Dungeon and Dragons 101 (Learning the Rules and Character Creation)
In this class, students will learn the basic rules of the most well known Table top role playing game. Learn how the game rules and mechanics work over all, while I teach you how to make your own character for this fun Role playing game.
Tyler Hathaway
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What's included
4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentHomework
1 hour per week. You will be making at least 1 character on Dndbeyond or with pen and paper if you have a D&D Players hand book. You are always welcome to make more but I would love to see at least one character to make sure you are understanding the lessens. This is not mandatory, Just if you would like to share and or want some feed back.Class Experience
US Grade 9
Beginner Level
You may have heard about Dungeon and Dragons on T.V. , online, from a video game or just from a friend. Whatever got you interested in D&D you have come to the right class! Want to be a crazy magic caster, A super sneaky Rogue, or an intimidating warrior? D&D lets you do just that. In DND you can be any type of adventurer you want, as you and the other players all make a fun group story, full of epic quests, scary monsters, and lots of loot. Come and learn how to play this fun Roleplaying game with me! This class will go over and teach the basic rules and mechanics for the most well known Table top role playing game Dungeons and Dragons. Students will learn by watching and making their own character along side the videos. Along with seeing examples of how all of the rules and mechanics work. By the end of the course you will have your very own character and the knowledge of the rules to play the game. We will also learn how to use Dndbeyond and Roll20 two free online resources for playing D&D If a student ever has any questions please send me an email I am always happy to answer questions. I do not require any home work, but would love to see the character you created via sharing an image of your pen and paper character sheet, or a link from dndbeyond or even just an email describing the character and there base stats.
Learning Goals
By the end of this class you will understand how D&D is played along with the roles of the DM, PCs and the core rules for the game system such as what each dice is and how they are used, What things go into making a character and how adventuring and combat is ran. You will also see how Dndbeyond and roll20 work
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
What is D&D
The first week, we will go over the basic rules and mechanics; The roles of the Dungeon Master and the Player characters, going over what dice are used along with their names and get you familiarized with common terms and phrases used in D&D. Lesson 2:
Character creation and Dndbeyond
We will dive into creating your own character. I will show briefly how you can make your character old-school, with pen and paper, but you will need the Dungeons and Dragons Player's handbook to compete a character this way. The rest of the class we will be using Dndbeyond.com to make your character. This can be done with a free account. Lesson 3:
Leveling up a character and how to role play
The student will learn how to level up their character, and see how characters grow as they level up. We will also learn what roleplay is and the different styles of roleplay there are in D&D. This includes crafting a better back story to make a character feel more alive, coming up with fun personalities you can add to your character, using a fun voice to help get into character, and other ways to play such as 1st person vs 3rd person narration. Lesson 4:
Combat and how to use the Virtual table top Roll20
This week is all about how combat works and how to use Roll20, my online Virtual table top of choice. Students do not need to use roll20 for this class but can use a free account to play D&D online with friends or in one of my classes. We will also go over the rules that come into play, only during combat. I will show some example combats to help explain the rules along with showing several enemy types, and some example characters. Other Details
Parental Guidance
In this class I may talk about monsters or bad guys in general terms and describe some combat to show how it works in D&D Example the warrior swings his sword hitting the robber in the side but the robber turns and stabs him in the leg with a hidden dagger.
Supply List
A note book or piece of paper and pen to take down notes can help with learning and remembering but are not required.
Joined April, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have played Dungeon and Dragons for over 9 years and now having taught and ran Dungeon and Dragons games Professionally for over 3 years for kids and adults. I have more than 5,000 hours of game/class time behind me and many happy current and past players.Reviews
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