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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nnms" data-source="post: 5324695" data-attributes="member: 83293">The DM Kit has a lot of how to DM advice.  The exact same super awesome stuff that's in the DMG and DMG2.  If you don't have those books, the DM Kit is a fabulous buy.The Rules Compendium does have everything you need to play.  It has encounter design rules and the like.What you'll be missing:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monster stats -- the DM Kit has some, the Monster Vault will have more.  The Monster Manual 3 is awesome.  One month of DDI gets you the monster builder with all published monsters to date</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Traps -- the Rules Compendium tells you about them and explains how they work, but there's only one actual stat block</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diseases -- as traps</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quests -- The Rules Comependium talks about them and then says to check out the DM Kit for advice on constructing them</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magic Items -- again, the rules are there, but the individual statblocks are not.  The DDI compendium and Character Builder has all previously released items in it, but that would require a subscription.  So if you subscribe, make sure to grab the Character Builder and update it as well as the Adventure Tools Monster Builder.</li> </ul>I'm on the fence about getting the DM Kit and Monster Vault.  I really like miniatures and don't see the value in the tokens.  I though I was going to love them, but playing with the Red Box has shown me that a miniature standing up is easier to see and distinguish from all places around the table.  I may put the tokens into card stands and effectively turn them into miniature flats.  The problem with that is that they often have a different monster on the back.</blockquote>

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