| Patrigon |
Hi everyone,
My friends and I decided to start playing D&D pretty soon. One of them has a few years of experience from 2nd edition, another has a pretty good deal of experience with more recent stuff. The two others and myself have only played 2 or 3 games each. I am going to be the group's DM, and this will be my first time.
A friend of one of the guys in the group recommended Pathfinder to us, so I bought Burnt Offerings. The book has a little bit less instructions than I expected (I guess it assumes the DM knows what they are doing a little more than I do). I am wondering if I am supposed to read a lot of the stuff or just mention it or if the players should read some of it in advance or... the list goes on there.
For example, at the beginning of Burnt Offerings, the players are at a festival in Sandpoint. Am I supposed to tell them all about the speeches and the releasing of the fireflies and the free lunch, or do I just start with them standing out where the goblin attack begins?
It seems like a lot of the information is meant for the DM alone. I suppose that this information will slowly be revealed to the PCs later on.
Anyway, aside from my specific questions here, any advice for a first-time DM would be welcomed.
Thanks,
Patrigon