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Hello, Situation: Just getting interested in playing D&D and have a couple of questions for what I need starting out and some recommendations. Questions: What do I need to purchase to start playing? (books, etc. as I know that this service is free and you don't need dice or character sheets here) What edition should I play that is easy for a beginner and the books are easily acquired (preferably used as I am on a budget) Thanks for your time.
You can get the D&D basic rules free from Wizards That would be enough to get you started playing D&D 5th edition. When you're ready for more options you can move into the books but the free rules are all you need to get started.
I generally recommend for any newcomer to tabletop gaming in general (and roll20 specifically) that you first read Roll20's beginer's guide to tabletop: <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Introduction_To_Tabletop_R" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Introduction_To_Tabletop_R</a>... There's always a few complete newcomer games cropping up every few days in the Looking for Group community forum. I suggest you keep an eye out there. It's also helpful to post your own "LFG" forum post explaining your background, what kind of game you're looking for, your available days/times, etc.
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Avacyn said: First, Welcome to Roll20! We hope you enjoy your stay here. We have two video series that are at your disposal for help getting started. 1) If you're absolutely brand new to RPGs and want to know the general idea of how they are played, which game to choose and then find a group of fellow gamers: Check out our Introduction to Tabletop RPGs series . 2) If you've played tabletop RPGs before and just want to get a understanding of how Roll20 can be used: Check out our Roll20 Crash Course . This is a step-by-step overview for creating your very first Roll20 campaign. This tutorial uses the Pathfinder RPG to frame itself, but it's not a system specific tutorial and you should be able to follow along without knowing one single thing about Pathfinder. You can also review the last New to Roll20 thread to see what other new users have been asking. Hopefully this will make acclimating to RPGs and Roll20 a lot easier. Happy Gaming! This is quoted from our New to Roll20 or RPGs? Need Guidance? Click Here. (Read the OP First) thread. Go ahead and watch the videos then if you have more questions feel free to ask away. There are many sites you can get ogl (open gaming licence) system info such as 3.5 SRD, Pathfinder, and as Perry linked 5e. There are also other games that are free or pay what you want such as Fate, Basic Fantasy RPG, and more. Welcome to the wonderful world of imagination.