[Quick review] I want to snuggle my new 4e Battlebox. Is that so wrong?

[Joshua Randall]

Marking counters and area templates.

Woah.

I just realized something.

You put the templates on top of the counters, because the templates are transparent.

I was thinking about how annoying it would be to pick up the counters, place the template, and then try to remember where the counters were.

I am an idiot.

 

[Plane Sailing]

That might be the only part I wouldn't find useful, because 4E makes those completely unneeded because of the reduction to squares and lines for areas of effect.

The thing that I think I'm going to have to make is little wireframes for area effects.

For example, consecrated ground is a real pain when it is being shifted around underneath a whole set of PCs and enemies... much nicer to just pick up the frame and drop it over the new location!

 

[SabreCat]

Does anybody get the rationale for including only one player combat tracking sheet? That was my only significant disappointment with the Battlebox--I can take the PC combat tracker with me when I'm playing in a game, but I can't hand a set of them around to the players in the game I DM.

Overall I love the thing. Counter Collection + Battlebox + the core books = everything you need to play the game (through most of the heroic tier, at least!). If I were to give somebody a "start playing D&D" birthday gift, that'd be the stack I'd have to bundle up. ^.^

 

[Klaus]

Does anybody get the rationale for including only one player combat tracking sheet? That was my only significant disappointment with the Battlebox--I can take the PC combat tracker with me when I'm playing in a game, but I can't hand a set of them around to the players in the game I DM.

Overall I love the thing. Counter Collection + Battlebox + the core books = everything you need to play the game (through most of the heroic tier, at least!). If I were to give somebody a "start playing D&D" birthday gift, that'd be the stack I'd have to bundle up. ^.^

Send an e-mail to jasonkempton (at) fierydragon (dot) com asking for a set of 6 PC -tracking pads. The more people want it, the more likely it being made.