So i ran a brief example D&D session today to teach a new player how the game works I handed each of my two players an old set of character sheets (i keep all my old ones so it wasn’t too tough to find some from the correct edition for them to choose from) And I gave them some options, with each path loosely based on things they had mentioned from their own lives I start them in a tavern, as is traditional; “the Stellar Stag” is a chain drinks place that offers caffeinated drinks as well as the usual booze. The bartender/barista tells them the gossip around town -“I’m so overworked, i wish i could give my boss a piece of my mind” (Go talk some sense into her boss) -“with all this rain, the rivers have flooded, bringing some weird creatures with it” (go fight some fish monsters or something) -“there have been a lot of new travelers coming in along the river too, so the docks have been busy” (I didnt have as clear a picture for this tbh, maybe learn some lore about the world and meet some random encounters. like stopping a thief - or being a thief) -“and with all this rain keeping people indoors, things are tense at the inns. Fights keep breaking out.” (Go break up a fight, or maybe just end up involved in it) They chose to talk to the bartender’s/barista’s manager. It was hilarious to see my old characters in action, not played by me. my little gnome rogue character, who the dice had rarely favored when i played her, finally rolled a successful intimidate check, and my gangly elf alchemist then knocked this guy on his ass, which frankly was true to the way I’d played her (my alchemist was one of the first characters I ever made, so I hadn’t anticipated that in practice I would want to behave in a way more befitting of a tank), albeit a little more terse with such a talkative (and high-CHA) companion. so that was delightful too. Highlights; “I told you i’d get you the money! Who are you?! Who sent you? You’re not from the mafia, are you?” “No. We’re from the Union.” “He actually gets to roll a save for this one” “I feel like if we’ve scared him enough he would like pee his pants” “Alright well, he.... he rolled a nat 20 to NOT shit here, so i guess he’s constipated right? He’s gotta be.” “If we throw him out a window will it kill him?” “I can’t promise that. You can’t exactly specify you want the ground to do nonlethal damage” “The people from Corporate walk into the room and ask ‘What’s going on here?’” “I tell them, ‘Oh, i’m a replacement, the normal manager was out sick this week so i’m filling in for him.’ ... And i rolled a 16 + 9 to Bluff” “(Holy shit I forgot I made her bluff that high) Yeah, I mean that does it. Actually he says ‘Yeah, I think I saw you at the office party right?’” “Yeah! You made those appetizers.” “Oh gosh, yeah I meant to get you the recipe.” Summary; They discovered the regional manager was embezzling company funds (well I made it pretty clear because I wanted to teach my new player about combat rolls and they wouldntve fought if he wasnt a bad guy) so they tried to intimidate him, decided to kidnap him instead, pushed him out a window before the backup he’d called from Corporate showed up, and bluffed their way out of a serious battle. Then Corporate went downstairs and they stole all the paperweights from the office before turning over the account book to Corporate to incriminate the guy they’d pushed out a window, and give the barista her much-needed time off. “Congrats, guys,” I told them, “you won D&D.” It was a fun game.