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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8255673" data-attributes="member: 59082">Glad somebody noticed, but some of the other stuff was so juicy that I don't think it matters. It seems a lot of folks conflated the two, which is fine, too.Along the lines of what you suggest, I wouldn't be surprised to see an "Essentials 2." I know some have liked the idea of expanding Essentials ala the old BECMI boxes. Of course at that point, with the core rulebooks, there may not be much of a point, and I don't really see them publishing a product that requires Essentials. On the other hand, if they want to firm up their "Target presence," a line of box sets could be interesting.[USER=18]@Ruin Explorer[/USER] suggested a sandbox box set ala The Night Below. Perhaps an Essentials 2 could basically take that form. They could expand it out from Essentials and the Phandalin area and cover the the High Forest and environs, or even the entire North. Or they could skip across the desert and do a Ruins of Myth Drannor box set that offers a Dalelands sandbox. Some adventures have implied or offered enough material for a sandbox campaign, but I do like the idea of a product--preferably a box set--that goes a step further and makes the sandbox approach central, with the emphasis on "Here's an environment or region with lots of details, encounters, and adventure hooks. Have fun."</blockquote>