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<blockquote data-quote="Prakriti" data-source="post: 7886142" data-attributes="member: 6855149">Good point. Hm. So if we go by the available data, then there's probably at least one adventure involved in the book. Let's try to narrow it down further:It's probably not another sweeping Sword Coast epic adventure, because we already have Storm King's Thunder (which included a map of the Sword Coast like this one).It's probably not a general Forgotten Realms setting book, because the included map and cards all point to the Sword Coast.But it's also probably not another Sword Coast lore book, because we already have Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide.So what does that leave? Well, &quot;Explorer's Kit&quot; is a small clue. It reminds me of previous editions' Dungeoneer's Survival Guide, the Complete Adventurer, and the Arms and Equipment Guide. In which case, we might get a book full of new equipment, magic items, and general advice for how to survive and explore dangerous environments (wilderness and dungeons), which would naturally segue into advice on how to design interesting dungeons and wilderness encounters, which would in turn segue into one or more adventures that illustrate those principles.Hm... I like the sound of that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prakriti, post: 7886142, member: 6855149"] Good point. Hm. So if we go by the available data, then there's probably at least one adventure involved in the book. Let's try to narrow it down further: It's probably not another sweeping Sword Coast epic adventure, because we already have [I]Storm King's Thunder[/I] (which included a map of the Sword Coast like this one). It's probably not a general Forgotten Realms setting book, because the included map and cards all point to the Sword Coast. But it's [B]also[/B] probably not another Sword Coast lore book, because we already have [I]Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide.[/I] So what does that leave? Well, "Explorer's Kit" is a small clue. It reminds me of previous editions' [I]Dungeoneer's Survival Guide[/I], the [I]Complete Adventurer[/I], and the [I]Arms and Equipment Guide[/I]. In which case, we might get a book full of new equipment, magic items, and general advice for how to survive and explore dangerous environments (wilderness and dungeons), which would naturally segue into advice on how to [I]design[/I] interesting dungeons and wilderness encounters, which would in turn segue into one or more adventures that illustrate those principles. Hm... I like the sound of that. [/QUOTE]

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