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Tim Van den Broeck
Belgium
Lier
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it's been almost 20 years since I last played D&D
I was thinking of buying it again to play with my boardgame group
it's not the intention to start playing this on a regular basis, just a couple of times a year
should I buy this starter kit - or is there a better way to dive in again ?
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Barad The Dwarf
Belgium
De Haan
Got some sanity left?
Come over to the RPGG Tavern, I buy you a drink.
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I asked a similar question a couple of months ago
http://rpggeek.com/thread/720755/good-feel-of-4e
So do you still have your old stuff? If so why not use that?
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wayne r
United States
Pennsylvania
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If you are doing a one-shot twice a year, I would think about just downloading free rpgs such as Dungeonslayers, Stars Without Numbers, or MiniSix.
If you want something physical, I recommend Savage Worlds. The explorer's edition is very cheap and the website offers a ton of free materials for personal use.
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Freelance Police
United States
Palo Alto
California
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Wizards "Try D&D" page. The D&D Quickstart Rules are not very tutorial-friendly, but come with pregenerated characters. So you won't need the Rules Compendium or Players Handbooks for your first game!
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/TryDnD.aspx
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Mark Buetow
United States
Du Quoin
Illinois
Best game company ever?
GMT Games, of course!
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vandeti wrote:
should I buy this starter kit - or is there a better way to dive in again ?
Yeah, the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Beginner Box. 
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vandeti wrote: it's been almost 20 years since I last played D&D
I was thinking of buying it again to play with my boardgame group
it's not the intention to start playing this on a regular basis, just a couple of times a year
should I buy this starter kit - or is there a better way to dive in again ?
If you want to play the new 4th edition, read this geeklist for your options:
What's the best way to start Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition?
Otherwise there are free clones of the older editions you're familiar with:
Lamentations of the Flame Princess
Old School Reference and Index Compilation (OSRIC)
Labyrinth Lord
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Christopher Taylor
United States
Lake Forest
California
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Malacandra wrote:
Have to agree. I picked up the D&D Starter set and all the Essential books. Then picked up the Pathfinder starter. Wow. It's everything that I was looking for in the D&D Starter set and then some. The Pathfinder set is very impressive and a great deal.
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Tim Van den Broeck
Belgium
Lier
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hmm .. seems like I will take a closer look at the 'Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Beginner Box'
thanks for the info !
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Barad The Dwarf
Belgium
De Haan
Got some sanity left?
Come over to the RPGG Tavern, I buy you a drink.
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Pathfinder is a really good game, what games did you play in the past?
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Maurice Tousignant
Canada
Windsor
Ontario
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Sadly I have to say no. If this box was actually compatable with the rest of 4e D&D then maybe, but it's not (well actually there are some files you can download to fix that, but you shouldn't have to 'patch' your starter set.
If getting into 4e, your best bet is actually buying the Rules Compendium, and one of the Heroes Of books. You will also need some monsters, so either The Monster Vault or even the DM Kit will give you a starter adventure.
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Tim Van den Broeck
Belgium
Lier
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Barad_the_dwarf wrote: Pathfinder is a really good game, what games did you play in the past?
Like I said, it's been 15 - 20 years
but what I can remember - I played D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Gurps, Paranoia, Shadowrun and Schimmen&Schaduwen (a Dutch rpg)
The last years I played a lot of boardgames
but now I was thinking of introducing my boardgame buddies to rpg - since they've never played that before
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Barad The Dwarf
Belgium
De Haan
Got some sanity left?
Come over to the RPGG Tavern, I buy you a drink.
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And what do you think they would like? My personal favorite is CoC and as I understand it rather is the same system (except if you played 1st edition) and easy to learn.
Our group is also having fun with Pathfinder so that would also be a good starting point.
Haven't played any of the new D&D 4the edition so can't tell anything about it, but if you played AD&D you can still find those books on ebay.
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The Harnish
Germany
Duisburg
NRW
Cult of The Harnish Leader
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As I wrote in recent review, it's a dead end product worth maybe 2 night's worth of entertainment. The PF box is a much better value.
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vandeti wrote: Like I said, it's been 15 - 20 years
but what I can remember - I played D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Gurps, Paranoia, Shadowrun and Schimmen&Schaduwen (a Dutch rpg)
The last years I played a lot of boardgames
but now I was thinking of introducing my boardgame buddies to rpg - since they've never played that before
Why not just pick up an old copy of one of the games you used to enjoy?
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