@niq i know you already ordered the books but I would nonetheless recommend a different system than DnD. Maybe take a look at Legend in the Mist, Blades in the Dark, CBR+PNK, Bump in the Dark or something like Outgunned. There are so much more and better Systems out there that are perfect for new people without locking them into the Hasbro/WotC World.
Did you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the TV series? How would you like it without Buffy? Just normal people trying to fight against the monsters, which just happened to live in 1994, Great Lakes Region? Let Father Patrick Rossi show you how.
https://grimtokens.garden/Articles/Character+Creation+Challenge+2025+-+Day+26+-+Bump+in+the+Dark
Can't wait for my copy of Bump in the Dark by @jexjthomas to arrive in the mail. I'm hooked on modern horror, dig the general 90s community Twin Peaks theme, and this'll be my first time playing a FitD game.
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