How to D&D: Learn to Play! (PAST)
$15.00
/ Session
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Once / Saturday - 5:00 PM UTC
Sep 21
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
2 / 10 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
So you've decided to try D&D, but you have no idea where to start? Start here! A lot of beginner's modules try to teach newbies how to play by throwing them into a game and explaining the rules as they go, but "trial by fire" doesn't work for everybody, and it often causes certain concepts to fall through the cracks. That's why I came up with this workshop! I'm Nico de Gallo: professional actor, voice actor, show host, and teacher! Not everybody can commit to investing in rulebooks, and even if you have access to the rules, reading through all of them can be a huge slog! After spending several years suckering my friends into trying out D&D for their first time, I got really good at teaching it to new people! Whether you're new to D&D or Tabletop Role-Playing Games in general, I got you. We'll cover: 1. The basics of what D&D is. 2. Some core rules. 3. Coming up with characters and understanding your character sheet (I have a separate workshop where we go in-depth about that). 4. What playing a D&D session looks like. 5. Role-play and combat. At the end, we'll put it all together and play a little while so you can get a general feeling for playing the game and ask any questions you might have left! By the end of this workshop, you should be all ready to join games or start a game of your own!
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Meet the Game Master
About me
I'm an actor, voice actor, and professional show host that loves fantasy, collaborative storytelling, and world building! GMing sits perfectly at the crossroads of all those things which is why I have a blast doing this! I use different voices and dialects, and I use a combination of theater of the mind and maps to let players find out if that fireball turns that basilisk into barbecue (but your barbarian too)! Whether you're a trying to "live the fantasy" or use your archival knowledge of the system's rules to flex that noggin noodle and make some brain spaghetti, there's a safe place for you at my table.
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Creating your character
No preparation needed!
Learn to play D&D!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Just make sure you have Discord and a reliable Internet connection.
What Nico de Gallo brings to the table
I'll provide everything you'll need as we go through the session.
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Safety
How Nico de Gallo creates a safe table
This will be D&D explained in a way that's *much* more interesting than reading the rules out of a book!
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