D&D Basic Set info

[MerricB]

G'day!

Amongst the pictures of the D&D Miniatures on the www.figures.com website, there are also pictures of the D&D Basic (Adventure) Game.

You can find them here: Gallery page

I can see:
* Two booklets: a red "Adventure Book", and a blue un-named book
* 3 character sheets/char gen info sheets
* 2 cardboard map-boards
* 6 dice
* the box

The box says "16 pre-painted miniatures" and "Basic to set up and play", also it's entitled "Dungeons and Dragons Basic Set Adventure Game"

Cheers!

 

[Ottergame]

G'day!

Amongst the pictures of the D&D Miniatures on the www.figures.com website, there are also pictures of the D&D Basic (Adventure) Game.

You can find them here: Gallery page

I can see:
* Two booklets: a red "Adventure Book", and a blue un-named book
* 3 character sheets/char gen info sheets
* 2 cardboard map-boards
* 6 dice
* the box

The box says "16 pre-painted miniatures" and "Basic to set up and play", also it's entitled "Dungeons and Dragons Basic Set Adventure Game"

Cheers!

That sounds right. I recall reading somewhere that WOTC wanted to make the Adventure set to look like the original pamplet versions of D&D from the 70s.

 

[rounser]

* 3 character sheets/char gen info sheets

This most likely means no character generation included in the game, again. Oh well, guess the PHB can be used for that...

 

[MerricB]

Actually, from what I've heard I think there are rules for (simple) character creation in this game.

Cheers!

 

[johnsemlak]

Wow, great scoop Thanks.

 

[Li Shenron]

Actually, from what I've heard I think there are rules for (simple) character creation in this game.

I definitely hope so. First time I played a RPG the part I found most exciting was exactly to create a character, I can't imagine a D&D starting game without it

 

[MerricB]

Wow, great scoop Thanks.

As always, John, I'm at your service.

Cheers!

 

[Bagpuss]

Hmm I sure hope one of those 16 miniatures is the Red Dragon pictured... although I doubt it will be.

 

[johnsemlak]

I definitely hope so. First time I played a RPG the part I found most exciting was exactly to create a character, I can't imagine a D&D starting game without it

The trick is making char gen simpler so that it's truely enjoyable for newbies and not a two-hour math seminar

 

[Bagpuss]

The trick is making char gen simpler so that it's truely enjoyable for newbies and not a two-hour math seminar

HERO system player: "Hey what's wrong with a two-hour maths seminar?"