259689 477 Games Role Playing Games true Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:48 -0700 /system/videos/4/50/00/27/270050.flv playing,dungeons,dragons,role,playing,role-playing,games,fantasy,medieval,rules,instructions,winning How To Play Dungeons and Dragons http://www.howcast.com/videos/259689-How-To-Play-Dungeons-and-Dragons http://www.howcast.com/videos/259689-How-To-Play-Dungeons-and-Dragons/edit approved 135 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=259689"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=259689" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 ijt0107 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/259689/DungeonsandDragons_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 1353 false false false 98534 0 31 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/259689/31.jpg Join a Dungeons and Dragons group Join a Dungeons and Dragons group. The group will typically consist of three to seven individuals. One person is the Dungeon Master. The other members of the group are players.

]]> 98535 1 42 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/259689/42.jpg Choose your character Choose your character. You might, for example, choose to be a fighter, rogue, wizard, or cleric. The Player’s Handbook describes the rules and options for playing characters.

]]> 98536 2 54 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/259689/54.jpg Keep notes Keep track of statistics related to your character and the game with a pencil and paper.

]]> 98537 3 59 Tip There are many character sheets available for download online. You can also photocopy the preprinted character sheet in the back of the Player’s Handbook to make your statistics easier to manage.

]]> 98538 4 70 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/259689/70.jpg Accept an adventure assignment Accept an adventure assignment from the Dungeon Master, like protecting a town from goblins, saving a damsel, slaying a dragon, or looting a wizard’s tower. The Dungeon Master finds statistics for the monsters that Player Characters encounter in the Monster Manual. Adventures are described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.

]]> 98539 5 88 Tip As a Player Character you can do anything that fits within the scenario outlined by the Dungeon Master.

]]> 98540 6 93 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/259689/93.jpg Roll a die Roll a twenty-sided die to determine the outcome when you face an action that has a possibility of failure. The Dungeon Master will set the target number that your roll is measured against. If you roll a smaller number, your action fails. Other dice determine other results, such as how much damage your weapon or spells cause and the damage to you if you get hit.

]]> 98541 7 113 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/259689/113.jpg Continue playing Continue playing until your campaign is over, and then begin a new one. Collect experience to raise your character to higher levels with every adventure, and hope your character doesn’t die in the process.

]]> 98542 8 124 Fact Dungeons and Dragons got its start with the publication of a rule book in 1974 by two American game designers.

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