Hi, I received Dragonlance warriors of krynn and 2 campaign cases (creatures and terrain) for Christmas. How do you use the campaign cases with warriors of krynn? Trying to figure out how to play. I'm under the assumption that the dragonlance game is a standalone, and the cases are something different..educate me please!!
Hi, I received Dragonlance warriors of krynn and 2 campaign cases (creatures and terrain) for Christmas. How do you use the campaign cases with warriors of krynn? Trying to figure out how to play. I'm under the assumption that the dragonlance game is a standalone, and the cases are something different..educate me please!!
You don't use them together, Warriors of Krynn is a boardgame and the campaign cases are for playing the D&D tabletop roleplaying game. They're not related other than both being D&D products
Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn is a standalone Dungeons and Dragons licensed boardgame. It is not played in conjunction with the Campaign Cases, those are optionally used for the D&D TableTop RolePlaying Game (TTRPG). You can however use the miniatures that come with Warriors of Krynn to represent your characters in the TTRGP should you so wish. Hope that clears it up, and welcome to the game!
The tabletop RPG is the actual Dungeons & Dragons game. Under the menu on this site there is a “New Player Guide” and there are also basic rules available (See “Sources” then “Sourcebooks”), which should give you everything to get you started. You can play in person (hence “tabletop”, which is how I play) or online (this site gives tools to help with that: others can advise better on that side).
Once you’ve got the hang of the basics of the game, then you might want to look into expanding your options with various sourcebooks (either physical books or e-published versions which can be used here). I would hang on before buying the three core books (Players Handbook, Monster Manual and Dungeon Masters Guide), as new versions are being published later this year.
The TTRPG is the main D&D product, where a group of 4-6 people (it can be more or less, but 4-6 is the sweet spot) are players, each with their own character sheet. One Dungeon Master (DM) controls the story, presenting encounters and describing environments to the players. The general flow of the game is: the DM describes the scene, the players state what they want to do, and then they roll some dice to figure out if they succeed or fail. Though the game can be played entirely with just some dice and character sheets, most people also use a battlemap to with tokens or miniatures to illustrate the story and visualize combat. The purpose of the Campaign Cases that you got is tokens to represent players, non-player characters, and monsters on battlemaps.
If you're unfamiliar with playing D&D, I recommend reading the free Basic Rules (found here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules), and looking up a how-to-play video on YouTube. If you want to play the D&D TTRPG, you'll need a group. Most groups are in-person groups of friends who gather together, though an increasing number of groups are playing online over Discord, Zoom, Roll20, or the like.
If you like the TTRPG, there are a lot of adventure books and expansion books available for it. I recommend just starting off with the free Basic Rules and some test characters, though if you really want to drop some cash on it the most essential books are the Player's Handbook (PHB), Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG), and Monster Manual (MM). Though like ThelenyiWhinlaw said above, newer versions of the core rulebooks are being published sometime in 2024.
If you're uncertain if you like it, just try watching some D&D Let's Plays on YouTube. The most popular one is Critical Role, though I have a soft spot for Acquisitions Incorporated (and there are hundreds if not thousands of D&D podcasts, so you're bound to find one you like). If what they're doing seems like fun, then you can consider getting together a D&D group and buying some rulebooks.
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Hi, I received Dragonlance warriors of krynn and 2 campaign cases (creatures and terrain) for Christmas. How do you use the campaign cases with warriors of krynn? Trying to figure out how to play. I'm under the assumption that the dragonlance game is a standalone, and the cases are something different..educate me please!!
Were there no instructions included?
Campaign Case: Creatures
Campaign Case: Terrain
Dragonlance
Welcome to the forum, and hopefully you're looking forward to enjoying your present. I would recommend you start here: https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/online-tools
In particular on that page, you'll find a number of helpful links, such as New Player's Guide: How to Play D&D Online.
Happy gaming and let us know if you have any other questions!
You don't use them together, Warriors of Krynn is a boardgame and the campaign cases are for playing the D&D tabletop roleplaying game. They're not related other than both being D&D products
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Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn is a standalone Dungeons and Dragons licensed boardgame. It is not played in conjunction with the Campaign Cases, those are optionally used for the D&D TableTop RolePlaying Game (TTRPG). You can however use the miniatures that come with Warriors of Krynn to represent your characters in the TTRGP should you so wish. Hope that clears it up, and welcome to the game!
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[Flourishing], [Sanguine],[Themberchaud], [Baldur's Gate 3], [Lego].Ok, thank you for the replies. What does the table top rpg consist of?
The tabletop RPG is the actual Dungeons & Dragons game. Under the menu on this site there is a “New Player Guide” and there are also basic rules available (See “Sources” then “Sourcebooks”), which should give you everything to get you started. You can play in person (hence “tabletop”, which is how I play) or online (this site gives tools to help with that: others can advise better on that side).
Once you’ve got the hang of the basics of the game, then you might want to look into expanding your options with various sourcebooks (either physical books or e-published versions which can be used here). I would hang on before buying the three core books (Players Handbook, Monster Manual and Dungeon Masters Guide), as new versions are being published later this year.
The TTRPG is the main D&D product, where a group of 4-6 people (it can be more or less, but 4-6 is the sweet spot) are players, each with their own character sheet. One Dungeon Master (DM) controls the story, presenting encounters and describing environments to the players. The general flow of the game is: the DM describes the scene, the players state what they want to do, and then they roll some dice to figure out if they succeed or fail. Though the game can be played entirely with just some dice and character sheets, most people also use a battlemap to with tokens or miniatures to illustrate the story and visualize combat. The purpose of the Campaign Cases that you got is tokens to represent players, non-player characters, and monsters on battlemaps.
If you're unfamiliar with playing D&D, I recommend reading the free Basic Rules (found here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules), and looking up a how-to-play video on YouTube. If you want to play the D&D TTRPG, you'll need a group. Most groups are in-person groups of friends who gather together, though an increasing number of groups are playing online over Discord, Zoom, Roll20, or the like.
If you like the TTRPG, there are a lot of adventure books and expansion books available for it. I recommend just starting off with the free Basic Rules and some test characters, though if you really want to drop some cash on it the most essential books are the Player's Handbook (PHB), Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG), and Monster Manual (MM). Though like ThelenyiWhinlaw said above, newer versions of the core rulebooks are being published sometime in 2024.
If you're uncertain if you like it, just try watching some D&D Let's Plays on YouTube. The most popular one is Critical Role, though I have a soft spot for Acquisitions Incorporated (and there are hundreds if not thousands of D&D podcasts, so you're bound to find one you like). If what they're doing seems like fun, then you can consider getting together a D&D group and buying some rulebooks.