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Title: Diablo II Box Set (Dungeons & Dragons) by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Thomas Reid ISBN: 0-7869-1548-X Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: May, 2000 Format: Game Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic sourcebook/introduction to tabletop RPG
Comment: If you're an RPG veteran and want more info on the world of Diablo, get this book. If you love the computer game but want even more adventure (or want to run your own games), get this book. It's got everything you need to explore and adventure in the world of Diablo 2, using Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition rules.

I only wish that this (and D2 itself) had come out sooner. With D&D Third Edition only one month away, the rules in this box set will quickly be outdated. Still, it's a good buy if you're: 1) staying with 2nd Ed 2) willing to convert the rules (WotC is publishing a conversion booklet) 3) Just want tons of cool background information about Diablo 2

Rating: 3
Summary: Not as good as the The Awakening
Comment: I feel that experienced players should pass on this one. There are some minor adventures in here, so I suppose it can count as an adventure module of sorts rather than a box set.

The most useful thing in this item is the dungeon cutouts. Using them is so much easier and quicker than having the players map the areas they explore on grid paper.

Basically, the cutouts are generic illustrations of standard dungeon parts (30 Foot Hallway, 20 Foot Hallway, 30x20 Chamber, etc.) As the PCs explore you simply attach the parts to each other in Leggo-like fashion. Its actually quite workable and the art and detail on them is very good (for what it is).

The Monster counters are simple cardstock punchouts. They're messy and you'll lose half of them in 2 weeks.

You get a set of dice, so thats always nice. Unless you feel that some minor adventures and the dungeon cutouts are worth the price, don't get this item.

But, I can agree with the Lothaire, its a good introduction to Diablo/AD&D. Experienced players should think about it before purchasing.

Rating: 4
Summary: Great value for those who want to start playing D&D, but....
Comment: This is a great way to learn Dungeons and dragons, and is a great intoduction to RPG's in general. It is a very low cost investment, so if you find you dislike roleplaying you have only lost a few dollars as opposed to buying several books and dice sepratly which could cost you [more than the Amazon price]. This set comes with five color charecter sheets, one for each class. They are Barbarian, Paladin, Necromancer, Sorcereress and Amazon. There is a set of dice, all those you need to play. There are "adventure tiles", which are essentially interlocking tiles which can help you form small dungeons to help your players visualise their enviorment. The book contains three small phamplets. One is a rules intro, one contains the monster statistics, the last is a book with a "quest" for the players to run through. Th Dungeon Master should only let the players see the rules book, the rest needs to be kept to himself to avoid spoiling the plot.

Essentially the plot of the quest is to have the players retrieve the Butchers Cleaver. Yes the Butcher from the first diablo. There are new npcs. This adventure does not take place in Tristram from the first diablo, but rather a smaller town some distance away.

The verdict: If your an experianced roleplayer: Pass on, maybe you should take a look at the AD&D Diablo 2 book "Diablo 2: the Awakining"

If you are new to pen and paper rpgs but have played Diablo: Definitly pick this up. It is an inexpensive intoduction to a great hobby.

If you haven't played any kind of RPG: A maybe, if you are interested in RPG's you should gather a group of five friends and divide the cost of this between you. Make sure you have friends willing to play, as you don't want to but this book and not be able to play the game.

Oh and by the way, this was supposed to come with minitures, but WOTC decided not to include them as it would drive the cost of this game up. Also, this product comes packaged with the collecters edition of the Diablo 2 game (its supposed to be around $60, only ten more then just the game and, it also has a soundtrak cd and a DVD with cinematic scenes from the game) No one knows when Diablo 2 the computer game will come out as blizzard is notorious form delays. So if you want this product you might as well pick it up now. And if you later buy the collectors edition, you can give the D&D Adventure game to a pal, so more people can learn to play.