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Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Starter Set (D&d Introductory Game) (Dungeons & Dragons) | 
| Author: Wizards Rpg Team
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Category: Book
Buy New: £9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 9121
Media: Game
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0786948205
Dewey Decimal Number: 793
EAN: 9780786948208
ASIN: 0786948205
Publication Date: October 21, 2008
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A great introduction! November 17, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Note: this is a STARTER set not a BASIC set for those of you old enough to remember the pre 3rd ed days...in other words it will get a group started (and with a bit of work on the new DMs part will take a group to the end of 3rd level) but it is not supposed to be a self contained game and you will need to eventually get the core books.
This is, however, a GREAT product for a group new to RPGs or 4th Ed or for a player who wants to have a go at DMing.
It consists of 16 page Players Quickstart Rules booklet. This is divided into a good 6 page overview of the mechanics of the game and a how-to-play with the final 10 pages devoted to 5 pre-generated characters so the players can jump right in.
The real beauty of this product is in the 62 page Dungeon Master's book. This is roughly divided into a 33 page Dungeon Master Quickstart Rules which includes a short 7 page introductory adventure and a 29 page Monster Manual. This booklet really breaks down the basics of running a game in an easy to understand format and provides the basics for creating your own adventures/dungeons or adding to the existing adventure. The adventure is a simple mini-dungeon crawl which is made easy to run whilst at the same time giving the new DM the chance to get a feel for running the game (and the players a great introduction to the game). It will, perhaps, take the players to 2nd level. There is the option to easily expand this adventure using just the DMs booklet or to slot this adventure into the H1-3 series of published adventures. Finally, the monster section details about 60 of the most classic monsters for low-level adventures.
Finally, there are over 50 monster and character tokens and a selection of dungeon tiles that are provided for the introductory adventure. As usual the quality of the tiles is great and with the tokens this will provide an atmospheric introduction to the game for the players. There are also 6 standard dice.
All in all, this is a fantastic product providing both player and DM with an easy introduction to the game and their roles. It is easy to understand and simply explained and is also self-contained enough that a new DM could use this product alone to create their own adventures and take players to the end of 3rd level. The only potential downside is that it does not give the player's the tools to create their own pc's so the pre-generated characters (dwarf fighter, halfling rogue, eladrin wizard, human cleric and dragonborn paladin) are all there is. In that sense the set is aimed firmly at the budding DM or new group rather than the individual player. But as an introduction to the game and especially DMing and creating your own adventures this product is fantastic.
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