I wanted to do a quick unboxing of this adventure, as there seems to be some interest in seeing what’s inside the box. This is not a review, just a very, very quick glance inside the box. I haven’t read the contents of the adventure yet, so don’t expect that out of this video.
Also, this was shot at 1am, with crappy lighting and with one hand holding the ipad while the other one went through the contents, so don’t expect good camera work. 🙂
Some things I noticed:
- Box is sturdy.
- Cards from Deck of Many Things are not flimsy like the red box cards.
- Books are of better quality than the previous 4e adventures.
- Poster maps are fairly large.
I will be posting a detailed review later on, but for now here is the unboxing video:
www. Newbie DM .com 
Hawke
September 18, 2011
I haven’t purchased anything that had tokens yet. As a rule are there enough monster tokens to run the entire adventure, or are there some missing (or maybe it includes 1 goblin but encounters require 4 goblins etc)?
Also – when you give a read through are the dungeon tiles designed to be used in conjunction with the existing poster maps? Any insight into the maps for the non-poster-using encounters, specifically do they use dungeon-tiles as a base? I’ve been curious since the release of the master tiles if published adventures would start trying to cater to tile use a bit more.
Thanks for the video and follow ups – I’m always a happy reader.
Ace42
September 18, 2011
I must say, this looks exactly like what I expect from a solid D&D release – all inclusive; includes the tiles, tokens, and maps needed for the adventure; rather than assuming you have them or using more than the standard packs have bundled.
Since day 1 I’ve been saying that 4E products aren’t very “joined up”; and with the master tiles sets and these boxed releases it’s looking like they’re finally making their product line cohesive and coherent rather than just a mess of supplementary materials.
newbiedm
September 18, 2011
It specifically states that the included tokens and tiles are meant to be used along with the Monster Vault and Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The Dungeon to have a complete experience.
The poster maps are self cointained. The tiles are to be used (when combined with the master set) to create the encounters the posters don’t cover.
froth
September 18, 2011
really excited for this, i am happy at the large size of the poster maps. looks like a great buy
Hawke
September 18, 2011
Thanks for the response. I don’t mind having the requirements of other purchases, but I do like a clear map of things to pick up to run it. Glad they seem to do that here!
Frank Foulis (@DarthJerod)
September 18, 2011
Very Excited to be getting this during the week. Thanks for the video, it has me pumped up.
brandonshire
September 19, 2011
Looks good, can’t wait to get a copy myself. However, it looks like it suffers from the same problem I had with Gloomwrought. The box seems to be about 3 times bigger than it needs to be to hold everything that comes in it. This isn’t a huge complaint but I like to display my RPG stuff on a shelf and it’s already pretty full without adding boxes that are way bigger than they need to be.
The box that the first Dragon Age boxed set came in (I don’t have the second) would have easily fit everything that came in Gloomwrought (I know becuase I tested it out), and wouldn’t have taken up so much space on a shelf.
Oh well. Still excited about the adventure. It has me wanting to start up another 4e campaign, this time perhaps set in the Nentir Vale/World of Nerath.
Christian
September 19, 2011
Ooo…glad I found this. I have been wanting to see what was in the box. I’m looking forward to the review. I’m curious to see how many levels of adventure will be included. At first I was thinking it would take the charcters from 6-10, but it seems I was reading the info wrong.
Geeky DM
September 20, 2011
Thanks for sharing this! I was just about to order this but was on the fence because I wanted a better idea of the contents. So, yeah, I’m getting it.
Despite already making my mind to get it, I am interested in hearing your review as it might give me an idea on things I should think about when I do get to actually start reading through it.