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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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Opaopajr

#300
June 30, 2014, 03:37:48 PM
Four dungeon/ettes with optional side quests sounds solid. And good to hear the box material seems solid as well. I like my boxes. Sometimes I store incense in them to perfume my materials. Ayurvedic GMing.
Just make your fuckin\' guy and roll the dice, you pricks. Focus on what\'s interesting, not what gives you the biggest randomly generated virtual penis.  -- J Arcane
 
You know, people keep comparing non-TSR D&D to deck-building in Magic: the Gathering. But maybe it\'s more like Katamari Damacy. You keep sticking shit on your characters until they are big enough to be a star.
-- talysman

grimshwiz

#301
June 30, 2014, 03:40:44 PM
I was quite skeptical of 5e at first, and thought it sounded horrible, but after buying the starter set and seeing the rules, I have come around

Sacrosanct

#302
June 30, 2014, 03:58:35 PM
Quote from: grimshwiz;762785I was quite skeptical of 5e at first, and thought it sounded horrible, but after buying the starter set and seeing the rules, I have come around

I think most fans of all editions (OD&D, 1e, 2e, 3e, and even 4e) probably have this attitude--skeptical of the game but not irrational about it.  The people who seem to have the biggest issue with it fall into these extremist camps:

Grognard:  "Unless the game has 3d6 in order, magic users that can be killed by cats in 1 round, level draining and/or save or die, then it's a crap special snowflake player entitlement game I have no interest in.  Warlocks? Dragonborn? What the hell is up with all this new age bullshit?"

3e crowd: "There aren't nearly enough options for me to create a PC I want.  Fuck this, every fighter looks and plays the exact same and that's bullshit!"

4e crowd:  "WTH!  broken magic items that just override every single player choice I have ever made before, classes that don't do all the same exact thing mechanically but with a different name!  The game sucks."

Thankfully the extremists make up just as small % of the fans of said editions.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Bill

#303
June 30, 2014, 03:58:47 PM
Quote from: grimshwiz;762785I was quite skeptical of 5e at first, and thought it sounded horrible, but after buying the starter set and seeing the rules, I have come around

I am interested, but I can't spring for 120 bucks unless I am 100 percent assured of a group wanting to play it.

Marleycat

#304
June 30, 2014, 04:00:39 PM
Quote from: grimshwiz;762775The monster section is quite nice, even though there are some strange ones in there (nothic, flameskull and twig blight).

I was impressed with the magic items provided here, especially the two staves. Pretty neat stuff!

Yeah, the Nothic is just cool stuff.:)
Don\'t mess with cats we kill wizards in one blow.;)

Sacrosanct

#305
June 30, 2014, 04:02:13 PM
Quote from: Bill;762804I am interested, but I can't spring for 120 bucks unless I am 100 percent assured of a group wanting to play it.

Just play the basic version first.  It's free, and should give you a good idea if it's the kind of game you want to play.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Brad

#306
June 30, 2014, 04:03:27 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;762806Just play the basic version first.  It's free, and should give you a good idea if it's the kind of game you want to play.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786965592/

$12.65...fucking McDonald's costs $9 if you supersize.

I bought four copies; three for friends, one for myself. Worst case scenario, I'll donate them to a youth program or something.
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

Bill

#307
June 30, 2014, 04:34:41 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;762806Just play the basic version first.  It's free, and should give you a good idea if it's the kind of game you want to play.

I am pretty sure I will like it. But to run a campaign I would want the three core books.

Necrozius

#308
June 30, 2014, 04:41:50 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;762803...
Thankfully the extremists make up just as small % of the fans of said editions.

I hope so. I went from completely apathetic to very excited over his edition. It is kind of disheartening to see an entire thread screaming that the sky is falling because of one magic item... I mean: HELL we don't even know the full context yet. Are they all uber obsessed with PvP or something? It's just oNE magic item and they're treating it like a personal insult to the hobby. :(

Sacrosanct

#310
June 30, 2014, 04:59:02 PM
Quote from: Necrozius;762836I hope so. I went from completely apathetic to very excited over his edition. It is kind of disheartening to see an entire thread screaming that the sky is falling because of one magic item... I mean: HELL we don't even know the full context yet. Are they all uber obsessed with PvP or something? It's just oNE magic item and they're treating it like a personal insult to the hobby. :(

To be fair, we've has similar blow ups here.  The whole "at will damage cantrips" blew this place the fuck apart.  Or one would think based on several of the reactions.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Necrozius

#311
June 30, 2014, 05:00:33 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;762842To be fair, we've has similar blow ups here.  The whole "at will damage cantrips" blew this place the fuck apart.  Or one would think based on several of the reactions.

Heh true, but at least that is a core mechanic. It is much easier to just delete a few magic items.

grimshwiz

#312
June 30, 2014, 05:53:22 PM
Necrozius, how are you finding the adventure? How far have you made it through it? I realized I have every mini I need to run it except the nothic, unless I have it somewhere else. So that is kind of cool if people want me to use minis.

Imp

#313
June 30, 2014, 05:56:47 PM
Quote from: grimshwiz;762775The monster section is quite nice, even though there are some strange ones in there (nothic, flameskull and twig blight)

I can sorta guess the other two, but what's a nothic? I must know!

Necrozius

#314
June 30, 2014, 06:01:40 PM
Quote from: grimshwiz;762857Necrozius, how are you finding the adventure? How far have you made it through it? I realized I have every mini I need to run it except the nothic, unless I have it somewhere else. So that is kind of cool if people want me to use minis.

I haven't had much time to go through it at work, but what I managed to scan I was impressed. It is really quite easy to read, even though it is dense. There's more in there than I anticipated.

Ironically, even though I got it super early, I'm going away to the cottage for the next two days so I will only get a chance to read through it completely and give a full report once everyone else on the internet has. CURSES!
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