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The Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game Starter Set is the first release in the Dungeons & Dragons Essentials line, Wizards of the Coast’s re-launch of Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition. The miniatures are no longer in production, but can still be easily obtained. Those are expansions that you have to buy of course. The rules really are built to be used with more grid maps and miniatures, but they are not included with the game. It came with a few map tiles, a set of dice, and a few tokens. I had bought the fourth edition starter box. There are a variety of new powers, but sometimes which powers you are allowed to choose is confusing. I have found, however, that leveling up can be confusing. Overall, I like the new powers, and character creation is relatively simple. Those things make sense to some degree, but also add a lot of complexity to a game that can really confuse new players and DM’s. One thing that I do not like about it is the additions to combat like attack of opportunity and bloodied. This system is not one that loses a new player as easily. I started with AD&D, and loved it, but was sometimes lost without the guidance of those who knew the system better. I like this new edition of DND and I do not. All in all this box set is well worth the price and comes with a ton of cool stuff.ĭungeons and Dragons is an ever-evolving game. Wizards also released a conversion document (free to download) to convert your characters that were made in the Red Box to full blown 4th Edition if you like what you’ve played so far and want to adventure even further.

A basic DMG, monster tokens, a double sided battle map, dice. Once you’re done with these solo adventures, it allows you to run a simple campaign with your friends, providing you with all the tools you need. The box also has a free download for a continuation of the solo adventure if you’re looking to play a little more with the character you’ve just created. It breaks down everything into easily digestible nuggets and gives you in-game examples of how they’re applied. The really nice part about it, is that each new choice brings you to a new part of your character sheet with an explanation of the stats and how they’re used.

It plays out like a choose your own adventure novel, allowing you to make choices during a solo mission that affect how your character gets created. The Red Box is a great introduction tool for new gamers to bring them into the D&D world. The Red Box sold me on the game tho, hook, line and sinker. Having only played AD&D 2nd Edition briefly in my youth (it’s tough when no one else wants to play) I was going into this game not really knowing all the differences, changes and controversy that 4e has created.