I like the cover art. Interesting they went the no maps/tokens/pawns route, I'm sure to keep the cost down. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure those cost drivers will lead to a flimsy box like Gloomwrought or Gardmore Abbey. Still, I'm definitely going to buy it.
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I like the cover art. Interesting they went the no maps/tokens/pawns route, I'm sure to keep the cost down. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure those cost drivers will lead to a flimsy box like Gloomwrought or Gardmore Abbey. Still, I'm definitely going to buy it.
Strange, I was just looking at the cover dress and think how little it made me think D&D.
The cover art looks nice.
I like the cover art. Interesting they went the no maps/tokens/pawns route, I'm sure to keep the cost down. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure those cost drivers will lead to a flimsy box like Gloomwrought or Gardmore Abbey. Still, I'm definitely going to buy it.
Well, one of the goals of Next is that you can play the game without a grid/map/minis, so it would make sense that they would NOT include any of those things in the starter kit if only to reinforce that play-style (Theater of the Mind) as a viable option.
Personally, I hope that they were able to accomplish that goal as I prefer less tactical combat and would love to be able to return to the "old days" where it all took place in your head.
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I like the cover art. Interesting they went the no maps/tokens/pawns route, I'm sure to keep the cost down. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure those cost drivers will lead to a flimsy box like Gloomwrought or Gardmore Abbey. Still, I'm definitely going to buy it.Strange, I was just looking at the cover dress and think how little it made me think D&D.
I am not sure what you are looking for if this is not D&D.
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Strange, I was just looking at the cover dress and think how little it made me think D&D.I am not sure what you are looking for if this is not D&D.
A reason to threadcrap?
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I like the cover art. Interesting they went the no maps/tokens/pawns route, I'm sure to keep the cost down. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure those cost drivers will lead to a flimsy box like Gloomwrought or Gardmore Abbey. Still, I'm definitely going to buy it.Strange, I was just looking at the cover dress and think how little it made me think D&D.
A dragon bearing down on an adventurer with the words "Dungeons & Dragons" and "D&D" emblazoned across it doesn't make you think D&D?
Yeah, I'm gonna go with "flimsy excuse for a drive-by threadcrap," too.
I wish they had used that image for the Player's Handbook. It's pretty much "as D&D" as it gets.
Digging the art direction on the new books, Starter set is no exception. I'm not really liking the formatting for some reason, it looks like a power point presentation... From what I've gathered, this is a bare-bones approach to a rule set similar to the Playtest/Interim Module rules? I might get this or wait till November and grab the three core books... Time will tell.
The starter set cover is a nice callback to the 1984 red box cover.
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The Beholder cover of the Monster Manual is my favorite of the bunch.
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Any information if rulebooks three will be available as pdfs?