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Starter set rulebook table of contents revealed.

Started by Warthur, June 05, 2014, 04:00:47 AM

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Warthur

June 05, 2014, 04:00:47 AM
Including a much nicer version of the cover art - hopefully the actual box will include the full party.
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jeff37923

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June 05, 2014, 04:05:05 AM
It takes 4 pages to explain the Six Ability scores?
"Meh."

Opaopajr

#2
June 05, 2014, 04:11:58 AM
Hmm... :idunno:

Big list of equipment and spells for a supposed lack of character generation. Wonder how big is the book.
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Warthur

#3
June 05, 2014, 04:38:21 AM
Quote from: Opaopajr;755554Hmm... :idunno:

Big list of equipment and spells for a supposed lack of character generation. Wonder how big is the book.

Book is announced as 32 pages, so that appendix is probably a 1-page summary.

The length of the equipment and spell descriptions looks sensible to me given that this book has to handle levels 1-5 (and there's presumably lots of illustrations in the equipment section of kit that new players may not be familiar with).

As far as the ability score section goes, since the scores are being used for task resolution and saving throws C&C-style tthe section probably includes an explanation of that with lots of examples.
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jadrax

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June 05, 2014, 05:08:16 AM
Quote from: jeff37923;755553It takes 4 pages to explain the Six Ability scores?

It took just under 8 pages in the play test document so that's a significantly cut down version.

Warthur

#5
June 05, 2014, 06:36:01 AM
Quote from: jadrax;755557It took just under 8 pages in the play test document so that's a significantly cut down version.
Took an entire chapter in AD&D 2E...
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#6
June 05, 2014, 07:47:57 AM
Sorry, should have clarified. I mean the .pdf basic rulebook.
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Bill

#7
June 05, 2014, 07:54:18 AM
Hopefully a starter party can't beat a Dragon :)

Nice art.

The level 1-5 thing should work if the full game is released at the same time.

Sacrosanct

#8
June 05, 2014, 10:46:31 AM
Quote from: Warthur;755568Took an entire chapter in AD&D 2E...

Also keep in mind that ability scores in 5e now also drive all things like saving throws as well.  Everything is based off a "roll d20 and add ability modifier".  I'm guessing there will be things in there like the playtest docs, giving some examples of how to come up with your own DC values for various attempted actions.
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June 05, 2014, 12:50:02 PM
Quote from: Bill;755588Hopefully a starter party can't beat a Dragon :)

Nice art.

The level 1-5 thing should work if the full game is released at the same time.

Well, it wouldn't be the first edition where you could successfully gang up on a wyrmling or something. But I'm sure a fully-grown dragon will be a bigger threat than that, they just wanted a striking image to draw the newbies in.
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#10
June 05, 2014, 12:59:02 PM
Yeah, it isn't quite as inspirational to show a group of adventurers heroically ambushing a flumph.
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Endless Flight

#11
June 05, 2014, 01:01:09 PM
Looks good but the small "D&D" at the top annoys me.

Bill

#12
June 05, 2014, 01:10:17 PM
Quote from: LibraryLass;755676Well, it wouldn't be the first edition where you could successfully gang up on a wyrmling or something. But I'm sure a fully-grown dragon will be a bigger threat than that, they just wanted a striking image to draw the newbies in.

Best to get em' while they are eggs.

It IS a good picture.

robiswrong

#13
June 05, 2014, 02:24:02 PM
Seeing that "the abilities" is the last section of chapter 1, it seems likely that at least one of the pages between it and the first section of chapter two will be art.

Marleycat

#14
June 05, 2014, 02:36:43 PM
Art is nice and it looks simple and straightforward.

And Yay! The females look sensibly dressed.
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