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Beginner's Guide to Dungeons & Dragons: Resources

Ever wondered how fun it would be to embark on a fantasy adventure full of epic fights, friendship, and mischief? Dungeons & Dragons may be the game for you! Learn the basics of playing D&D here.

Jocat Guides

Comprehensive playlist of short and witty animated videos that quickly explain the basics of D&D, including alignments, races, classes, and being a DM.

5eTools: Your #1 Guide for D&D 5e

5eTools is an extensive database for both players and DMs alike. 5eTools has an excellent search function for quick reference such as item names to fill up that merchant shop you just improvised into the world, as well as comprehensive toolkits for building your character sheets from the bottom up.

World Anvil

WorldAnvil homepage. Reads: World Anvil is a set of worldbuilding tools that helps you create, organize and store your world setting.  With wiki-like articles, interactive maps, historical timelines, an RPG Campaign Manager and a full novel-writing software, we have all the tools you’ll need to run your RPG Campaign or write your novel!

World Anvil is a database much like Roll20, filled with maps, tokens, and even sheets for all of your NPC's and monsters alike. With a few more bells and whistles (such as the campaign management and writing software), World Anvil is a helpful tool for DM's looking to expand outside of Roll20 or even D&D as a whole.

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