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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 4515597" data-attributes="member: 1457">If it doesn't contain character creation, this Starter Set is a start to something other than Dungeons & Dragons.I think WotC could have included basic rules that allowed players to experience the joy of character creation (and thereafter, the joy of playing your own character) with easy steps:Step 1: Choose your class   Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, Wizard. The classics. Each class comes with a default stat array.Step 2: Choose your race   Human, Dwarf, Elf, Dragonborn. Each race modifies the stats above, and includes a couple fun racial traits (dragon breath, skill mods, etc.)Step 3: Choose your powers   Each class has default at-will powers (all fighters get tide of iron and cleave, all clerics get sacred flame and lance of faith, etc), but you get to pick from two Encounter powers, and from two Daily powers. Step 4: Choose your feats   Each race and class has a feat associated with it. Also include popular simple feats like Quickdraw, Weapon Focus, and Toughness.Step 5: Choose equipment   Each class comes with an equipment package, but you can instead swap around weapons and armor (chosen from a simplified list). Done. You get a taste of character creation, but since there are default stat arrays for each class it’s still idiot-proof. Include a preview section at the end of the book, showcasing a taste of the alt-builds (like the Str cleric), and pointing consumers to the WotC website where they can download Boxed Starter Set-quality tastes of the other classes and races, and perhaps a few feats.Bottom line is that the whole point of the Boxed Starter Set is to acquire new customers. It should be classified as a marketing expense, not a source of revenue, and it should give away as much of D&D as possible. This new Starter Set withholds one of the most rewarding and compelling components of D&D. It actively works against its own purpose. And that’s a shame.</blockquote>

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