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<blockquote data-quote="Spa'ro" data-source="post: 6760236" data-attributes="member: 6804759">Thanks for the info guys, this is all good stuff.&nbsp; I will say, I'm a little surprised that the Starter Set has been recommended a couple of times.&nbsp; I bought the one for 4E (Red Box) and it felt very bare-bones.&nbsp; I don't really mean that it was lacking in Adventure/Fluff, I would expect that, but it seemed like it was even missing some rules type stuff.&nbsp; I'd have to dig it back out to be certain, but I thought it was literally a toned down version called &quot;D&amp;D Essentials&quot; or something like that.&nbsp;&nbsp; Is the 5E version better in that regard?I have the PHB and SCAG. I'll probably hold off on the DMG and MM for at least a bit, I know they're helpful even for players (and I do enjoy checking out the monsters in the MM), but I don't plan on DMing for quite a while.&nbsp; I feel like I need to put some miles on my adventuring boots first.Thanks for the terminology clarification designbot that's helpful info as I wasn't exactly sure where each &quot;item/product&quot; fit in.*edit* I was typing this prior to seeing your edit designbot, looks like we were thinking some of the same things.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spa'ro, post: 6760236, member: 6804759"] Thanks for the info guys, this is all good stuff. I will say, I'm a little surprised that the Starter Set has been recommended a couple of times. I bought the one for 4E (Red Box) and it felt very bare-bones. I don't really mean that it was lacking in Adventure/Fluff, I would expect that, but it seemed like it was even missing some rules type stuff. I'd have to dig it back out to be certain, but I thought it was literally a toned down version called "D&D Essentials" or something like that. Is the 5E version better in that regard? I have the PHB and SCAG. I'll probably hold off on the DMG and MM for at least a bit, I know they're helpful even for players (and I do enjoy checking out the monsters in the MM), but I don't plan on DMing for quite a while. I feel like I need to put some miles on my adventuring boots first. Thanks for the terminology clarification designbot that's helpful info as I wasn't exactly sure where each "item/product" fit in. *edit* I was typing this prior to seeing your edit designbot, looks like we were thinking some of the same things. [/QUOTE]

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