Just wondering if anyone has taken the time to check out the recently-published Dungeon Master for Dummies book. I flipped through it whilst at my FLGS, and thought it might be a good read for a new, young DM, my son for instance. I know that much of the material is abridged and "dumb"ed down from the DMG, but still . . .
Any and all comments are welcome and appreciated before I whip out the debit card.
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Just wondering if anyone has taken the time to check out the recently-published Dungeon Master for Dummies book. I flipped through it whilst at my FLGS, and thought it might be a good read for a new, young DM, my son for instance. I know that much of the material is abridged and "dumb"ed down from the DMG, but still . . .
Any and all comments are welcome and appreciated before I whip out the debit card.
I bought D&D for Dummies and liked it. I bought Dungeon Master for Dummies and I like it more. I have been gaming (on and off) since around 1980ish. I like the book. The stuff that I already knew was presented well and fun to read and there was alot of stuff to help a DM sharpen their skills. I enjoy reading it and find it to be pretty enlightening. I am a little more than 3/4 of the way done and am trying to read a chapter a night but it has been hard as both my kids have been sick for the last few days, preventing me from having the time to read (I am operating on 3 hours of sleep in the last 2 days).
Hope it helps,
FH (maybe just alittle nap)
I bought it for my son, who is interested in DMing (he's eleven), and thought it was a great resource for a young DM just starting out. I especially liked that it had quite a lot of info on the social aspects of the game--how to handle players that weren't being cooperative, how to actually get a group together, etc. I ended up looking at it for myself, too--there's a lot of good info on writing up your own stuff, and a lot of tips and tricks that are helpful.
--Fang
Thanks for the replies. My son is 12 and is just getting to where he feels like maybe DMing for his group of friends. I look forward to rolling dice for him, and this book may be just the kind of help he needs to gain some confidence. At that age, the DMG is a bit daunting. He's an excellent reader and has forgotten more about the rules than I'll ever know (been playing since he was nine or so).
Again, thanks.
Yeah, let's here it for getting the kids involved and ushering in the next generation of gamers! My eight year old has spent most of the summer designing her own campaign setting (and surprisingly enough, it doesn't contain one My Little Pony!), and has been drawing maps and coming up with stories. She's already decided she wants to be a DM. How cool is that?
--Fang
I've been DMing/playing for the past 2 years or so, but even so, Dungeon Master for Dummies seemed interesting to me. I especially liked how they had a page of icons to use for mapping.
I might wind up getting it, seeing as I'm more experienced in playing than DMing.
I'll prolly get both books for the family library. My son is almost 13 and finally saved up enough money to buy his own PHB and DMG a couple of weeks ago. (I was getting tired of having to hunt them down after he went to bed in order to prep stuff...)
I bought DM for Dummies, it's a great collection of stuff in a comfortable form. Covers lots of good roleplaying tips, organizational tips for DMing.
I found it a good read, not too long to get through, and well put together. I don't think I will be referring back to it but I did pick up some ideas from it.
Another good book is GM Mastery - Book 1 - NPC Essentials by Johnn Four if you are looking for DMing tip books, he's the guy all about DMing tips.
Got D&D for dummies thought it was great. I will check out dming for dummies.
Has anyone seen the commercial for the D&D for dummies. I thought it was a joke. This hot blonde talks about always wanting to learn how to play. SHe and her boy friend get the book and go from "first level barbarians to epic level DMs!''
I could not believe it when I saw the bool at BOrders. Look through it then bougth it.
I have the DM4D book, the only parts of any real interest to me are the lists of 'Top' recommended materials. One of my pet peeves is book editors & proof-readers that rely on 'SpellCheck' to do their work for them, and don't actually take the time to look at what changes they are making. I got quite a laugh to see what should have been 'Maure Castle' recommended in DM4D as 'Manure Castle'!