Recent content by SumoTroll

In my own experience the best way to START playing is to get a small group that's interested in the game, and go in with the rules thrown out the window. My very first game was with an experienced dungeon master, and a group of complete, fresh out the pond newbies. We didn't use character...

If you're dealing with new players, the best thing is to let them have real fun with it, and don't bog them down with rules. Those are for later. My very first campaign, we didn't even have character sheets. It was a disorganized mess of about eight people being DM'd by my English teacher. And...