My friends and I want to start a campaign. We don’t know the ruling for the game. We are waiting for our official book to come in so we can start our first session. Can anyone explain in a simplistic manner the rules for D&D? Classes and Races we will review ourselves. Just want to know the basics.

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Why not read the basic rules?

https://dnd.wizards.com/what-is-dnd/basic-rules

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules

The simplest explanation: roll to hit, then roll for damage. Or roll a save if it doesn’t need to hit. Or roll a skill check if you’re trying to attempt something out of combat.

That’s about it. You can find the details in the rulebooks.

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Seconding the basic rules. You can get pretty much the entire vibe of the game from this. You can even create characters!

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