How to Start Dungeon Mastering

Introduction

So, you’’ve got your group of friends gathered, you’’ve got the books, dice and paraphernalia gathered, and you’’’re set to start playing, but someone’’’s got to master the game, and you’’’ve been given the honour of having the group entitling you Dungeon Master. Congratulations! Now what do you do?

Comment: For sake of ease, I will throughout this article use the term “dungeon master”, as I’’m a Dungeons & Dragons-player and have been for years. Read this synonymously with all other titles used, such as game master, storyteller, rolemaster et cetera.

The Planning Step

The more experienced you are, the less planning you’’’ll probably feel the need to do. When running your first adventure, it is always a good idea to start by deciding what your setting is going to be. Do you want your players to play an urban, rural or wilderness adventure? Should it be focused on the roleplaying bit, or should they explore the lands (over and/or below ground); should they be investigators or mercenaries; is the world high or low tech and high or low magic; do the characters know each other, some of each other or none of each other? All these are important questions you need to find the answer to. Let’’’s start by exploring them one by one:

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I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons since I was 17 when my boyfriend, now husband, introduced it to me, and I have been hooked since. The thrill of adventuring and living out my characters gives me an escape from my otherwise sometimes dreary life and gives me a spark to carry on. ;p

I created this blog to have somewhere to share my ideas, creations and progress in the roleplaying world. I got inspired by my husbands blog posts on his DM-ing and decided that since I'm soon stepping into the world of DM-ing myself, I'd like to blog about it too. I'll also use tell about my characters that I have played with and their progress. I'll also try and share all the little nifty things I come over when researching and stuff.

I'll also share my experiences as a female gamer and I have asked my best friend and fellow adventurer Mrs. L, or Cordelia as her character is called, to author on this blog too.

So enjoy and check in from time to time.

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Mrs. K