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ProfessorDetective reacted to Olgar Shiverstone's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes on the Borderlands Review with
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Been a lot of inflation since 1980 when KotB was released, and a small beer was 1 sp and an ale was 1 ep. I'll bet there are no... -
ProfessorDetective reacted to carborundum's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes on the Borderlands Review with Like.
1 GP for an ale? My word! (Thanks for the review, I'm still on the fence but my kids are wanting to play and this might be fun. I'm...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes on the Borderlands Review with Like.
That’s a very modern looking lantern - must be steampunk!
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ProfessorDetective reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes on the Borderlands Review with Like.
As always a solid detailed review, thanks. Im excited this product is out. Hopefully it draws new players in.
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes on the Borderlands Review with Like.
The Quickstart video behind the QR code isn't active yet. Looks good for players that have never played D&D before, but even as an...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to brimmels's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes on the Borderlands Review with Like.
One of the ongoing goals from the Wizards team over the past 11 years has been to make it easier for new players and DMs to get started...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Velderan's post in the thread Paizo Ends Pathfinder Adventure Path Softcovers, Switching to Quarterly Model with Like.
Considering none of us have the slightest idea how many books Paizo is selling, it is worth reading what James Jacobs wrote in this...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to SteveC's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
I'll just say that this looks like D&D with some cool bits and bobbles, and not just an extension of the old D&D board games. I have...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
For $50, this is a starter set with some cool visual aids and fiddly bits that will help with kids and people who are used to board...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
Im down for that. Easier for a new DM to manage if the "story" is minimal. There's a bunch of caves with gold is a pretty valid reason...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to THEMNGMNT's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
Mine arrived in the mail today. I would describe it as a light sandbox -- or maybe a sandbox lite -- much like the original. The plot...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Mark Craddock's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
But in 2025 shouldn't WotC be able to manage a poject with cool components, an intro the to the rules, AND a sandbox at the same time...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
If WotC is smart, they'll take a cue from Mothership and make a character sheet that guides players through character creation and play...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
Thanks for the write-up. We are not the target audience. It's for boardgames players who want to try D&D. This box is much better than...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Sossij's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Borderlands - First Impressions with Like.
Interesting. I like Lost Mines of Phandelver a lot because it has those story hooks but also opens up a bit later to allow players some...