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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jeffh" data-source="post: 5406468" data-attributes="member: 2642">My brother-in-law and I were at a bookstore today and found ourselves looking at Essentials products while waiting for my sister, and I found myself wondering aloud if there was any real point to getting the DM's kit. For a new DM coming off the Red Box I can imagine there would be, but I don't see that it's worthwhile for someone like myself.I imagine more than one other poster here is in a position similar to mine. Suppose that you:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are experienced at running RPGs in general, these may or may not include 4E in particular.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Already own several 4E books, the DMG among them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Would kinda-sorta like to get the Rules Compendium regardless, if you don't already own it, and are particularly curious about how much that and the DM's Book overlap.</li> </ul>In this situation, what does the DM's Kit bring to the table? Obviously there's the adventure, tokens and maps, I suppose, but are those even close to worth the cost by themselves? And perhaps more importantly, is there anything else I'm overlooking that makes the DM's book worthwhile for someone in the above position?</blockquote>