Starter Set - $16.99

[ExploderWizard]

Clearly The Rouse should be in charge of marketing as well. Seriously.

Seconded!!! $11.55 is awesome!! Thats about what Basic sets cost over 25 years ago. I must say that much cash is easier for me to scape up now then it was then. I think I'll give it a look.

 

[JeffB]

To answer a few questions:

Characters can level up to 3rd
Pregens start at level 1
Scenario with starting encounters is level 1
DM instructions are included for making new encounters up to lvl 3

50+ monster tokens on Dungeon Tile stock
PC Tokens also on DT stock
3 sheets of Dungeon Tiles for maps
Set of dice
16 page quick start rules
2-5 players

No minis

It comes in a box
The box is blue
The box will hold stuff

I like stuff

It's $11.55 on Amazon.

It comes in a box

You should buy it.

This will make a most excellent gift for my Birthda.......errr...for my son's Birthday

 

[Mercurius]

To answer a few questions...

...I like stuff

Thanks Scott, that sounds pretty good and pretty much sells it to me. It sounds quite manageable for newbies, but also for groups such as my own, comprised of people who haven't played for years, decades in some cases.

 

[JeffB]

Ah I see. This was 2nd Ed era. I am not too familliar with 2E product beyond the core release (played GURPS during the 90's)

So what type of rules did it feature? Was it the core 2E rules for low level only or a special rules-lite version?

It was a stripped down 2E rules with just the first few levels. Ftr/MU/Cleric/Thief, IIRC. It did have pre-gens, but I do believe it had some basic character creation rules.

The DMG portion had DM rules, and a couple or three small adventures.

The MM had your basic critters. Orcs, Goblins, Skeletons and the like.

I'd say each book was probably around 32 pages. And it came with plastic minis for the characters, large scale dungeon maps for the adventures, a DM screen with all the necc tables, dice, and a CD that you used during the adventures. If you are familiar with first 3.5 basic Set (black dragon), it was similar to that.

FWIW, the 3.5 set (at least the one with the black dragon) is a pretty decent attempt at a basic set IMO. It has pre-gens but also covers creating your own character (F,R,C,S) with basic feat and spell options for the first 2 levels, and like Mentzer it has an introductory type Dungeon level (not solo), a slightly larger keyed version, and then another area for the DM to do his own thing. Still nothing on the level of those old Basic sets, but a neat box. I think sans minis and adding counters and some added page count (and a bare bones DM screen), it would have been quite good.

 

[Imaro]

Wait a minute, so does this basic set allow you to make your own characters...or does it just give pre-gens with stats and changes up to level 3? It sounds alot like the basic set that came out for 3e not 3.5...though the tiles are definitely an improvement.

I honestly think character creation is one of the big things that differentiates D&D from a board game, and alot of people were turned off by the pre-gens in the KotS and the various playtests. So yeah, I think character creation is important in a introductory product.

 

[The Little Raven]

Obviously it's not something I plan to buy... (Although 50 monster tokens... no no... I will not buy. ) but I think it will be a good thing for the game.

I was thinking the exact same thing when I read that.

50+ monster tokens on Dungeon Tile stock
PC Tokens also on DT stock
3 sheets of Dungeon Tiles for maps

Are the monsters all ones in the MM? And are the Dungeon Tile sheets exclusive to the boxed set, or are they reprints from other sets?

 

[MerricB]

50+ monster tokens on Dungeon Tile stock
PC Tokens also on DT stock

Wow! Those are some serious tokens. DT stock is thick.

Cheers!

 

[Scribble]

Wow! Those are some serious tokens. DT stock is thick.

Cheers!

I wonder if it's a test run for a new monster tokens line?

 

[Scott_Rouse]

Clearly The Rouse should be in charge of marketing as well. Seriously.

I am.

 

[Scribble]

I am.

That's why Scott knows coffee is for closers.