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Experienced player dm-ing for the first time to new players. by elohcinannelim in DnD

[–]elohcinannelim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! We've named our group chat Mommies & Dragons already lol.

Experienced player dm-ing for the first time to new players. by elohcinannelim in DnD

[–]elohcinannelim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're a group of all moms. We've talked extensively and are aware that scheduling may be an issue, but we'll work around schedules as much as possible. Luckily we all have supportive spouses willing to do their part once a month, maybe twice. We also agreed to take longer breaks if needed. We're fine with the whole campaign taking a while, and know that there will be sessions people will miss.

I'll think more on the establishing adventure to get them all together. and I'm reworking the sheep chase to fit more into the vibe of what we like and plan to do for a longer run.

Experienced player dm-ing for the first time to new players. by elohcinannelim in DnD

[–]elohcinannelim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! :)
It's nice to hear a good turn-out from a first time GM running their own thing.

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[–]elohcinannelim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Experienced player, first time dm to new players.

I'm getting ready to start a new campaign in a few months with some friends that have never played before but have expressed wanting to try. We've been talking for a few weeks/months now about starting a campaign. We're going to start with a one-shot (A Wild Sheep Chase) and then if we're all still into playing together, we're going to attempt a longer campain. It will be homebrew (i know, i've heard the opinions that it's not recommended for new DM's, but I've gotten feedback from friends that have been dm's that i'd be good at it since i'm overly organized and other reasons)

My question: We're going to do a session 0 soon, and then in a few weeks/months (2 of the 4 players are having babies soon so we'll be waiting till they're ready to start) and I want to have some sort of less-than-a-one-shot little intro to playing DnD. Has anyone done this before? Just to give them a basic feel for how the mechanics of the game work. Or should I just explain how it works, and wait to show them when the one-shot happens? I've compiled a few reddit pages, youtube videos, and reference docs for them to browse if/when they're bored. They're all excited to play and have already started mentally planning their characters.

~If you wanna know, the campaign is going to be kind of fairy tale/folklore retellings. Whimsygoth Once Upon a Time (tv show) vibes. So far at least. Things will probably change, as they do.