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Originally Posted by jamesh
What exactly does the Wilderlands boxed set offer that I don't get out of the Player's Guide to the Wilderlands?
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I gather from reading the introduction of said product that the boxed set is aimed squarely at the GM, but it seems to imply that the only things the boxed set adds to the setting are a large number of programmed encounters, some setting secrets (i.e., meta-plot), and one or two sentence descriptions of map hexes. While that's neat and would cut down on prep time, I'm not sure that it's worth $70.
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In terms of what the boxed set offers over the PG, you've pretty much got it in this paragraph. Personally, it was a very disatisfying purchase for me, and I got it at 33% off - the maps are nice, but I will never use those programmed encounters. I would not recommend the boxed set to anyone who's not a hardcore Judges' Guild or Wilderlands fan. (the PG is an entirely different story, a SIGNIFICANTLY better work that every gamer should get)