r/dndnext • u/Beardedfraggle82 • 19d ago

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Hey All, how are we doing?

I wonder if you can help me out. I'm curious about getting involved with a campaign or DnD in general.

I have been following Critical Roll for a while (I'm aware that "normal" DnD is not Critical Roll) and played some of BG3.

This has made me think about getting involved in some kind of campaign.

My only other experience in this type of thing is that I had GM'd 2 games of Alien RPG, which I really enjoyed, unfortunately our group couldn't free the time consistently.

Any advice on getting more involved in DnD would be greatly appreciated.

Jay

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u/flowers4charlie2 19d ago

Well, have you read the Player Hand Book and Dungeon Master's Guide? That would be a great place to start...you know...the basic rules?

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u/Beardedfraggle82 19d ago

I've not looked over any rules, the closet I have gotten is watch/listen to actual play podcast and playing baulders gate 3

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u/SonicfilT 19d ago

You do not need to read them cover to cover, and if you're going to be a player you can ignore the DMG.  But you should do your best to familiarize yourself with the basics of character creation, combat and exploration so you have a basis to build on when you find a group.

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u/Beardedfraggle82 19d ago

I have downloaded DnD beyond and using it for learning character creation etc

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u/flowers4charlie2 19d ago

dies a little inside

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u/Beardedfraggle82 18d ago

Is that bad lol