Ben Kercheval's page

Another place you might consider is ebay. If you keep an eye out you can get some pretty good prices on there.

5 different level 0 blessings with 4 copies of each (total 20

Just a small correction to what you said. There are 4 different level 0 blessings with 5 copies each still totaling 20

The lists Jorsalheim linked to are complete lists with quantities. If you have all the cards separated by type you should find you have the following quantity of cards.

Most of the cards are unique to the set except the level 0 and level 1 blessings. You should have 5x each of the 4 level 0 blessings and 2x each of the 14 level 1 blessings. There should be 6 level 2 blessings and 20 level 3 blessings.

Character/role 24
Wildcard 2
Location 37
Scourge 7
Proxy 19
Story Bane 36
Monster 48
Barrier 35
Weapon 31
Spell 40
Armor 24
Item 33
Ally 30
Blessing 74
Total 440

My preference for the CotCT box (and future AP boxes) would have been for it to have the same depth as the Core Set, with the length and width to fit the token/standee sheet. This would be large enough to fit three inserts about half the length of those in the Core Set, sufficient to store all of the AP cards in an organized manner and to have the other materials on top (in the case of the storybook) or in the inserts (in the case of the standees).

Actually, I like your suggestion even better than my own and have no problem with the original Core box.

If Curse takes up a row when sleeved, and you have an empty row, then as long as the next AP isn't much larger than Curse, you won't actually have to take Curse out...

They did fit in two rows, however, I haven't started mixing any of the curse and core cards yet. The single row curse is in is extremely tight. For storage purposes that's fine, but once I start needing to use the cards it's not very practical. So yes, I could technically put 2 AP's into a single core box, but I don't think it would function very well for me that way. The core cards without being mixed fit fine in just a single row. Loose enough I can work with them but once I start adding in curse cards I'll need to expand into the middle.

I think the Curse box would work great if it was large enough to fit 2 rows of cards standing up and be large enough to fit the storybook as well. Perhaps divided similarly to the core set. Maybe include 2 of the foam inserts for people that might have different sleeve thicknesses.

you can see a picture here

I also included a picture of my current RotR box. The cards are perfectly accessible and easy to get in and out. So far my group is just starting AP 4, but I also have all 5 of the ultimate decks up to level 4 mixed in.

I'm a pretty big fan of this game. I discovered it a little over a year ago when I ran across the Rise of the Runelords base set at Border's Bookstore. I haven't even gotten through RotR yet and I've already purchased the other 3 base sets with their character add-ons and adventures. Plus all the class decks except for one of the occult class decks and one other that I can't think of off the top of my head and all of the ultimate decks.

I just want the game to be as good as it can be and am trying to give practical and constructive feedback.

I started using Sleeve Kings for Core / Curse; used to use Ultra Pro Deck Protector, but I got annoyed at those shiny circles they always put on it. They're 60 microns thick (penny sleeves are 40; most of the premiums are 90-100) - decent protection and 2/3 the price, roughly. Been liking them so far - they shuffle fine compared to the Ultra Pro, fit snugly on the cards - height / width are no problem for the storage in the Core set.

I'm able to fit all of Core and Curse into two of the "rows" of the Core box, with room to spare; the third row is empty.

I was also able to get both core and curse into the core box in just 2 of the rows. I'll just have to figure out some other way to store curse if I ever put a different AP in the core box.

I didn't quite get the success you did with your cards. I don't use all clear perfect fit sleeves. My Rise of the Runelords set card backs weren't uniformly colored so I needed sleeves with opaque backs. I use the BCW Matte Deck Guards for all my cards that aren't double-sided and use clear sleeves for my double-sided cards and character/role cards.

You can see my attempts at storing them in the box.

If you sort my pictures oldest to newest you can see that the cards laying down stick up quite a bit and even putting the box lid on to compress them the lid doesn't fit down all the way. I also forgot the storybook inside trying it this way, so the lid would even stick up a little bit more. There is some gap between the cards it's just that they shifted around so it's not very noticeable. Also, because of the size of my sleeves, I couldn't turn my 3rd row 90°.

I also tried setting the cards on the sides and didn't have much luck that way either. There was way too much room between the sides of the box and the lid still stuck up a lot. I did try this method with the storybook inside the box.

The next thing I might try is to make a 6 compartment divider out of heavy cardboard or posterboard to at least keep the cards from shifting into each other and make it stick above the top of the box some since the sleeves make the cards thicker. I might have to use a rubber band to something to keep the lid on.

OK I get everything right now...

Waiting to see how I can get hold of the RPG Free Day promos

You can get more information about Free RPG Day here. They have a store locator on their page you can look up local game stores that are participating.

Brother Tyler linked to the deck lists. I would suggest starting there as all the cards are listed.

If you count them by category you should come out with:
Character/role 24
Wildcard 2
Location 37
Scourge 7
Proxy 19
Story Bane 36
Monster 48
Barrier 35
Weapon 31
Spell 40
Armor 24
Item 33
Ally 30
Blessing 74
Total 440

Hope this helps.

The character sheets and deck list for the Core Set are now available for download.

The character sheets (same link as for the Core Set), deck list, and rallied supporters cards for CotCT are now available for download.