Hello, everyone! I'm not sure if this falls under this board, but I didn't see a better place to ask. I've longed to get into tabletop games for years now, but the area I live in doesn't exactly have many play groups and I'm not what you'd call a social butterfly. The past few months, I've been working sixty hour weeks at my full-time job, while trying to balance that with home and what few extracurriculars I can, so it hasn't been easy to look for groups.
My fiance, however, saw a piece on the History channel about D&D and expressed an interest, so I viewed that as my best place to start. I picked up the Core Rulebook, GameMastery Guide, and Bestiary and have been perusing them this weekend. As someone who has never played a game, let alone GM'd, it's all a bit daunting. I know the basic rules and concepts, but I have no idea how to make our first game an enjoyable experience that'll make her want to play on a regular basis.
I'm aware that using a published adventure would be a great start, but I was in the FLGS and perused the Rise of the Runelords book, and Burnt Offerings seems very...in-depth. I loved what I read but wasn't sure that, even with ample prep time, I could do it justice.
What would more experienced players and GM's recommend in this situation?
