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Emergent storytelling is a skill even some veterans could stand to learn.

This is a good point. And to some extent in my brief time learning to DM so far it seems like even if you do have a solid story, you...

Wouldn’t the story just emerge? I see so many forum posts saying they should learn from the OSR and then when they adopt concepts from...

I'm well aware it's not new, I happily bought the FFG Warhammer Fantasy RPG 3e box and the players hated it! :cry: All the experienced...

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...

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...

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...

I do not believe that to be true. It takes some lessons from boardgames--which is a much bigger and more mature market than TTRPGs--but...

What if they actually said that in the product? "An introduction to D&D for lovers of board games". How crazy would that be?

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...

If WotC is smart, they'll take a cue from Mothership and make a character sheet that guides players through character creation and play...

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 new Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set provides a new introduction to Dungeons & Dragons, borrowing heavily from adventure board...