D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

[Jester David]

3 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

The 5th a Edition Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set does not try and raise the bar for a newbie product. It settles into the comfortable niche established by many other WotC starter products of the past. It is not exceptional but neither is it terrible. It’s better than other recent sets but doesn’t offer anything new. It’s firmly average.But… at the end of the day, a Starter Set lives and dies by how successful the adventure is in play and how easy it is to learn. And there are many, many reports of fun play sessions and first time players having a great time playing the set. It’s fun. That’s all you really need to know, and everything else is either a perk or nitpicking.

 

[Weird Dave]

4 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

But it could be so much more. I like the fact that it's a boxed set, but the amount of content that's in said box leaves the purchaser a bit lacking in my mind. No maps of the area, even to facilitate theater of the mind, and no battle mats for those times when the minis get broken out. The scenario and starting characters are great, however, and give enough detail to get a group of people playing with little hesitation. Moving character creation details to the Basic PDF (or the PHB) is a great idea - get people playing and get them enjoying what the game offers without bogging them down in a character sheet with boxes to fill out. Makes people feel like doing their taxes. Minus a few quibbles about missing content, what's here is great and usable.

 

[Henrix]

5 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

This is a very nice starter set.But what really makes it good is the adventure. Well worth it even if you do not want it as a starter.The pregens are tied nicely to the scenario, but you can easily run it with other characters as well.

 

[Emirikol]

2 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

Sorry D&D. Love your system. Boxed set was lame and empty compared to the PF beginner box.

 

[was]

4 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

Very good detailed adventure that is easy to run. Pregens are a bit canned and stereotypical though.

 

[JEB]

5 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

The D&D Starter Set includes everything you need to begin playing - a rulebook, pre-generated characters, dice, and a starting adventure, Lost Mine of Phandelver. The only minus is that it doesn't allow you to create characters (use the Basic Rules or - better yet - the Player's Handbook for that), and it's lacking in examples and explanations for a few rules points. However, the quality of the adventure - each part of which covers a style of D&D adventure from the past - makes up for those flaws.

 

[TimSmith]

5 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

Great intro package with a fully fledged mini adventure path. Worth it for the adventures alone, which allow multiple paths through each section of the adventure and multiple ways through the middle sections to get from intro to finale adventure.

 

[Lord Vangarel]

5 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

The D&D starter set is an excellent adventure that takes characters from 1st to 4th level and involves a sandbox style campaign with the players progressing through the plot as they visit the various locations. There's one or two locations that could be a little dangerous if the characters visit them too early on but a little careful guidance from the Dungeon Master should prevent any serious mishaps.

 

[gnarm gimblegear]

5 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

This edition brought me back into the fold and I've been running this starter set for a group of complete D&D newbs for the last few months. Yes, this starter set has provided enough content for months of gaming fun. At the current pace, it should provide enough content to last another month or so. All in all, we will have gotten 1/2 years worth of gaming from this one $12 (Amazon) box. That alone is worth a 5 star rating.At that price, I really can't see any flaws with the product. We've used Roll20.net to facilitate both at table and remote users for maps and character sheet tracking. It was simple enough to find digital maps to use in Roll20.Buy this as a gift for any gamer that could possibly be interested in tabletop RPGs. Include a printout of the free Basic D&D player and DM PDFs and you've likely set them down a path of a lifetime of gaming.

 

[smiteworks]

4 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Starter Set

A few minor items slipped through the cracks. If you add the Player's Handbook and Monster Manuals, it can make this a little more complete. The encounters and options are well presented. It has enough of a plot train to pull characters along while still supplying a sandbox feel at times.