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<blockquote data-quote="mechascorpio" data-source="post: 6305646" data-attributes="member: 68644"><p>Just a super brief summary of what I posted:</p><p></p><p>- Obviously the Basic games up to and including BECMI included character creation</p><p>- 3.5 "Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game" set (2004?) did not. Included pregens, covered 1st Level characters only</p><p>- Same with the updated 3.5 Basic set released in 2006</p><p>- Same with the "Roleplaying Game Starter Set" for 4E released in 2008; Included pregens, covered leveling up to Level 2 </p><p>- The 2010 red box "Essential D&D Starter" set for 4E let players create characters, but I seem to recall it was extremely limited and that the characters may not have been compatible with the full game (in terms of leveling up as it was presented in the PHB or the Essentials "Heroes of..." books)</p><p>- I've never seen the '91 or '94 "Easy to Master" black box sets, but from what I've read, I think those were stocked with pregens as well</p><p></p><p>So basically, we've been "here" since 1983. Between the 5E Starter Set and what's being hinted at as online extras, it looks like this is more than has been offered in a long time.</p><p></p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?355295-The-new-Dungeons-amp-Dragons-Starter-Set-and-online-tools/page24#ixzz32lMxyEMk" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?355295-The-new-Dungeons-amp-Dragons-Starter-Set-and-online-tools/page24#ixzz32lMxyEMk</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Absolutely agree, even though the naming convention has been inconsistent.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mechascorpio, post: 6305646, member: 68644"] Just a super brief summary of what I posted: - Obviously the Basic games up to and including BECMI included character creation - 3.5 "Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game" set (2004?) did not. Included pregens, covered 1st Level characters only - Same with the updated 3.5 Basic set released in 2006 - Same with the "Roleplaying Game Starter Set" for 4E released in 2008; Included pregens, covered leveling up to Level 2 - The 2010 red box "Essential D&D Starter" set for 4E let players create characters, but I seem to recall it was extremely limited and that the characters may not have been compatible with the full game (in terms of leveling up as it was presented in the PHB or the Essentials "Heroes of..." books) - I've never seen the '91 or '94 "Easy to Master" black box sets, but from what I've read, I think those were stocked with pregens as well So basically, we've been "here" since 1983. Between the 5E Starter Set and what's being hinted at as online extras, it looks like this is more than has been offered in a long time. Read more: [URL]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?355295-The-new-Dungeons-amp-Dragons-Starter-Set-and-online-tools/page24#ixzz32lMxyEMk[/URL] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT][FONT=Verdana] Absolutely agree, even though the naming convention has been inconsistent. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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