Weak cardboard, strong adventures! The Cypher System Starter Set - Monte Cook Games.

[@MrTarrasque]

Funded! My very own TTRPG system: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mr-tarrasque/the-s-i-m-p-l-e-system?ref=yt18

[@mohnkern]

You and I are in complete agreement and it’s a consistent problem with their starter sets. The cheap card box drives me crazy. They need to take a lesson from Free League Publishing, which in my opinion has the best starter boxes. I’d pay $2 more for a decent box.

[@seankreynolds]

Thanks for the followup review! Some points. 1. Yeah, the box is flimsy. It's not meant for storage-the box set itself isn't even really intended for gamers like us who keep huge bookshelves full of games, it's meant as something you'd give as a gift for a gamer-adjacent friend or relative to try out (or for your group to try out), and if they like it, they move on to the full system. Also, putting it in a sturdier box would cost more, which would bump the cost over its current $29.95 amount, and when it comes to buying stuff there's a big mental jump between "this is less than $30" and "this is more than $30." 2. A PDF of this would be really nice. 3. The adventures definitely are short, they're meant as one-shots. But that's also why the book (page 18) has a link to a free third adventure, which is a followup to Xambit Station. :) (Also, making the GM Book more than 32 page would increase the cost, see point 1.) I really need to do a video about this, its components, and the decisions we made about every piece in it. :)

[@MrTarrasque]

Thanks for jumping in! Like I said, those points I made were in NO way to diss the product, I really love the value it offers; it's just a few things that I personally wanted to address. I would recommend this box to anybody interested in the system, in a heartbeat.

[@mohnkern]

I totally get your concept behind the box, but I still think an extra $2-$3 for a good box would be worth it. I keep a lot of starter boxes around so when new players say “I’m interested in…” I’ve got something I can run quick. For example I have three starter boxes of Blade Runner. One is being used for one group. Another is in queue for a second group and I’ve got a third in the bullpen. I loan out the rule books all the time, and give the adventure and props away to an up and coming GM when I get done running it and they can download the pretend. They also look good on my shelf. I’ve got two Cypher System starter boxes for similar reasons but I pitch the mix when i open it then put all the contents in a filing cabinet. A pain. I think it’s the Numenera box I’ve got as well with the same problem

[@mohnkern]

FYI I’d love to see an old Gods starter box. (I’m running two campaigns and have five , yes five core books so I can loan them to players and tell them not to read stuff)

[@seankreynolds]

@@mohnkern Fair. :) And I'm old enough to remember the original Basic and Expert D&D box sets that you couldn't crush with a bicycle. :D

[@seankreynolds]

@@mohnkern I'll let Shanna know! :D