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Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons
Welcome the magic of Dungeons & Dragons awaits! Dive into a beginner-friendly campaign by a professional Dungeon Master. Zero experience needed!
$13.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Thursday - 1:00 AM UTC
Mar 5
Session Duration / 1–2 hours
1 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome, Adventurers This one‑shot session is designed to introduce you to the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Together, we’ll walk through the basics of how the game works and explore two key online tools used for playing D&D: DnD Beyond and Roll20. You’ll be able to choose a pre‑made character or create one with me during the session. If time allows, we’ll build your character step‑by‑step. Either way, the character you use in this adventure is yours to keep — you can bring them into your own home games or into future campaigns I run on StartPlaying Games. There’s no need to read the rules or prepare anything ahead of time. Your Dungeon Master will guide you through everything. What You’ll Need A Discord account A microphone for voice chat What We’ll Cover How to create a D&D character The core rules and flow of gameplay. How to use DnD Beyond for character sheets and rules. How to navigate Roll20 for maps, dice, and online play. Everything you need to feel confident joining your first campaign. This is a beginner‑friendly bootcamp designed to give you all the tools, knowledge, and confidence you need to jump into D&D and start adventuring.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(9)
1 year on StartPlaying
21 games hosted
Highly rated for: Teacher, Knows the Rules, Creativity
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I have had 35+ years of experience with Tabletop Role Playing games (TTRP), 30+ years of which I have been a Dungeon Master (DM). I have only been doing online RP for about 5 years. I have been creating my own content for years, but I also use official Dungeons & Dragons publications for my stories, and I am more than happy to run PCs through the Official Module of your choosing. I am flexibly and cater my playstyle to my player group, customizing each campaign to ensure each new adventure is unique and to your play styles and liking. I'll bend the campaign make it fun for all my players if you want to feel like heroes or antiheroes. I own both D&D 5th edition source material, as well as Roll20 content, giving my players an array of material to choose from and platforms to play on.
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Creating your character
I will help you with character creation and teach you about the game in this session zero. Or provide one for you already prepared. If you wish to try your hand at rolling up characters please use standard distribution and we will review it.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need to have a Discord Account, an open mind, and a spirit to learn. We will do the rest together.
What RPGPotomus brings to the table
What You’ll Experience You’ll be learning from an experienced Dungeon Master with over 30 years of gaming knowledge, a full library of D&D books, and a passion for teaching new adventurers. You’ll be playing and learning alongside other brand‑new Dungeons & Dragons players, making this a friendly, supportive environment for your first adventure. What You’ll Learn How to create a D&D character, including choosing a class, species, background, and starting equipment The different classes, species, and monsters of Dungeons & Dragons How skills, spells, and abilities work How combat works, including initiative, actions, movement, attacks, and how Hit Points are gained, lost, and tracked How role‑playing works, including speaking as your character, making choices in‑character, and interacting with the world and party The Basic Rules of the game Any advanced rules we have time to explore How to apply everything you learn in a short, fun role‑playing encounter
Homebrew rules
For this session we probably will not touch on homebrew rules except to say what they are.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
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Safety
How RPGPotomus creates a safe table
Safety, Comfort, and Session Zero Tools We will also cover important safety tools to ensure everyone feels comfortable and supported while playing. This includes: Lines and Veils, and how we use them to set boundaries for the game What’s included in a Session Zero and why it matters How to communicate your comfort levels using X, N, and O signals — whether typed in chat, sent as a message, or held up on video How to use these tools during play so everyone can enjoy the adventure As many additional safety and communication tools as we have time to explore during this teaching session These tools help create a respectful, welcoming environment where every player can have fun and feel safe participating.
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