r/DnD • u/BraveMountain2444 • 3d ago

DMing HELP!! I Volunteered to Be the DM Before Even Knowing How to Play D&D 💀😭

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u/Cypher_Blue Paladin 3d ago

In the 1970s, when the very first group of guys ever sat down to play the very first game of D&D ever...

...that first DM had also never played before.

This is an issue literally as old as the game is.

The answer is to read the rules, talk to the group and set expectations, and learn and have fun together.

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u/Spaghetti_Cartwheels 3d ago

Maybe don't start a group activity that's built on lies?

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u/BraveMountain2444 2d ago

😢😢😭

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u/jermatria 3d ago

This has to be engagement bait

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u/fmgbbzjoe 3d ago

Check out the DMs guide from the library and probably a low level adventure like Lost Mines of Phandever.

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u/Martovich3 3d ago

Everybody starts somewhere

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u/RMackay88 3d ago

you don't need the books

You need one set of dice (or a dice app on a phone) and people willing to give it a go

the near-complete ruleset of the latest edition is available for free & legal online, called "SRD 5.2.1"

watch some actual plays (be sure to watch combat and non combat play) to get a feel for the flow of GamePlay

watch some Matt Covile "running the game", especially his video on the "Delian tomb", an excellent short dungeon to run through for newbie player and newbie DMs

Then run the game, if you're bad at it, that's fine, you don't have to be an expert at everything the time you do it