Dungeons and Dragons

Josh Delgado

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is a role-playing game where people get together to create and experience a world. D&D provides players a framework to create their own personalized adventures, experience a pre-made setting, or a combination of the two by customizing other people's content.

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Requirements Setup Podcasts Resources Campaigns

Requirements to play a game

People
Imagination
Dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20) or a Random Number Generator
Player's Handbook (The Rulebook for players)
Dungeon Master's Guide
Character Sheets / Paper
[Optional] Starter Pack (Good for newer players)

Setting up your first game

Set up a good time to meet
Create a character
- Class
- Race
- Backstory
Describe the setting
Have each of the party members meet

Podcasts

Here are some podcasts of D&D Campaigns so you can get a taste of what it's like

Join the Party: A great podcast for newcomers to D&D, there's an optional version of the first arc that covers basic rules to D&D when they come up in the game.

Critical Role: Probably among the most famous of D&D podcasts, this features voice actors Matt Mercer, Ashley Johnson, and Laura Bailey

The Adventure Zone: Another popular podcast of a D&D campaign, this follows the campaign where the players in real life are a family.

Resources

D&D Beyond
- An online system for managing your D&D campaign (character sheets, campaign notes, etc)
5e Tools
- Online database of anything d&d related (classes, races, spells, monsters, rules). Like a search-able player's handbook
Roll20
- Host your campaign online with this site, move your characters across an interactive whiteboard and automate common rolls
World Anvil
- Organize your notes for your custom world

Campaigns

Here's a table of pre-made campaigns for your DM to use as source material for your own campaign, or to customize to fit your party.

Cover Image	Campaign Name	Description
	Curse of Strahd	The Villain has already won. The Vampire Lord Strahd has taken control, and it's up to you to overthrow him
	Out of the abyss	A twisted labyrinth of tunnels awaits you as you explore the Underdark.
	Storm King's Thunder	Giants have emerged from their strongholds to threaten civilization as never before. The different races of smallfolk must unite to fend them off, using the giants' strength against them.