In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk about your first time DMing. We talk rulebooks, dice, what you need to know, what you don't, and how to successfully run your first game session. We also suggest helpful tools that will help you succeed like easy (and often free) pre-written adventures.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes

• RPGBOT.Podcast Season 2 Episode 3 – Why are you running your one shots at level 1 (or 2 or 3)?
• RPGBOT.Podcast S2E10 – Session

Dungeons and Dragons 5e

• Player's Handbook (affiliate link)
• Dungeon Master's Guide (affiliate link)
• Monster Manual (affiliate link)
• Volo's Guide to Monsters (affiliate link)
• Official Free Pregen Characters (affiliate link)
• AAW Games Mini-Dungeons
• A Wild Sheep Chase (affiliate link)

Pathfinder 2e

• Core Rulebook (affiliate link)
• Gamemastery Guide (affiliate link)
• Archives of Nethys
• Pathfinder Nexus
• Little Trouble in Big Absalom
• Secrets of Magic (affiliate link)

Other Stuff

• 1-Inch Grid Easel Pad
• Dry Erase Grid Mat
• Jane Mcgonigal – Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World