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?
Thank :blob-help:
People on TTRPG shows are mostly professional actors trying to show off to each other. The meat and potatoes of DnD is problem solving. How do you navigate your character and party through the scenario the DM is presenting to you successfully? Can you do it while making your friends believe that your character is a person who would do these things on their own, not just because they're a game piece? If so, congrats! You're amazing.
If you're nervous about acting, can you rope some friends into helping you play a weird improv game? My all-time favorite goes like this:
A few rounds of that and you should feel pretty loosened up.