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Playing D&D is easy and fun. Below are a bunch of links to online resources where you can ask questions, read about D&D, and engage with the community. A Video Intro This video by Matt Colville is a great introduction to playing D&D. Matt is a long time veteran DM who also happens to be great at explaining things. I’m not usually a video watcher, but I’ve watched hours of Matt’s videos, and I think you’ll enjoy this one. ...

Spell slinging wizard or sneaky rogue? Shining paladin or ranger hunting her prey? Classes in D&D are a collection of related abilities that your character gains. They’re sort of like jobs, if choosing to be a plumber meant you suddenly understood flow rates, welding, and some thermodynamics. That is, they’re jobs, but choosing the job also gives you the abilities to do that job. Each class has things it’s good at, and things it’s not good at. ...

What Do I Do? The problem with D&D is that it’s really hard to explain. Yeah, most people know you sit around a table and roll some dice, but that describes Monopoly, too. When you’ve never played, you don’t have an idea of what exactly you should do at the table. When do I roll? What do I say? Who goes first? Honestly, the easiest way to figure it out is to watch someone else play. ...