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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 2855365" data-attributes="member: 53">However, there are practical considerations.  One of my favorite boxed sets was the Runquest Borderlands boxed set. Contents<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> DMs Book - Covered the campaign area, major NPCs and some other information (cults, etc).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">  Encounter Book - Contained random encounters and stats for them (It was less "you encounter a tribe" and more "you encounter Khan Horst and his Rhino Riding warband).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Players Book - Had information on the setting players would have.  IIRc, it had some character creation tips, and some pregenerated characters to use.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">  Campaign Map for players with some description of important areas on the map</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">  7 Adventures - Each was separate</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">  Handouts - One thing I remember it had was copies of the mercenary contract the PC's signed when they agreed to work for Duke Roan</li> </ul>The 7 adventures being separate helped limit the number of things you needed at the table when running a session of the game.  In fact, I was more than capable of running the Runequest game with no more than the adventure (perhaps 3 sheets of paper connected together), the rulebook (for occasional reference) and perhaps the encounter book (which had some stats of recurring NPCs who might be used in the scenario.</blockquote>

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