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Last week I DMed for the first time. I've only been playing for a few weeks now, so it was pretty interesting to DM so soon but my brother is visiting in a few weeks and I volunteered to do that session. So there has been a lot of cramming going on. Currently I'm visiting my parents and am sitting here on the couch figuring out what I need to learn while he works on his character. So far I've been using these resources to prepare for the session:

Primary:
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide: Roleplaying Game Core Rules, 4th Edition
Dungeon Delve: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (D&D Adventure)

Secondary:
Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide/Dungeon Master's Guide/Rules Supplement/ (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons)
Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook: Roleplaying Game Core Rules, 4th Edition
Player's Handbook 2: A 4th Edition D&D Core Rulebook (Bk.2)

I'm visiting my family this week and my brother and I decided to go to the local gaming store to see what they had in the way of dice and miniatures. It was a trip down memory lane, both good and bad. They had an Intellivision there which was my favorite game system when I was young, mostly because of the D&D video game it had. They also had a voice adapter for games like B-17 Bomber and a "computer." It was the first system I ever programmed on.

The bad had to do with the gaming group that was there. It's not really their fault. They were younger boys saying younger boy things. But it totally reminded me of why I didn't game when I was younger. My brother was really into playing. But unfortunately there wasn't always a great group of people around to play with. Often times the games would devolve into accusations of cheating. Finally, and hardest of all for me at the time, I often felt so invisible when I hung out with my geeky guy friends. Listening to them talk about this girl's chest or that girl's reputation made me feel like I didn't exist. At least when I played sports, we had stories to share about the awesome pass I caught or basket I made.

All in all, it was a good little trip down memory lane. Unfortunately I still haven't found that set of dire looking dice yet, but I'm keeping my eye out.