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The game encourages a bond or adventure hook that links why the adventurer is in the adventure.
The Dungeon Master facilitates the adventure, giving certain information and helping in the determination of the outcomes of certain things. The adventure book, has a very brief overview of the role of the Dungeon Master and it serves as a narrative and outline for the adventure.
The adventure is very good, especially for a level 1-5 adventure.
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Next, the starter set comes with a full 64 page adventure called The Lost Mine of Phandelver. And finally, there is a section on spellcasting that is specific to character classes that are able to cast spells. The rules then go on to cover results of going on adventures and how time is figured and the importance of rest for a character. Not that the latter is a bad thing, but a return to more imagination encourages more of developing mental images. More of the experience was generated in the mind and less on using miniatures on a grid map. The movement back to the theater of the mind for me, brings me back to my youth and my first experiences with 1st edition D&D with the basic and expert sets. There is a step-by step set of instructions for handling combat. Movement is given in feet and does not use the grid system. The combat section of the rules brings the game back to the theater of the mind and less on the tactical format of previous editions. It does however offer good insight into the ability checks and saving throws.
The starter rules do not cover character creation, and give just a basic look at the six core abilities and proficiencies. The rulebook itself is adequate in serving it’s purpose of getting someone started in playing D&D. I think it brings more to the character, exploiting either strengths or weaknesses that a character has in a way that has more of an impact of certain ability checks. With an advantage, 2 rolls are made with the higher roll being used, and with a disadvantage, 2 rolls are made and the lower roll is kept. This is a new rule that affects special abilities or spells that come up.
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In the How to Play section, the new concept of Advantages and Disadvantages are introduced.