When does Non Red Box Essentials come out?
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Camelot
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Well, as you know, the "red box" come out on September 7th, though it's not actually called the red box, but rather the starter set.
The next essentials books are the Rules Compendium and Player's Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands, which both come out on September 21st. I'm assuming that the Player's Essentials don't require the Starter Set, so that "seasoned 4e players" can skip the red box and get the other books. However, this I'm not sure about, and if anyone knows for sure (having seen the red box themselves, or having heard something from a reliable source), I would like to know.
The next essentials books are the Rules Compendium and Player's Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands, which both come out on September 21st. I'm assuming that the Player's Essentials don't require the Starter Set, so that "seasoned 4e players" can skip the red box and get the other books. However, this I'm not sure about, and if anyone knows for sure (having seen the red box themselves, or having heard something from a reliable source), I would like to know.
Festivus
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I'd call it essential if you haven't played an RPG before and have nobody to teach you how to play.
pedr
Explorer
I think it's 'essentials' as in 'essential oils' not as in 'essential for play'. In other words, the Essentials products reflect the boiled-down essence of D&D, from a box which presents everything you need to get started through a rules compendium which is a one-stop collection of the rules, to dice and tiles.
Players don't need them all, neither do GMs. They're not 'essential' in that sense. But if they're all you have, you have a great expression of the D&D game. If you have some of them, you have some of the most focussed products for adding to your D&D game. If you mix them with other products you have a great combination of bits and pieces to make a game good.
Players don't need them all, neither do GMs. They're not 'essential' in that sense. But if they're all you have, you have a great expression of the D&D game. If you have some of them, you have some of the most focussed products for adding to your D&D game. If you mix them with other products you have a great combination of bits and pieces to make a game good.
Odhanan
Adventurer
I put this list together for myself, based on the WotC catalog and Amazon, mainly:
D&D Roleplaying Game Dice Set - 08/17/10
Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game (Starter) 09/07/10
Player Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands - 09/21/10
Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The Dungeon - 09/21/10
Dungeon Master’s Kit - 09/21/10
Rules Compendium - 09/21/10
Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The City - 10/19/10
Monster Vault - 11/16/10
Player Essentials: Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms - 11/16/10
Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The Wilderness - 12/21/10
D&D Roleplaying Game Dice Set - 08/17/10
Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game (Starter) 09/07/10
Player Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands - 09/21/10
Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The Dungeon - 09/21/10
Dungeon Master’s Kit - 09/21/10
Rules Compendium - 09/21/10
Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The City - 10/19/10
Monster Vault - 11/16/10
Player Essentials: Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms - 11/16/10
Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The Wilderness - 12/21/10
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So what is the 'Rules Compendium'?
Klaus
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It's the rules for D&D, from levels 1-30. This includes (IIRC) character creation, combat, terrain, skill challenges, etc. It does not include the actual races, classes, magic items, rituals, adventuring and encounter-building stuff. These will be in the two "Heroes" books and the DM Kit. The monsters, of course, will be in Monster Vault.
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