New "Red Box" Starter Set hands-on preview

[thalmin]

Dungeon Master's Book

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Here is a breakdown for the Dungeon Master's Book:

• 19 pages are similar to earlier Quick Start rules, like in Keep on the Shadowfell.
• 19 pages are the first adventure, then a page of Level Up info.
• 7 pages cover designing you own adventures, then 16 pages of monsters.
• 2 pages of Rewards (treasure and XP)
• 2 pages about the Nentir Vale
• Last page describes Conditions

 

[JohnSnow]

How many levels does the set cover?

Early reports said 1-3. Then we heard 1-2, then 1-3, then 1-2 again.

 

[YRUSirius]

What builds do the pregens use? Is the fighter a slayer or a knight? The thief, mage and warpriest builds for the rest?

What are their class features if they are a build we haven't seen yet? What's shield finesse, if the fighter ist a knight? =)

-YRUSirius

 

[thalmin]

Tokens

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The page of Tokens has 53 Medium and 3 Large tokens.

• 12 PC tokens, bloodied back
• 5 double-sided Action Point tokens
• 36 medium and 3 large monster tokens, all with different monsters on the back

 

[thalmin]

How many levels does the set cover?

Early reports said 1-3. Then we heard 1-2, then 1-3, then 1-2 again.

The adventure gives them XP to reach level 2, and the powers are given to cover .

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

The page of Tokens has 53 Medium and 3 Large tokens.

• 12 PC tokens, bloodied back
• 5 double-sided Action Point tokens
• 36 medium and 3 large monster tokens, all with different monsters on the back

It looks like these are the same as in the 2008 Game Starter Set. Can you confirm that? I can list them for you if you don't have a reference handy.

 

[thalmin]

What builds do the pregens use? Is the fighter a slayer or a knight? The thief, mage and warpriest builds for the rest?

What are their class features if they are a build we haven't seen yet? What's shield finesse, if the fighter ist a knight? =)

-YRUSirius

I don't believe they mention any "builds", nor Shield Finesse.

 

[Hawkeye]

I may get this for my daughter.

Hawkeye

 

[Ahnirades]

Is there a summary of the character creation rules, complete with feat and power choices?

 

[JohnSnow]

It looks like these are the same as in the 2008 Game Starter Set. Can you confirm that? I can list them for you if you don't have a reference handy.

12 PC tokens?

I don't think the 2008 Starter Set had anything like that many. Am I misremembering?