Getting Started with Tabletop RPGs

If you like Videos and are a visual learner, my friend Terminally Nerdy has a Youtube channel full of great advice and suggestions.  I "Borrowed" one of his playlists https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjQBhSxDwcsetrv753TJuR8xTgHhBjYAb to get you started from start to finish. 

Thoughts and ideas for new folks and other deep thoughts

Advice for brand new folks http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/08/so-i-heard-you-guys-like-play-dungeons.html

RPG Survival Kit http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/09/role-playing-game-survival-kit-how-to.html

Playing games the "Right Way" http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/09/op-ed-wrong-way-to-play-dungeons-and.html

Getting started as a Dungeon Master http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/09/getting-started-as-dungeon-master.html

Organizing your gaming resources http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/09/organizing-your-gaming-life-for-dm.html

Dungeon Mastering Advice http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/09/organizing-your-gaming-life-section-2.html

Deep Thoughts (Party dynamics) http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2017/05/sunday-editorial-deep-thoughts-edition.html

Setting vs. System http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2017/05/system-v-setting-wtf-are-you-talking.html

Player vs. Character http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2017/05/player-vs-character-key-terms.html



World/Adventure/Campaign/Encounter Building

Key Terms http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2017/06/putting-together-adventure-some-key.html

World Building (Ground Up) http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/09/world-building.html

World Building (Specific Example) http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/10/world-building-101-part-ii.html

Encounter Building Ideas http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/10/encounter-building-ideas-part-i.html

More Encounter Building Ideas http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/10/social-encounter-building-ideas-part-ii.html

Even More Encounter Building Ideas http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/10/exploring-your-world-dungeon-mastering.html

OMG Puzzles (Encounter Building Ideas) http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2016/10/puzzle-quest-dungeon-mastering-advice.html

Plots and such

The Elminster Problem http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-elminster-problem-world-building.html

Plot Traps Part 1 http://zardozgames.blogspot.com/2017/06/plot-traps-volume-1.html

As is our normal, if/when we add more articles to this series, we'll add them to the list.