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I can see the appeal of a cheaper starter set, but I do remember using my old '81 Moldvay B/X set for years. While I'm not the audience for a starter set nowadays, I would to see the next generation get something they can keep and enjoy for years as well, rather than toss it out within a week...

Acrylic standees for the PCs would have been a great compromise between cardboard and plastic minis, I think.

I suppose the question is - what are you trying to fix? If I were to implement this, I'd be more inclined to go with Proficiency Bonus myself instead of Con Mod. It will slow recovery and still scale with level. It also keeps people from unduly seeking to puff up Constitution for accelerated...

Inspired by another thread. No set is ever perfect. If you had been in charge of the 2024 D&D Start Set (Heroes of the Borderlands), what would you have done differently? What would you keep?

Maybe it's the Mikey experience ("Mikey doesn't like anything - let's let him try it!") or the "He doth protest too much" feeling. A negative opinion without an associated attempt to try/learn about an item is something I expect most people will dismiss as obviously biased. I find people tend...

I suspect this was designed to appeal to both old hands and new. Specifically, to encourage the old hands to introduce new players to D&D. I've seen several comments about long-time players buying these boxes to onboard people they wanted to get into D&D, and I think that was something WotC...

The DM is under no obligation to help those who deliberately sabotage themselves. Some ability scores just aren't going to work for certain activities. Obviously, your group needs to reconsider dumping INT.

I miss the days of actually USING a DM's screen for things other than just hiding my notes. The 1E DM "pinball" screen got so much use, and it was all downhill from there. I don't think I've actually consulted anything on a DM's screen late 3.5E, though I still end up collecting them. I've...

Holmes was my first introduction, but it never really clicked. Moldvay/Cook B/X was the set that really taught me the game (I actually got mad about the Metzer set, as it didn't include B2 and I didn't like the organization). Still, while some of the themes in the new set are a little too...

NOOOO! It must be released for Intellivision, like the real D&D video games were! I passed on the last Stranger Things starter set, but this one has my interests. After having picked up Heroes of the Borderlands I'm curious to see if the entire tone of this set will different and if they...

Are we talking like Gamma World here? For D&D, check out the Blackmoor adventures (DA1 - Adventures in Blackmoor, DA2 - Temple of the Frog, DA3 - City of the Gods) and especially The Immortal Storm, which deals with the god Rad (as in "Radiation") fitzing with a nuclear reactor that is causing...

It is very easy to get into a funk of "if it doesn't fit my needs exactly, it's not worth it for anyone" - I've done it myself on more than occasion. Your dismissal of the additional components comes across as that. All I can say is if this had been available instead of the Holmes edition I...

Not useful for you, but plenty useful of other folks on these boards and beyond - as well as myself. I really think those coming into the game for the first time will really enjoy this box for many, many hours.

I was initially planning to pass on this, but after seeing a couple in-depth reviews, went and hunted it down this weekend (It was quite the adventure, like trying to find the Caves in the original B2). I'm still going through it at this point, but I feel like it's a pretty good deal...

OH MY GOURD!

I actually hate the hit point system. It works for wargames, but it has to be the worst system to put into place in an RPG system - especially the "you're fine...until your not" system we ended up with. I would have way preferred some sort of attrition system that incorporates the...

Of published settings, Dark Sun's apocalyptic world - a man-made desert where everything is trying to kill you, created by greed and hubris that is teetering on the brink of collapse. I would have said Ravenloft for the gothic horror elements, but honestly I only really like I6.

Taking this a step further, what named patrons might fit for 5E for various subclasses? Taking a stab here... ARCHFEY Baccus Pan CELESTIAL - Fizban FANTHOMLESS - ? FIEND - Faustus GENIE - Genie of the Ring (from 1001 Arabian Nights, not the Disney Genie) GREAT OLD ONE - The Whateley...

I wonder if the drop-off was because people were "holding their breath" to see what was coming in the new rules. I'd only be worrying if 5E 3pp products haven't picked back up again after the 2024 core rules were released.