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Running the Game by Matt Colville is a great place to start. He explains generally what the game is, how to run it, builds an adventure for you, and then spends the next 80 or so videos going on beautifully long tangents about things mildly related to D&D. But the first few episodes are a goldmine for a beginner, if you ever feel compelled to take the spotlight and be a DM. Which if you ever want to start playing with friends, you likely will have to do.

Another option if you don’t want anything to do with that DM business for now is head to your local tabletop gaming shop. Not Target (although they actually do sell some relevant stuff I’ll mention later), I mean a shop specifically built to sell games like Magic the Gathering and D&D. They probably sponsor games you can join and get a taste of how the game works.

Or yet another option, buy the Starter Set which has everything you need to get started. I haven’t played the Essentials Kit but it also seems useful.

However you go about it, I highly recommend starting!

I’m pregnant and have both of these saved and will be ordering ABC’s as soon as it’s available again. My husband is excited haha we also have a player’s handbook and monster manual that were specifically written for kids... let me find a link real quick because they’re super cool and have Pokémon style size references with descriptions like “about the size of a beachball” or other random relatable objects.

Edit: Monsters and Creatures

Warriors and Weapons
There are apparently more of them? The author was at GenCon and these are the two we got

Welcome to the wonderful world of Chuck Tingle, two-time Hugo award nominee, and known for his short works erotic fiction known as “tinglers”. Here is just a small sample of his book titles:

• Pounded in the Butt by My Own Butt
  
• Space Raptor Butt Invasion
  
• Bigfoot Sommelier Butt Tasting
  
• Pounded in the Butt by My Book "Pounded in the Butt by My Own Butt"
  
• I'm Gay for My Living Billionaire Jet Plane
  
• Feeling the Bern in My Butt
  
• Slammed in the Butt by My Hugo Award Nomination
  
• Space Raptor Butt Redemption
  
• Pounded by the Pound: Turned Gay by the Socioeconomic Implications of Britain Leaving the European Union
  
• Turned Gay by the Existential Dread That I May Actually Be a Character in a Chuck Tingle Book
  
• Space Raptor Butt Ascension
  
• Slammed by the Substantial Amount of Press Generated by My Book "Pounded by the Pound: Turned Gay by the Socioeconomic Implications of Britain Leaving the European Union"
  
• Bigfoot Pirates Haunt My Balls
  
• Living Inside My Own Butt for Eight Years, Starting a Business and Turning a Profit Through Common Sense Reinvestment and Strategic Targeted Marketing
  
• _Slammed in the Butt by My Own Sentient Rebbit AMA_
  
• Fake News, Real Boners
  
• Heavy Metal Unicorn Lawyer Sings into my Butthole Legally
  
• Buttnight Buttle Royale
  
• The Federal Government Shuts Down My Butt
  
• Pounded In The Butt By My Book “Pounded In The Butt By My Book “Pounded In The Butt By My Book ‘Pounded In The Butt By My Book “Pounded In The Butt By My Book ‘Pounded In The Butt By My Book “Pounded In The Butt By My Own Butt”’”’”
  
  And of course, his most recent work: Pounded In The Butt By Area 51 While Attempting To Storm It.
  
  And yes, they are all available on Amazon.

D&D Beyond is very expensive $300-500, but well worth it, especially if the whole campaign goes in on it.

For OP, you can start with just the Player's Handbook or the standard bundle of the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual bundle [link] (https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Rulebooks-Slipcase-Handbook/dp/0786966629/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?keywords=dungeons+and+dragons+5th+edition&qid=1564184932&s=gateway&sprefix=Dungeons+and+dragons+&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUkVIV1lNUzZGM0JBJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTIwODk3UjZHQzFLWDlGT1NCJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyMjg3MDQxMks0VTJWTjc4V0ozJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=)

Just the PHB will get you started if you find a group to play with. The entire bundle will give you everything you need to start a group yourself.

Hey this is a lot later lol but I found the old dm screen on Amazon used for like 20 bucks here's the link for the listings D&D Dungeon Master's Screen (D&D Accessory) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786965630/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_t6qnDb2T2G8YR

The Dungeons and Dragons Vs Rick and Morty box. I saw the cover and fell in love. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786966882?pf_rd_p=183f5289-9dc0-416f-942e-e8f213ef368b&pf_rd_r=CERE478XAZ64HPEGRWY1

Roll with advantage, then roll for sleight of hand to see if anyone notices.


Otherwise Amazon has then

Read it! It's an amazing series.

I got this when I first started D&D. Now I only buy dice when I think they are REALLY COOL.

$82 set for DMG, MM, and PHB w/ DM Screen



Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks Gift Set (Special Foil Covers Edition with Slipcase, Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, DM Screen) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786966629/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lFq4DbH2MHEWH

The 3 core books and a dm screen are $80 on amazon right now. That's ~27 a book.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786966629/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_WRh4DbAMT0J24

I saw them on amazon a while ago, reviews say they are heavily unbalanced (like you will notice it immediately).

In any case, here you go: https://www.amazon.com/Character-Builder-Loaded-Koplow-Games/dp/B001N1JIU8

LGS charge full price so that they can offer sales, the median price on Amazon is $30: 5e PHB camelcamelcamel

It's acutally part of a book series. This is the specific book Short version the first series is about a sentient teddy bear golem. His adventures with his little girl and his eventual quest to save her from an evil king. It's part of a genre called LitRPG. It's a book version of a game with actual stats and the like.

There are some crazy class combos, zany powers and enemies. The second series where this book title comes from is in teh same world and tangentially connected. The MC is tapped by a diety to be a medium who can see fate with her tarot deck.

There are shenanigans afoot in the area and she has to stop a prison break at the secret nearby prison full of semi immortal entities with massive power.

The series can get a bit dark but is a lot of fun especially the audiobook versions the VA is masterful.

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https://www.amazon.com/Sorcerers-Academy-Josepha-Sherman/dp/0756401577

Relevant: Small Medium: At Large https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P2PGY4G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fhNDDbB4V3NCX

I saw the other style in the pictures when I found it on Amazon.

Naturally, one of the related products is understanding loliism

Go on a quest to attain the tome of leadership and influence

The DMG and Monster Manual are 58% off.

deal shopping though

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Here's the link, dirty birds.

FYI there's more than one volume.

I read the Amazon reviews and I am greatly disappointed.

https://www.amazon.com/Ducks-how-Make-Them-Pay/dp/137681630X/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=ducks+and+how+to+make+them+pay&qid=1574558510&sprefix=ducks+and+&sr=8-3

Ugh I don't even play anymore and I want to buy some dice...

come on look at the deals

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"You mean like this?"

"Go fuck yourself."