The Golden Rule

Usually I would say: “The goal of a game is to win, the purpose of a game is to have fun, never confuse the two.”
But, you cannot ‘win’ or ‘lose’ D&D. There are no sides or opponents. Even the DM controlling the monsters and villains you fight against is ‘on your team’ because this is a game of cooperative storytelling. So we all enjoy each other’s company in telling stories together… or we don’t. I’ve found in years of DMing, any time a player ‘plays to win’, there is at least one other person at the table who is demonstrably ‘losing’.
As such, the golden rule is:

Don’t be a dick.

I don’t think there has been anyone invited to this Guild who I think will run afoul of the Golden Rule, but it always bears repeating. I’m really excited to play with all of you. Cheers!