I'm punching another hole in my "Nerd Bingo" card this Sunday, I'm playing D&D for the first time

[dead0man]

When I was a kid, D&D was seen by my friend group as something just a little too nerdy for us (mind you we were not too nerdy to play a dice and paper baseball themed game) and I have not really had an opportunity to play since.  By my son has been playing with his friends for a few years and the wife has gotten the bug (she watches people play on YouTube) and wants to play and I've always been fascinated by the game, so we're doing a trial run this Sunday with my kid as the DM.


Thoughts?  Suggestions?  Luck?  Is it still too nerdy for me?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

As a novice player, I strongly recommend that you do not play a spellcaster. Keep it simple for your first character.

[dead0man]

As a novice player, I strongly recommend that you do not play a spellcaster. Keep it simple for your first character.

aye, I'm going to be a human fighter.

[Orwell]

What was this baseball based game called?

[dead0man]

What was this baseball based game called?

Strat-O-Matic

[dead0man]

It was fun.  We played for a couple or 3 hours, the wife wanted to "investigate" everything, as if she was on a cop show and that slowed us down.  Killed me a troll.  We're planning on playing every Monday. 

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Congrats! Looks like I'll be going to a character builder sesh myself on Thursday. Only played a few times, and in very informal environments so far.

[Torrain]

Nice one. I've been playing with my old undergrad D&D group over discord since the pandemic started, and it's been a vital distraction over the last 8 months.

Human fighter is definitely the right place to start. I ended up with a Cleric after we lost a ton of characters early on, and it's definitely a steeper learning curve.