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you can try various bulletin boards that have a D&D or roleplaying theme, or even chat rooms. Surf around the net and keep trying to find a group. Just make it clear you are new and want to learn.

wow, sounds like you guys have it really fleshed out there. when my group plays, we keep it really basic with respect to books and extra feats/items/spells/equiptment/whatever. We basically only use the core books:
players guide
DMs guide
campaign setting [this one really really loosely]
monsters ...

well, if you've never played before i suggest you try to join a group that plays in your area. Or you can try joining up with a group that plays online. You cant really play alone, so your best bet is to find some people who need another player and then join up. Thats what I reccomend anyways.

yes, i agree. D&D is not math. I dont know who said it was, cause they are definitly wrong about that. It is not math. Agreed. I dont even know why we are talking about D&D not being math, cause no one in this post ever said it was. All I was saying is that it seems to me like choosing a wizards ...

well, i dont know how much experience your group has at role-playing, but it sounds like you guys are still pretty new to it. In this case the Dungeon Masters Guide can help you a lot, so you will at least feel like you know what you are doing as a DM. If your players are being demanding and ...

it just seems like picking a wizards spells is like picking what weapon your fighter is going to specialize in. I always felt that sort of thing is kind of "sacred ground" for the player character, and unless there is a good reason it should always be left up to the player. But if you guys like it ...

you pick his spells for him? doesnt your player feel like they are not getting to "control" the development of their character, or is supposed to be like that cause its apart of his characters background or something? Ive never heard of that, sounds interesting tho.

1) Bring your players into the game by using props . It can really make the game seem real if instead of just telling your players they receive a blood stained scroll from the bishop, you actually hand them a blood stained scroll from the bishop. Use some calligraphy, age the paper, add water, fire ...

yeah, that is an excellent idea. I thought of that, but thought to myself that the wizard would not have time to do this research while dungeon crawling for example, but I guess this is not true. The wizard could always find a little time here and there when they rest to study up on his own spells a ...

well which is it?

I always said "droh", but I hear others say "dr_ow_" more often these days.

in another thread in this forum was a topic about wizards and their two spells they get when they advance in level.

it was mentioned that wizards gain their spells when they advance "provided" their is time to research.

now, if this wizard did not have time to research (i.e. no access to a library ...

well, i wouldnt kick the player out unless this was like a "last straw" sort of thing, or unless this is commonplace with all your players. I am assuming that the rest of your group doesnt do this sort of thing, but if they do then i agree that it is time to "clean house" as it were. At the same ...