NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JusticeArman" data-source="post: 9711663" data-attributes="member: 7052608">Hey folks! Long time listener, occasional caller. I'm thrilled to see so much discussion on the upcoming starter set! The whole team worked very hard on it; I'm eager to share it with you. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🌞" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f31e.png" title="Sun with face    :sun_with_face:" data-shortname=":sun_with_face:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" />It is, in fact, a starter set powered by the D&D rules. Tabletop RPGs are a difficult concept for wholly new players to grasp, but "board game" is a familiar term they can wrap their heads around, especially in a format where many of the rules are expressed through game components like cards, tokens, and poster maps. In addition to years of feedback on past starter sets, we playtested Heroes of the Borderlands extensively with groups of all experience levels, including longtime fans and board gamers who had never rolled a D20 before! It was a hoot. Those insights directly informed how we approached this set.Keep on the Borderlands is a favorite of mine. Back when we were selecting modules for an update in Quests from the Infinite Staircase, we kept B2 behind our screen for an introductory experience like this one. Seeing as that module debuted in a boxed set not unlike this one, it was the perfect candidate for the new starter set, uniting fans across generations. We also got to support it with plenty of boxed-set goodies.</blockquote>

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