D&D 5E Starter Set spoilers?

[Wolfskin]

Thanks for the spoilers, everyone! I'm looking forward to the Starter Set on the 15th.

May I ask which magical items are available in the adventure? One of my (minor) concerns is that, while that magical item dependency is supposedly downplayed in 5e, there's quite a few in the published adventures.

 

[pukunui]

Look through the threads from about a week ago. A couple people that got their sets early posted some spoilers, including a monster list.

I had a bit of a look before creating this thread but didn't see anything. I'll look again.

 

[Savage Wombat]

Thanks for the spoilers, everyone! I'm looking forward to the Starter Set on the 15th.

May I ask which magical items are available in the adventure? One of my (minor) concerns is that, while that magical item dependency is supposedly downplayed in 5e, there's quite a few in the published adventures.

I have a suspicion that the L&L discussion about "how many items per level" is not going to bear out when the dungeons are published. Perhaps they expect you to "trade up" a lot.

 

[fjw70]

I had a bit of a look before creating this thread but didn't see anything. I'll look again.

Try this one.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?356316-Starter-set-being-shipped-early-in-Canada

Let me know if you have any starter set questions.

 

[pukunui]

Try this one.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?356316-Starter-set-being-shipped-early-in-Canada

Found it! Thanks. I'll repost it here in case anyone's interested:

The monster list is:

Bugbear CL 1
Commoner CL 0
Cultist CL 1/8
Doppelganger CL 3
Evil Mage CL 1
Flameskull CL 4
Ghoul CL 1
Giant Spider CL 1
Goblin CL 1/4
Grick CL 2
Hobgoblin CL 1/2
Nothic CL 2
Ochre Jelly CL 2
Ogre CL 2
Orc CR 1/2
Owlbear CL 3
Ruffian CL 1/2
Skeleton CL 1/4
Spectator CL 3
Stirge CL 1/8
Twig Blight CL 1/8
Wolf CL 1/4
Young Green Dragon CL 8
Wraith CL 3
Zombie CL 1/4

Left out NPC's and important characters, these are just the monsters.

Let me know if you have any starter set questions.

How do the PCs encounter the spectator? Is it a fight or can they talk to it or what?

 

[Boarstorm]

They can talk to it. The encounter is even assumed to begin with chit-chat.

They can even trick it (though it seems unlikely).

Most encounters with it will ultimately end in combat.

 

[pukunui]

Sounds good.

What about the twig blights? They make me think of The Sunless Citadel.

 

[Boarstorm]

The Twig Blights are pretty much mindless chaff to be cut down in large quantities at a certain location in the adventure.

 

[pukunui]

OK. Thanks.

 

[Agamon]

A lot of the encounters point out a lot of options for the players, aside from out-and-out combat. Definitely a good adventure for the beginning DM.