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Thanks! I oversaw the running of D&D events at PAX West, which used the Starter Set for all the Demo and Learn-to-Play events. The same...

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...

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...

It appears that every one of the caves is its own poster map. That alone might be worth the price.

The tree outside the kobold lair that was packed with kobold snipers in the original (hope you brought a lot of hirelings!) has been...

For our convenience, of course.

They go back to a series of articles Gary Gygax published in a Diplomacy fanzine called Thangorodrim in 1969 and 1970. Gygax seems to...

It’s just a D&D tradition. Dragons are different in other fiction.

I think it's a fine setting, it's just not my cup of tea. I've played in a couple of Dark Sun campaigns and had a lot of fun. As a DM...

Definitely. Interestingly I think the conflicts I mentioned above are largely untapped. Other than the repeated Zhent invasions of...

With 5.5e Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set to release in just a few months, I was thrilled to learn that the Dalelands will be one...

Darkness is a choice. A -5 to Passive Perception is a significant penalty, especially in an area where there are traps or monsters...

My response to this is simply to nerf or remove most options that circumvent challenges like light and food (basic survival...

The first and most important thing a city (or any settlement, for that matter) needs is a reliable source of fresh water, usually a river.

Some of us read: Wizards of the Coast Head Explodes... ;)