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I’m leaning towards running Into the Borderlands as it was the pack-in module back in the day, but still open to maybe one of the others. About how many sessions did it take your group to complete it? Did it play well for modern gamers?

So, of the current six available I’ve only ever owned Lost City. I’m considering jumping in and collecting these even if I only ever just read all the extra content for some and not play them. With that in mind, how would you rate the 6 adventures and additionally how would you rate the 6 as...

For those that have played through both of these, what are your comparison thoughts? I’m going back and forth on deciding which of these two to attempt. The players are middle and high schoolers. I can see both potentially being hits based on theme. Does one play faster? Less sessions? More PC...

Thanks for the thoughtful, in-depth response. Seems like the Icewind Dale trilogy might be best.

I’ve been running adventures for my kids and friends (11-15yrs) through the Starter and Essentials boxes, so the Phandelver/Sword Coast area. I was a Dragonlance reader back in the day so know little about the FR. Is there a good single book novel that takes place around the Sword Coast I could...

I’m also a big fan of Anarchy. Eagerly awaiting the Anarchy 2050 book...

Of course...the other members of Billy Idol’s punk band, Generation X and they have what still may be the most cyberpunk video ever.

Can’t this be played “theater of the mind” style or does it require battlemaps?

agreed, but "the new user experience for Dungeons & Dragons is piss poor"? Really? piss-poor? Anyway, enjoy the weekend, y'all!

I'm sorry this was experienced, but that's a people problem. How can WotC fix this and enforce pleasantries? I mean, you can find bastards on the basketball court. Does that mean 'basketball' has a poor user experience?

But videogames can handhold, show, and guide where as RPGs and Boardgames do not have that AI entity to help out. It's the same thing as having someone else show you the way. As I mentioned, 'How to Play' videos are huge and I know many gamers who learn the board game they bought through videos...

Eh, I'm not sure. I've run the game, but they were able to make characters and understand the rules through the Essentials box they picked up at Target. That box does a great job of guiding a new player through the rules and character creation, what with its suggested character builds. I had to...

I don’t understand how the new user experience is so bad. I’m running games with many new players, several kids even, and the rules are clean, product readily available and accessible, adventures fun...new users are having a grand time, and I’m having the most fun I’ve had with D&D in 30years...

How often are cards pulled from the Tarokka Deck? Is it frequently throughout the campaign or more of a one encounter deal?

It's like sports leagues. MLB and the NBA do well when the Yankees and Lakers are doing well. Like them or not they draw attention and but butts in seats. Fans love to cheer or jeer them. When those teams are down it has been proven to actually be shown as less healthy periods for the respective...

Didn't the D&D Adventure System (that started with Castle Ravenloft) use an abbreviated version of 4e? Those games were/are great and the best boardgame version of D&D to date, IMO. However, I wish they had done some small box expansions. just some monsters and cards you could add to games. Or a...

Well the PCs have just finished Cragmaw Castle so they have 4-5 NPCs In Phandalin now wanting them to join various organizations. They just hit 4th level. I ended the session there so I figure out what to do with all these invites.

Im running Lost Mines of Phandelver...there are a lot of alliances and fraternities the PCs can join. Can they join more than one? Should the other PCs know who joined what? Are there any that feature more prominently in other adventures? What does a new group do with these?

Proper old-school vibes all around this product, but I wonder is this just a single scenario? Still, could make for a fun one-off evening.