Recent content by JusticeArman

Yes! This starter set uses the 2024 rules. We've also streamlined some aspects to make for easier onboarding, but if you learn to play D&D with this set and then go pick up a Player's Handbook or the D&D Basic Rules, you'll be playing the same game. One example of a quality-of-life improvement...

Hey folks! Long time listener, occasional caller. I'm thrilled to see so much discussion on the upcoming starter set! The whole team worked very hard on it; I'm eager to share it with you. 🌞 It is, in fact, a starter set powered by the D&D rules. Tabletop RPGs are a difficult concept for wholly...

Sure! Here are some thoughts: You could change the hag in the adventure to one with a higher CR—such as a bheur hag, though still a bit low for a level 8 adventure—or make them part of a coven! It might be interesting to see what the hag version of "too many cooks in the kitchen" looks like. ;)...

"Baker's Doesn't" was written by me! But Chris was the developer. It will come as a surprise to no one, but he is a very good one. I was deeply inspired by my (at the time) somewhat recent foray into the world of baking, Wild Beyond the Witchlight, and the fairytale of Hansel and Gretel, among...

I hope you like it! Quests inspired some of the philosophies we applied to the upcoming Starter Set, but that product is unlike anything we have done before (or at least as long as I've been at Wizards). I can't wait to use that set to teach new groups how to play. I might be a little biased...

I am glad you all are enjoying this anthology. The whole team worked very hard on it! "When a Star Falls" is one of my favorite adventures. Many of the old UK adventures were ahead of their time!