What is needed to play D&D and where can I get them?
How can I save money on supplies for D&D?
Map: Use a large, white wipe board with a ruler to measure distances for movement rates, and some different coloured markers to distinguish altitude. You could also use this - Blank Hexagon Map - You can laminate this and write on it with water soluble markers.
Miniatures: Use ' War Hammer ' miniatures, they are much less expensive, in greater numbers and easier to find.
Books:
Try to find copies of them on the internet. Otherwise, there's no way around
having to buy them.
Dice:
Get the ugly coloured ones that don't come in packages.