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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnSnow" data-source="post: 5819624" data-attributes="member: 32164">Here's what I'd like to see, in an ideal world:1) The D&D Starter Set (Red Box): the iconic 4 classes and 4 races, Levels 1-5, core game only, no modules. Use the Mentzer Red Box, in all its glory, as your template, but make it a slimmed-down version of the Advanced game, as opposed to a totally different system. And make it more than a marketing piece. Yes, it's limited in classes, races and levels, but it's a D&D anyone would recognize. This is the product you give to someone just starting out.2) The Monster Manual or Monster Vault: a range of monsters. It could be an Essentials style box or a classic book - either is fine. 3) Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook: this expands the race and class lists, increases the level range to 15 or 20, and includes a bunch of optional rules modules. This is the big book of player options.4) Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide: loads of DMing advice, and a bunch of DM-setable rules modules. This includes the crazy magic item lists, maybe some world-building tips, and the advanced combat rules.5) The Rules Compendium - a trade paperback like the one they released for Essentials, that includes all the default rules of the game.Then from there, you can expand the game with rules module books of various sorts. You can release spell compendiums, magic item books, books of variant magic systems, rules supplements that add modules to support different themes - such as one with mass combat and realms rules. There can be a book expanding play into higher levels (a new Epic Level Handbook), and so on.I think that'd be pretty awesome. And, given the limitations I outline above, WotC could have the Red Box available for SALE at GenCon 2013, but delay the rest of D&D Next until 2014.Basically, take the core that should be finalized in playtesting by this time next year and release that material early in the form of the Red Box Starter Set.</blockquote>

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