Dungeons & Dragons Classes Shown Off & Starter Set Unboxing!
June 24, 2014 by brennon
The folks behind Dungeons & Dragons have shown off two of the five characters that are going to be available pre-generated in the Starter Set coming out towards the end of Summer.
First up we'll take a look at the Fighter and you may or may not be able to see some of the detail there. Hopefully it's clearer for you folks but they decided to put them both together in the same image! In the set you'll be getting...
- Human Fighter, armed with heavy armor and a big axe
- Human Fighter, equipped with light armor and a bow
- Dwarf Cleric
- Elf Wizard
- Halfling Rogue
Talking of Cleric here you have that Dwarf...
...and he got a lot more love with a lot more information viewable! The Starter Set characters have everything you need to start playing and you'll have the different advancements for you to look forward to. They will also have a selection of PDF print outs and downloads to grab so once you do level up you can make your own sheet.
There was also a video that went up diving into the Starter Set and you can view that HERE over on their Twitch channel. See what you think of their hour long discussion on the box and it's contents.
Are you excited? I am!
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I always wonder why they redo RPGs. I dont play rpg enough to form a very structured reasoning for this. But in essanse, when you have got one edition what can be improved on? I mean, the story etc comes from the DM and basic game mechanics come crom the PHB and DM guide and the equipment books are handy ofc. But outside these i am sure you can wing it to a certain degree? How much do each edition change? And does it mKe sense to stack the editions once you have a set? Really enjoy playing it, just… Read more »
Business is obviously the main one. Not only because they encourage the current players to buy a rulebook again, but they bring old players back and provide a good jumping on point for potential players. Basically the same reasons GW release new editions every few years. There are some good gaming reasons for new editions. They allow the system to evolve with the times and can address issues that the player base has with the current iteration.
Ideally, the desire to polish up the game system is the main reason (and it’s not just polish, tastes change, not everybody still likes the games they played twenty years ago let alone the original D&D published in 1974). Realistically, the business case is probably made before the gameplay case is, especially when your parent company is Hasbro. I think D&D needs the facelift, personally, but I’m sure the fact that Pathfinder is currently outselling 4e has a lot to do with why 5th edition is happening.