As a DM I own pretty much all the sourcebooks. My players get all my content shared. I know that I own all the stuff in the starter pack including the Dice, but my players only get the shared books and options.
Aside from a set of dice and a premade character, is there any benefit to a player who has the entire library shared with them, to buy these packs?
EDIT: Not looking to foster the negative opinions of the packs. I just want to understand the content.
If you already own the 2024 PHB and MOTM, you already own all these character options.
None of the dice are new, either, so you may already have gotten them previously through a preorder bonus, subscriber perk, or similar promo. (That said, this is the first time any of those dice have been available to purchase, though, and each of these starter packs are cheaper than any individual dice set.)
The only exclusives here are the premade characters.
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I went through looking at the species offered in each Starter Pack. I was rather surprised to discover that I’d made five characters that matched the class-species combos on offer.
Of all the playable species in MotM, 24 are included in the Starter Packs, three (Aasimar, Goliath, Orc) have been updated in the new PHB and two (Changeling, Shifter) in the new Eberron book. I think it’s only the various Genasi who are not accounted for. That’s probably just a matter of the numbers, but I did wonder whether we might see updated Genasi appearing somewhere soon.
Depends what their background is. They might be playing D&D for the first time, but if they've played CRPGs or certain boardgames, they'll probably have a good idea of the vibe of each class from name alone. If they haven't really done any gaming but enjoy fantasy movies/books/etc., explaining it in terms of characters from media is a good approach. If this is a whole new world for them, you'll need to explain it a bit and then ask them what their character would want to specialize in. https://9apps.ooo
Aside from a set of dice and a premade character, is there any benefit to a player who has the entire library shared with them, to buy these packs?
If they ever play outside of your game, mostly.
Then that would be THEIR responsibility to buy, not HIS then. And it would only restricted on someone else's VTT. They could access his campaign with their laptop or phone in a live game without issue.
Aside from a set of dice and a premade character, is there any benefit to a player who has the entire library shared with them, to buy these packs?
If they ever play outside of your game, mostly.
Then that would be THEIR responsibility to buy, not HIS then. And it would only restricted on someone else's VTT. They could access his campaign with their laptop or phone in a live game without issue.
I think you're misunderstanding what's being asked/said. The point being made was "the benefit of buying a class starter pack even if you have all the options shared with you is it allows you to use them outside the campaign they're being shared through."
If you already own the 2024 PHB and MOTM, you already own all these character options.
None of the dice are new, either, so you may already have gotten them previously through a preorder bonus, subscriber perk, or similar promo. (That said, this is the first time any of those dice have been available to purchase, though, and each of these starter packs are cheaper than any individual dice set.)
The only exclusives here are the premade characters.
Thank you. I wanted to check, as I own everything already. As a DM I share to my players, so I feel I am respocible for ensuring they have access to all options on DnDB. Since part of the fun is new character creation, premades are not worth it IMO, but for a new player sounds like a great deal. I would suggest to anyone not yet in a group to get the pack of their favorite class than.
As a DM I own pretty much all the sourcebooks. My players get all my content shared. I know that I own all the stuff in the starter pack including the Dice, but my players only get the shared books and options.
Aside from a set of dice and a premade character, is there any benefit to a player who has the entire library shared with them, to buy these packs?
EDIT: Not looking to foster the negative opinions of the packs. I just want to understand the content.
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None of the dice are new, either, so you may already have gotten them previously through a preorder bonus, subscriber perk, or similar promo. (That said, this is the first time any of those dice have been available to purchase, though, and each of these starter packs are cheaper than any individual dice set.)
The only exclusives here are the premade characters.
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If they ever play outside of your game, mostly.
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ModeratorYeah, that's a good point. Shared character options are only available for characters assigned to the campaign that's sharing them.
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I just got some of them because of the dice sets :-)
I went through looking at the species offered in each Starter Pack. I was rather surprised to discover that I’d made five characters that matched the class-species combos on offer.
Of all the playable species in MotM, 24 are included in the Starter Packs, three (Aasimar, Goliath, Orc) have been updated in the new PHB and two (Changeling, Shifter) in the new Eberron book. I think it’s only the various Genasi who are not accounted for. That’s probably just a matter of the numbers, but I did wonder whether we might see updated Genasi appearing somewhere soon.
Depends what their background is. They might be playing D&D for the first time, but if they've played CRPGs or certain boardgames, they'll probably have a good idea of the vibe of each class from name alone. If they haven't really done any gaming but enjoy fantasy movies/books/etc., explaining it in terms of characters from media is a good approach. If this is a whole new world for them, you'll need to explain it a bit and then ask them what their character would want to specialize in. https://9apps.ooo
Then that would be THEIR responsibility to buy, not HIS then. And it would only restricted on someone else's VTT. They could access his campaign with their laptop or phone in a live game without issue.
I think you're misunderstanding what's being asked/said. The point being made was "the benefit of buying a class starter pack even if you have all the options shared with you is it allows you to use them outside the campaign they're being shared through."
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Thank you. I wanted to check, as I own everything already. As a DM I share to my players, so I feel I am respocible for ensuring they have access to all options on DnDB. Since part of the fun is new character creation, premades are not worth it IMO, but for a new player sounds like a great deal. I would suggest to anyone not yet in a group to get the pack of their favorite class than.