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

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. :p
 

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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!
 

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. ^.^
 

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.
 

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