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Wizards has been running two hour event blocks at cons, so this is perfectly doable. I think the issue is: Are you running some self-contained module that is geared towards that play length (as happens at these cons)? Or are you playing two hours of a longer campaign? If you're using a module...

I agree with this general criticism. I frequently find that solo monsters go quicker than I'd like them to, which is why I tend to either (a) boost some of their stats, (b) add secondary monsters, or (c) chain encounters so wear down the PCs over time. I'm an experienced enough DM that I can...

While I don't object to the digression, I was talking about the table of contents and rules covered. Not other components that might be included in the set. That said, I think it's a good thing that the Starter set doesn't include maps and pawns if the new edition isn't intended to require such...

Out of curiosity, what are some things that folks were hoping for that aren't included? (Keeping in mind that things like DM's advice and treasure, etc. will all appear in the adventure booklet.)

You shouldn't need any special knowledge of the Realms to play through any of the upcoming 5e adventures. Also, in the recent Escapist interview, Mearls indicated that there would be Realms specific info in the DMG. (And, of course, you're under no obligation to run games in the Realms, just...

Although, to be fair, Takhisis basically IS Tiamat.

And Warduke!

Guys, can we please not argue over which popular thing is secretly not popular? If you are comparing ALL of Dragonlance to one author's Realms output (however impressive) you are not arguing honestly. Both DL and FR have sold A LOT of novels, and Salvatore's Drizz't books are a healthy...

I think we can all agree that the most important question is: Will by elf sub-race be able to teleport once per encounter.

Now might be a good time to point out the title 8th level fighters got in 1e.

...as well as the option to mix and match (i.e. adding a few levels of Druid to the Orc Warlord).

I stopped buying the 4e hardcovers when they stopped releasing them as PDFs. I will probably not buy into 5e if I can't get PDFs of the rulebooks.

This. For bigger battles, I'll just quickly sketch the area on a piece of paper along with player starting positions. I'll scratch out (or erase) and redraw as necessary. Works pretty well.

Hmm. You must must be using different figures than I am. I'm showing at least *8* times the price, which is really unprecedented...

Yeah, but that's a fairly important requirement. The people who use the OGL to use other people's content must also make their content available for use. I think that's all he meant.

This suggests to me that we will be getting some combination of the following: 1) Char Gen online (and/or pre-gens included) 2) "How to Play" online 3) Monsters online? (or maybe just included in adventure)

Based on what they've announced since then, tgisbdoesnt sound true. Is it possible that the WotC representative either misspoke or was misquoted? (i.e. was actually talking about the Starter Set?) Might be worth confirming with Mearls over Twitter.

It's a 5 level adventure for 1 DM and up to 5 players that will take 30+ hours to play out and costs $20. (Or a little less on Amazon.) Even at the most conservative, that's about 11 cents an hour per player. On top of that, they're making additional content available online. That's hardly...

Considering that this is what I've been recommending for months (a self-contained adventure with rules to run and pre-gens), I'm quite pleased. Yes, we all like to make our own characters, but this product isn't for us. It's for a DM to run with a group of people who've never played the game...

Starter Set appears to be an adventure with some pre-gens and enough rules to run out of the box. Character gen rules appear to be coming via the Wizards website. $20 is cheap enough that I may pick up the Starter Set just to get a preview of how the rules have changed since the playtest. But...