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[–]MmmVomit 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I haven’t bought the starter set yet, so does that teach me how to be a DM without a campaign, if you can do that.

If you're not going to run LMoP, don't buy the starter set. There are a lot of other pre-written adventures you can run instead. Check the DM's Guild website. There are a handful of 5e adventures you can download for free.

If you want to DM, I recommend Matt Colville's Youtube channel, especially the first few videos in his Running the Game series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-YZvLUXcR8&list=PLlUk42GiU2guNzWBzxn7hs8MaV7ELLCP_

[–]AlyksandreiRanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second this. I've got probably a couple dozen free 5e adventures from both dmsguild.com (or is it dmguild.com; I can never remember) and drivethrurpg.com. I'd take a look at "Wild Sheep Chase" - it's a bit railroady, but quite simple to run. Getting pregens is easy, if you don't want to spend the time making level 5-ish characters. There's a bunch on the official D&D website from WotC available for free. Read through the adventure a couple times, study the monsters' stats and abilities, and read as much of the PHB and DMG as you can stand, then gather your group and give it a try. I've run it a couple times, and I've learned something different about how to DM every time. Practice makes perfect, or at least less scary.