Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set

[2][3] Then in 1995, this starter set was re-released with new artwork and re-titled as the Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game.

[5][6][7] Wizards of the Coast bought TSR, Inc. in 1997 and in 1999 they published the last starter set for the 2nd edition, the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game.

Similar to the previous starter sets, it included a simplified ruleset up to the 3rd level, an adventure book, and a Dungeon Master's Screen.

This box set included an introductory version of the 4th Edition rules (a 16-page Quick Start Rules booklet and a 64-page Dungeon Master's Book), dice, three sheets of double-sided map tiles, 50 tokens (to represent characters and monsters) and an adventure module called Beneath the Village of Harken.

[22][23] Shannon Appelcline noted that "Wizards' final major expansion of 2010, Essentials, was the biggest change for D&D since the 2008 release of the 4E rules.

It's a tough balancing act, but looking over the D&D Starter Set, I feel a growing sense of confidence that the new system will achieve these objectives.

[30] In the 2015 ENnie Awards, the Starter Set was the gold winner of "Best Production Values" and "Best Family Game".

He highlighted the adventure's "diversity of environments and enemies on offer" and the "dynamic addition" of new two player sidekick rules.

Hall was disappointed in the quality level of the cardboard components where he thought the DM screen was "flimsy" and the cards "a bit sloppy.

This box set includes a Rick and Morty themed adventure (The Lost Dungeon Of Rickedness: Big Rick Energy), a rulebook, five pre-generated character sheets inspired by characters in the show, a specially designed DM screen, and a set of dice.

[42][43] Jon Ryan, for IGN, wrote "it's clear that the team behind this crossover is incredibly invested in striking a great balance between paying homage to and reverently adapting the source material while also making the adventure accessible to new players (after all, isn’t it likely that left to his own devices Rick would just constantly kill all the characters he found boring?).

The adventure booklet, in particular, will be a fun read for any DMs who are fans of the series, as it doesn’t just feature commentary from 'Rick' over the standard rule text (as in the rulebook), but rather, almost every room description, stat block, and random table are written from his perspective".

[44] In April 2022, the Starter Set: Dragons of Stomwreck Isle was announced at the D&D Direct livestream event; it was released on July 31, 2022.

[45] This starter set includes five pre-generated character sheets, an introductory rulebook, an adventure module and dice.

[46][47] As part of the 2024 revision to the 5th Edition ruleset, a new starter set titled Heroes of the Borderlands is scheduled for release in 2025.