Looks like D&D Next is about to become D&D Right Now. D&D Players love a good religious schism, and the 5th edition has them reaching for the pitchforks and torches, not least because of the price of the 3 core rule books. They have also dropped the edition number, in the same way they dropped the word “Advanced” for 4th edition. So what was being called “D&D Next” will be released as simply “D&D”. Not confusing with every other version of D&D at all.
But the good news is that with the shiny new edition comes a matching “Beginner set”. I love these boxes, and I’ve pre-ordered one for about AUD $20. When it arrives, I will update my Battle of the Beginner Boxes post so you can compare it to the 4th edition “Red Box”, and the magnificent Pathfinder Beginner Box. Here is the WotC blurb:
Everything you need to start playing the world’s greatest roleplaying game.
Explore subterranean labyrinths! Plunder hoards of treasure! Battle legendary monsters!
The Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set is your gateway to action-packed stories of the imagination. This box contains the essential rules of the game plus everything you need to play heroic characters on perilous adventures in worlds of fantasy.
Ideal for a group of 4 – 6, the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set includes:
* a 64-page adventure book with everything the Dungeon Master needs to get started,
* a 32-page rulebook for playing characters level 1 – 5,
* 5 pre-generated characters, each with a Pathfinder Onlincharacter sheet and supporting reference material, and
* 6 dice.
- Publication date: 15/07/2014
- Price: US $19.99; C $22.95
- ISBN-13: 9780786965595
Yes, they are sticking with the 6 dice set instead of the traditional 7.
If you are Australian, you can compare the current online prices for the box set over here.
It’s an exciting time in the Pathfinder world as well, with development of the Pathfinder Online game apparently coming along nicely. Since this blog is about RPGs on a budget, you will be happy to know that for only US $5000 you can own a tavern in Pathfinder Online. If you want to play Pathfinder Online Offline, Paizo is about to release a printed module set in the Emerald Spire Super-dungeon which is a part of the online world. No word on whether you will be required to pay a monthly fee every time you open the book.
Anyway – goodbye, and keep on dancing!
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