Besides the books, power cards, and character sheets, the D&D Essentials comes with a one-page ad for other Essentials products, a card with a redemption code for another solo adventure (yay!) a two sided dungeon/wilderness map, and tokens for PCs and all the monsters in the DM book.
Each monster type comes with four tokens, identical except that they’re numbered 1 to 4. I’m seriously considering using tokens from now on, instead of minis, and it’s solely because they’re numbered. We always have a problem matching identical monster minis with their HPs. “Which hobgoblin did you hit?” “The one who is to the left of the hobgoblin who is next to the fighter.” We’ve tried putting numbered scraps of paper under the minis, but that’s cumbersome. We’ve tried replacing the minis with dice, with the pip number representing the monster number, but dice get rolled, and you do NOT want to roll some hobgoblins.
Each of the PC tokens can be flipped over to show a red-ringed Bloodied version of the PC. If you flip over the monster tokens, they just turn into different monsters. It would be nice if there were Bloodied versions of the monsters too, but if a goblin turns into a swarm of rats when bloodied, that will add an interesting new dimension to combat.
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HRERE ARE THE POINTES OF PRO AND CONNE REGARDING IFFE A GOBBELIN SHOULDE TURNE INTO A SWARMM OF RATTS.
THE FIRSTE POINTE BEING THAT A GOBBELINE’S SKULLE IS BESTE USED FOR ONE SCTETUION OF A BONNE BRA. WHEDREAS A RATS SKULLE IS NOT USEFULLE UNLESS ONE IS A VERY SMAL BREASTED ORC. I HOOPSTER LEVITTOWN AM NOT SO WELLE ENDOWNED OF AN ORC BUT EVEN I WOULDE OUTRAGE MODESTEY IN A BRA CONSTRUCTED OF A RAT SKULLE UNLESS IT WAS A VERY LARGE DIRE RAT. SO ONE POINTE IN FAVOIR OF THE MONSTER JUST BECOMING BLODDIED.
THE SECONDE POINTE IS THAT WHEN AN ENEMEY IS BLOODIED IS A TIME OF GREATE DELIGHT AND REKJOICING WHEN THE SHOURES OF BLOODE AND GOREU ARE RAINING DOWN UPON THE BARBARIANE SINGINGIN OF HER ORCISH SONG OF DELIGHT AND DEATHE. SO A BUNCHE OF RATS IS NOT AS MUCH AN OCCASION FOR A GRATE ORCISH SONGE OF HEROIC BATTEL LUST AND JOYE. SO TWO POINTES IN FAVOR OF BLOODIED INSTED OAF RATS.
THE THURED POINTE IS THAT TURNINGE INTO A BUNCHE OF RATS SOUNDETH SOMEWHAT LIEK SOMETHING AN EDLRICH SORECERSS WOULD DO TO CONFUSE AND TERIFY THE MINDE. WHILE IT WOULDE GIVE ME GRATE PLEASURE TO DESTRIYE THE WORKKE OF SUCH A SORCERSESS UNLESS SHE WAS A GRATE AND BELOVED SHEILD SISTERR I SHOUDL PREFER TO MERELY KILLE SOMETHING IN THE DLEIGHT OF BATTEL NOT SOLVE A SCIENTIFIC OR ZOOOLOOGICALLE OR ELDITCH MYSTERIE. SO THAT IS THREE POINTES IN FAVOUR OF NOT RATS.
THE FOURTHE POINT IS THAT A FINE NECKLACE COULD BE MADE OF SUCH A SWARME OF RATS INCLUDING VERTUBRAI FOR THE FINE RICH CORD BETWEEN THE GEMMED SKULLS AND THE FIFTH IS THAT THEIR SHRIEKKING COULD BE A GRATE MOTIFATION FOR BATTEL LUST SO THAT IS TWO COUNTERARGUMENTS
BUT IN THE ENDE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT TWO COUNTERARGUMNETS IS ENGOUH SO THE EVIDENCE MUST RESTE THAT THE GOBBELIN SHOULD MERELY BECOME BLOODIED AS THE GOODDDES INTENDED
lol (i am refraining from using capital letters out of deference to hoopster)
THANKE YOU FOR YOUR DFERENECE NOUMENON I SHALLE REMEBMBRE IT SHOULDE WE EVER FCACE ONE ANOTHR IN BATTEL OR SHOULDE WE FIGHTE SIDE BY SIDE SOMEDAYE I SHALLE SAVE YOU A SKULLOF A RATTE OR GOBBELIN FOR A TRROOPHY WHICHEVER IS APPLICKABLE
I either color-code my minis (if painted) or number them with a pencil mark on the base (if sculpted). “Which guy do you attack?” “The guy in red armor.” “How about you; which one do you attack?” “Hobgoblin #7.”