Sup /tg/ I'm joining a dungeons & dragons group in

Well, definitely let them know that you're inexperienced. It sucks when someone shows up expecting you to hold their hand and you weren't expecting it. Plus that way they can take things a bit easier on you by not assuming you're already familiar with all the tropes and stuff of the hobby

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Try and have a read through of the basics of the rule set before your first session, things will hopefully feel a bit more familiar when you're at the table.

I also recommend having a chat with your DM. They can help out a lot at character creation and you can help them by telling them about the sort of game you'd enjoy.

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the basic rules are a free pdf online, try reading that and not worrying about the rest for now
put your ability score modifiers in the big boxes, not the scores themselves. this will make your life easier as a beginner
try to review which dice are which and which you will need to roll the most: the d20, and whatever your primary damage die is
most of all, have fun and if the group is a dick measuring contest in any way, bail. plenty of other groups out there