New DnD players looking for their first game have a ton of options!
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If you're a brand new D and D player and
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you're looking to get into your first
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game, you've got tons of options for
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where to find that first game. My
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favorite option would be to look for
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your friendly local game store.
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Sometimes if you're in a small town, it
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will be a combination game and comic
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shop. So, look for those as well. But
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basically, anywhere that sells Magic the
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Gathering will probably have D&D as
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well. And those places very frequently
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run game nights, especially organized
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play. organized play. Adventurers League
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for D and D specifically is built for
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drop in dropout gameplay. So frequently
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you can find games that way, but they
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may also just have running campaigns or
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they may have game nights where they
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teach people how to play. In my
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experience, local game stores are very
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enthusiastic about getting new people
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into the hobby because it means new
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customers for them. You know, more
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people to play with, more people to buy
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their stuff, everybody wins. That's
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fantastic. If you don't have a game shop
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near you, more likely you're going to
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have to organize something yourself or
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you're going to have to look online. If
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you want to organize a game, if you want
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to organize a game yourself, grab some
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friends who are curious. Grab the
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starter set for D and D. The 2024
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edition is fine. The story is not great,
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but the gameplay is pretty solid. If
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you're willing to look online, there's
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all kinds of LFG forums. Uh Roll 20 has
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a forum that's pretty good. Uh Reddits
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are LFG exists. Demilane has an LFG
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section, but that always comes with the
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usual risks of meeting up with random
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strangers online and talking to them and
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all of that. So, you know, your mileage
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may vary. If you're willing to pay to
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play, then start playing. Is a great
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service for finding paid GMs. Paid games
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tend to last a very long time because
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once people are financially invested,
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they're more likely to actually show up.
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Um, a lot of the DMs are really, really
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good and there are people running
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beginner friendly games all the time.
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So, it's very easy to find something
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that fits whatever availability you
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have. Whatever way you end up going,
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welcome to the hobby. I hope you find a
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game and I hope you have a great time
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with it. And I hope you stay in the
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hobby for
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