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I just wanna start DMing a game and I need to buy $150 in books to do so? The fuck.

Edit: Lots of people telling me to play other systems. Here’s what’s up:

  • I want to play a 1-on-1 game with my wife
  • I’ve never DMed before
  • She’s never played a TTRPG, so this would be her introduction
  • She’s been reading a lot of fae-related fantasy, which has me thinking she may want to play roleplay heavy with some fae storylines present
  • Ideally the system wouldn’t be too crunchy or combat focused

Edit 2: I’ve spoken with her and she actually wants a more modern setting

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[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No you need to pirate books to do so

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I have trouble navigating the PDFs but it’s looking like I don’t have a choice. I don’t have that kind of money.

[–] Shaleesh@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

The physical books can be had on secondhand bookstores for significantly less, albeit they're still sold for more than they aught to be, usually. Thriftbooks is an online reseller that has them for around $25 USD but local thrift stores and library book sales have them sometimes and will sell them for next to nothing.

There are some inexpensive/free programs/websites that exist to automate and simplify basically everything in the game. IME the only advantages the manuals have over the apps is that the manuals convey the bigger picture of how the game works.

[–] Alisu@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

5etools is your friend