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<blockquote data-quote="WyzardWhately" data-source="post: 3835365" data-attributes="member: 33207">I started out running, man I want to say I was around ten or twelve, with this black-box boardgame looking thing I found in a Toys 'R Us.&nbsp; It only went up to fifth level, and it included a dungeon, where the PCs had been captured by Zanzer Tem.It was the awesomest thing I had ever seen.&nbsp; But if someone had handed me a the PHB/DMG/MM, I doubt I would have known what to do with them.&nbsp; A basic set of some kind is not a bad idea, but I think it should be made as cheap as possible.&nbsp; So, y'know, the kids who actually need something like that can afford it.A sample town in the DMG, I think, would not help this problem overmuch.&nbsp; Simply because a totally green DM and his group would have to wade through a LOT to get to it in the first place, and would maybe be pretty bamboozled by then.&nbsp; That said, everybody in the world has an internet connection now.&nbsp; Why not throw up a big damn 'Getting Started' Page on the internet?&nbsp; Include a link in the book.&nbsp; Toss a sample adventure up there, some sample characters, make it free.&nbsp; Think of it as a loss leader.&nbsp; They'll buy the real books eventually.All this said?&nbsp; If the sample town is cool, I'd be okay with a few pages being spent on it.&nbsp; Could come in handy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WyzardWhately, post: 3835365, member: 33207"] I started out running, man I want to say I was around ten or twelve, with this black-box boardgame looking thing I found in a Toys 'R Us. It only went up to fifth level, and it included a dungeon, where the PCs had been captured by Zanzer Tem. It was the awesomest thing I had ever seen. But if someone had handed me a the PHB/DMG/MM, I doubt I would have known what to do with them. A basic set of some kind is not a bad idea, but I think it should be made as cheap as possible. So, y'know, the kids who actually need something like that can afford it. A sample town in the DMG, I think, would not help this problem overmuch. Simply because a totally green DM and his group would have to wade through a LOT to get to it in the first place, and would maybe be pretty bamboozled by then. That said, everybody in the world has an internet connection now. Why not throw up a big damn 'Getting Started' Page on the internet? Include a link in the book. Toss a sample adventure up there, some sample characters, make it free. Think of it as a loss leader. They'll buy the real books eventually. All this said? If the sample town is cool, I'd be okay with a few pages being spent on it. Could come in handy. [/QUOTE]

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