DMG to include a "starter town".

[Gentlegamer]

A "starter town" and "starter dungeon" provide an excellent example of design and applied game mechanics for new Dungeon Masters. It's exactly the kind of thing I wish I had when I first encountered D&D through AD&D, 2nd edition.

A big thumbs up from me!

 

[Dr. Harry]

That's a shame, beacuse it's one of the single best modules ever made by TSR. Really, it should have been a small boxed set since it was by itself a complete introduction to D&D and campaign creation. It had a huge double-sized poster map that had Threshold, the area map, several location maps on it and then on the back was a map for one of the scenarios. I think it even had cardboard counters for that huge encounter where you defend an inn from goblin wolf riders.

Happily, it is available at rpgnow/drivethrurpg .com.

I love the internet age.

 

[Thunderfoot]

I really dug Saltmarsh in the DMG2. That said, I'm not all that interested in seeing the main DMG contain a detailed starter village. It'd be cool if they bundled a separate module of the village with the DMG, but I'd rather it was not an actual section of the main DMG.

Once again you preach truth brother..here, here!

 

[Odhanan]

Hommlet is THE iconic D&D village to me. Can't go more iconic than this, honestly.

 

[Thunderfoot]

What, no love for Tragidor? C'mon fake vampire bandits you know you want it! ;P

<SNIP>

I just ruined my screen because I spit my soda on it...
Thanks a LOT!!!

(Actually I LOVE Tragidor and have used it on more than one occasion to get the ball rolling.)

 

[Nahat Anoj]

All I want to know is ... who runs Starter Town?

 

[Thunderfoot]

All I want to know is ... who runs Starter Town?

Two men enter, one man leave!!!!!
Two men enter, one man leave!!!!!

 

[Nahat Anoj]

I actually think a starter town in the DMG will be awesome. Right now the only ones I can think of them having are Threshold, Keep on the Borderlands, or Hommlett. I supposed they could have a "town" called Greyhawk, but I bet they'll save that for their "starter city" in the PHB 2 .

I think a 4e Temple of Elemental Evil would rock, hardcore. Given the new take on demons and Tharizdun, the story behind the dungeon would just be so much better IMO. And to me, ToEE is probably THE iconic dungeon. To do it justice they should make it a massive work, like Goodman Games's Castle Whiterock (actually, IMO, WotC should just contract the job out to Goodman Games ).

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I actually think a starter town in the DMG will be awesome. Right now the only ones I can think of them having are Threshold, Keep on the Borderlands, or Hommlett. I supposed they could have a "town" called Greyhawk, but I bet they'll save that for their "starter city" in the PHB 2 .

I think a 4e Temple of Elemental Evil would rock, hardcore. Given the new take on demons and Tharizdun, the story behind the dungeon would just be so much better IMO. And to me, ToEE is probably THE iconic dungeon. To do it justice they should make it a massive work, like Goodman Games's Castle Whiterock (actually, IMO, WotC should just contract the job out to Goodman Games ).

No arguments on either of these points.

 

[mhensley]

Since the first 4e setting out the door will be FR, maybe the example town will be Shadowdale. That's pretty iconic.