This post is written from the point of view of a DM helping their players learn the game but may still be helpful for players! I’m not teaching the rules, just tips on HOW to teach the rules…

So you’ve persuaded a few friends to try out D&D and you’ve agreed to DM the campaign. The hardest part is over! As a DM there will be a lot of information to get your head around, personally I loved learning all I could about D&D so I didn’t mind too much but I was wary of throwing too much information at my players all at once and completely overwhelming them! So I decided to drip feed the information in more manageable chunks.

While it would be great if all players rushed out to buy a copy of the Players Handbook and read it cover to cover, chances are that’s not going…