I recently got invited to a DnD group at my work and while I'm excited, I'm also extremely nervous. Never played any TTRPG, never roleplayed, never was in theatre or anything. So, I'm kinda lost as to how I get started with this aspect of the game. I've watched some TTRPG shows (though none of them were DnD), would that be a good place to start to get an idea of what to expect?
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Definitely this. My dm has a pretty casual vibe so we switch between characters and real names and there’s sometimes a touch of metagaming, but that’s just how our group operates and that’s what we have fun with. Of course we also consider our characters personalities and actions when making decisions. The key idea is reading the room and doing what you’re comfortable with, you don’t have to go hard if you don’t want to, and always keep in mind it’s for fun and everyone has it a little tough at first.