that remembers them.I feel as though I am not really using the game to it's fullest potential. From reading a lot of other posts and from hearing people describe the their experience I feel like I'm doing something wrong or I am not doing enough.I don't really know how to make adventures, campaigns, NPCs and stuff like that. I know how to read from the DM guide and roll up their stats and give them names but I don't know how to make them.I have even tried doing a few premade adventures from wizards of the coast and I still felt..clunky at best. I suppose I was just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction as far as resources for begginers goes or if anyone has some sagely advice for someone who wants to learn how to DM and play the game properly. I'm just looking for a bit of insight so I can start off in the right direction and not end up in a dead end. Thank you for your time and I apologize if I rambled on way too much. I understand this is quite a read.</blockquote>

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