[quote=@Faerrin]
I am new to tabletop gaming, and I can't very well go over to my friend's house so he can teach me. So I need someone to guide me to a good place to start. Is there somewhere here that would be good, or is there somewhere else I can look? I really love the idea of D&D and I would love to start somewhere. Well, somewhere gentle hopefully. I have lots of questions!
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Rulebooks tend to have a tutorial that you can follow to make a character of your own. It really just depends on what system and/or edition you'd like to play, but since you're a beginner to tabletop, I'd suggest sticking with D&D or possibly even Pathfinder. I know D&D 5e is pretty huge on the guild, for example.