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<blockquote data-quote="occam" data-source="post: 9179620" data-attributes="member: 39815">The Planescape slipcase (combined with the DMG for primers on planes other than the Outlands) contains as much information as the original Planescape Campaign Setting boxed set; more, actually, when it comes to certain things like the gate-towns. If the original boxed set was enough to run your own adventures, then the new set certainly is, too. And if you need more, there's already oodles of stuff on DM's Guild (including 2e adventures and supplements) and on free sites.Comparing it to the boxed set in terms of contents (page count, material, maps, DM screen), the new slipcase is as close to a 2e-style product as we've ever seen in 5e. The main thing we're probably missing is bariaur race/species stats (which I suspect might show up as a surprise selection in the 2024 PHB). While DiTerlizzi's art is classic for a reason, the art in the new books is of a much higher standard. And if you buy with a discount from Amazon or elsewhere, you're probably spending less than you would've for the boxed set in 1994 (accounting for inflation), even with &quot;all the extra cardboard&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="occam, post: 9179620, member: 39815"] The Planescape slipcase (combined with the DMG for primers on planes other than the Outlands) contains as much information as the original [I]Planescape Campaign Setting[/I] boxed set; more, actually, when it comes to certain things like the gate-towns. If the original boxed set was enough to run your own adventures, then the new set certainly is, too. And if you need more, there's already oodles of stuff on DM's Guild (including 2e adventures and supplements) and on free sites. Comparing it to the boxed set in terms of contents (page count, material, maps, DM screen), the new slipcase is as close to a 2e-style product as we've ever seen in 5e. The main thing we're probably missing is bariaur race/species stats (which I suspect might show up as a surprise selection in the 2024 PHB). While DiTerlizzi's art is classic for a reason, the art in the new books is of a [I]much[/I] higher standard. And if you buy with a discount from Amazon or elsewhere, you're probably spending [I]less[/I] than you would've for the boxed set in 1994 (accounting for inflation), even with "all the extra cardboard". [/QUOTE]

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