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[D&D Introductory Set]Europe and America UNITE!

Started by Settembrini, April 12, 2006, 07:38:28 PM

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Settembrini

April 12, 2006, 07:38:28 PM
In the US, D&D is distributed far and wide, in every mall.
In Europe, D&D is a small niche game (Cthulhu is bigger here in Germany for Example).

In the US, you don´t have a good beginners set anymore (one is onthe way)
In Europe, we have this:  Why can´t we bring it together? Why no D&D Boardgame in the Americas? Why no good Euro-NativeLanguage versions with a big distributor?

If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Bagpuss

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April 13, 2006, 10:00:31 AM
That is much more like Heroquest than an actual D&D Basic sort of game. Really the only thing it has in common with D&D is the name and the background, the rule mechanics are completely different. It's not what I'ld call a begineers set.

It is however not bad for boards and plastic miniatures, especially since it is currently heavily discounted. £12.99 (for the main set) £5.99 (for an expansions *SOLD OUT LOCALLY*) in discount bookstores "When it's gone, it's gone".
 

Settembrini

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April 13, 2006, 10:22:44 AM
But how many Europeans came to Roleplaying through HeroQuest?
Legions and myriads more than through some mystical redbox that nobody here has ever seen.
BTW all the characteristic stuff is in it. The young ones will know what a cleric can and should do and so on. Thus they will have a much eaysier time coping with the "1000 pages of powergaming". They allready know what they can do, and what they are supposed to do. Don´t underestimate ten year olds.
 
 
Especially with the D&D Brand
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Bagpuss

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April 13, 2006, 10:39:13 AM
Ah but as you've pointed out D&D is distributed far and wide in the US. In the UK it isn't so it needs some exposure to fill the gap in toy shops, since book shops generally don't carry D&D. In the US you can get exposed to the actual D&D game.
 

Settembrini

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April 13, 2006, 10:51:52 AM
Exactly!
So why don´t we bring the two models together?
Isn´t that quite a smart move?
Especially with the Minis!
The Kids would love it!
 
@WoTC: Gimme the license, I´ll make you rich :wizard:
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Bagpuss

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April 13, 2006, 04:39:04 PM
Isn't that what the D&D Basic Set was (is / will be)? You could pick that up over here as well, and it had D&D Miniatures in it.
 
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