{"id":493,"date":"2014-06-05T09:44:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T22:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fallowbrow.rumblehead.com\/?p=493"},"modified":"2014-06-05T09:44:20","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T22:44:20","slug":"dd-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rumblehead.com\/fallowbrow\/?p=493","title":{"rendered":"D&D Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looks like D&D Next is about to become D&D Right Now.\u00a0 D&D Players love<\/em> a good religious schism, and the 5th edition has them reaching for the pitchforks<\/a> and torches<\/a>, not least because of the price of the 3 core rule books<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

But the good news is that with the shiny new edition comes a matching “Beginner set”.\u00a0 I love these boxes, and I’ve pre-ordered one for about AUD $20.\u00a0 When it arrives, I will update my Battle of the Beginner Boxes<\/em><\/a> post so you can compare it to the 4th edition “Red Box”, and the magnificent Pathfinder Beginner Box<\/em>. Here is the WotC blurb:<\/p>\n

Everything you need to start playing the world\u2019s greatest roleplaying game.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Explore subterranean labyrinths! Plunder hoards of treasure! Battle legendary monsters!<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ideal for a group of 4 \u2013 6, the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set includes:<\/span>
\n * a 64-page adventure book with everything the Dungeon Master needs to get started,<\/span>
\n * a 32-page rulebook for playing characters level 1 \u2013 5,<\/span>
\n * 5 pre-generated characters, each with a Pathfinder Onlincharacter sheet and supporting reference material, and<\/span>
\n * 6 dice.<\/span><\/p>\n