Post originally by Manga Boogie Man at 2005-02-07 16:49:34
Converted from Phorums BB System

Complaints about the original D&D materials that have been reprinted to death (albeit nicely reprinted to death), with a few minor rule tweaks and a new dungeon (sometimes even a new NAME) are completely invalid for this game. The rules are a streamlined version of d20 for D&D 3.5, complete with the new skill system, the new AC and to-hit systems, and the revised races for 3.0 and 3.5 (the races that appear in this version, anyway). One of the local DMs said it was simple enough that he could teach a friend's much younger brother to play, without any real effort on his part. My own studies of the product seem to back this up. You can also create your own characters with this game, which is good news for the guy who is utterly sick of using pregenerated characters in introductory games.

I will point out that if you have the D&D introductory set that was put out for 3.0, you can run its adventures in this Basic Game with minimal changes, if any. Except maybe some substitution of miniatures, or buying minis to fit the adventures.

This may be one of the best starter sets for the more advanced game that I've ever seen, at least as far as rules carryover is concerned.