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<blockquote data-quote="Maggan" data-source="post: 2735931" data-attributes="member: 6616"><p><strong>Wish list for New D&D Red Box Basic Set</strong></p><p></p><p>Just for fun, I compiled the list of things a basic set should have (whether or not the current does is irrelevant to this post). Some of the wishes are contradictory, but it's fun seeing what people are asking for:</p><p></p><p>Battle mat</p><p>Board game similarities/less board game similarities (a la Talisman, Hero Quest)</p><p>Character generation</p><p>Chits and cards</p><p>Collectable elements</p><p>Compatible with 3.5</p><p>Cool dice</p><p>Dungeon creation and campaign creation fully supported</p><p>Family game experience focus</p><p>Followed by an Expert Set</p><p>Maps for minis/no maps for minis</p><p>Marketed to families and children</p><p>Miniatures/no miniatures</p><p>One player plays BBEG (a la Siege of the Citadel and Space Hulk)</p><p>PDF and online support for the product, including how to transition into D&D 3.5.</p><p>Pregenerated characters/no pregenerated characters</p><p>Price point 20/30/40/50/60 dollars</p><p>Replace Dungeon Master with quest booklets and randomly drawn map tiles</p><p>Series of thematically linked games</p><p>Should give opportunity for roleplaying</p><p>Simplified rules and combat</p><p>Sold in toy stores</p><p>Support for levels 1-3/1-5/a few levels</p><p>Target group age 9-12</p><p></p><p>I'll add my wishes:</p><p></p><p>The same cover art and design as Red Box Basic Set</p><p>Slimmed down rules allowing for play up to 5th level</p><p>Pregenerated characters</p><p>Chargen rules</p><p>XP tables up to 5th</p><p>Treasure tables</p><p>Four basic classes (fighter, cleric, rogue, sorcerer)</p><p>A very slimmed down world description ("this is the inn, this is the chapel, this is the smithys, this is the dungeon, and that over there are the Dragon Peaks!"). And a map!</p><p>Fliers for Eberron and Forgotten Realms</p><p>Five simple adventures with minis maps</p><p>Online support with additional adventures</p><p>Interior art by WAR</p><p>Dice from Crystal Caste</p><p>24 minis (a beholder and a mind flayer among them)</p><p>Cards as player aids (actions and spells and stuff)</p><p></p><p>Hmmm ... something like that. Not sure what would be the result though. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>/M</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maggan, post: 2735931, member: 6616"] [b]Wish list for New D&D Red Box Basic Set[/b] Just for fun, I compiled the list of things a basic set should have (whether or not the current does is irrelevant to this post). Some of the wishes are contradictory, but it's fun seeing what people are asking for: Battle mat Board game similarities/less board game similarities (a la Talisman, Hero Quest) Character generation Chits and cards Collectable elements Compatible with 3.5 Cool dice Dungeon creation and campaign creation fully supported Family game experience focus Followed by an Expert Set Maps for minis/no maps for minis Marketed to families and children Miniatures/no miniatures One player plays BBEG (a la Siege of the Citadel and Space Hulk) PDF and online support for the product, including how to transition into D&D 3.5. Pregenerated characters/no pregenerated characters Price point 20/30/40/50/60 dollars Replace Dungeon Master with quest booklets and randomly drawn map tiles Series of thematically linked games Should give opportunity for roleplaying Simplified rules and combat Sold in toy stores Support for levels 1-3/1-5/a few levels Target group age 9-12 I'll add my wishes: The same cover art and design as Red Box Basic Set Slimmed down rules allowing for play up to 5th level Pregenerated characters Chargen rules XP tables up to 5th Treasure tables Four basic classes (fighter, cleric, rogue, sorcerer) A very slimmed down world description ("this is the inn, this is the chapel, this is the smithys, this is the dungeon, and that over there are the Dragon Peaks!"). And a map! Fliers for Eberron and Forgotten Realms Five simple adventures with minis maps Online support with additional adventures Interior art by WAR Dice from Crystal Caste 24 minis (a beholder and a mind flayer among them) Cards as player aids (actions and spells and stuff) Hmmm ... something like that. Not sure what would be the result though. :D /M [/QUOTE]
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