Be gentle onii-san, it's my first time

>>48792411
>Lurk
>Google "How to be a good DM/GM"
>Read "Robin's Laws of Good GMing"
>Don't play/run D&D
>Watch podcasts, listen to twitch streams of roll20 games
>Google "module name" + pdf
>Practice makes perfect
>Read
>Watch
>Listen
>Consume

>>48792411
http://theangrygm.com/jumping-the-screen-how-to-run-your-first-rpg-session/
Start here

>>48792926
This is just what I needed. Thanks a lot. I mean it.

>>48792411
don't play DnD

>>48792411
You got memed on man.

"D&D" brand roleplaying games are like the bud light of ttrpg's.

A mediocre product widely consumed by people who simply don't know any better.

However, you've (I assume) got the books now so you better make the most of it; you can still have fun.
Here's a legit tip; only bother rolling skill checks in time sensitive or hazardous situations; if you have all day to crack a lock you'll probably manage eventually, it's when the corridor is filling with poisonous gas that how many rounds it takes you to accomplish the act becomes important; that's when you have people roll skill checks.

Figuring this out saved me a lot of pointless dice rolling and checking of character sheets.

>>48792411
be a wishfulfillment GM. this initially entertains them. but observe your players: as soon as they get a sense that they're not in danger, the excitement will fade - that's exactly the moment when you need to step up and put them in trouble.

>>48796349
Just who's memeing who here?

>>48796349
You should have put that first sentence at the end of your post.

>>48796522
I started with 4e, experimented with 3.5.

In the end I decided I likes non stat scaling systems with d100 percentile die far better than anything with stat scaling and d20.

Plus I like my combat encounters relatively quick and lethal, which 4e sure as hell wasn't.

I play Rune Quest now.

>>48792411
>Any advice?
don't play D&D