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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 8970629" data-attributes="member: 8863"><p>Good riddance, I say.</p><p></p><p>The boxed set was the folly of Williams era TSR. They did produce some boxes before that, but the 2e era in particular saw a large proliferation of them. They weren't really that practical, and they cost more money than TSR realized over the long term. Some boxes made decent use of the format, while others just felt stuffed with filler.</p><p></p><p>Poster maps were the the biggest downside the sets, and the usual boxed set format always included posters. The posters are too big and unwieldy to use behind the DM screen and the constant folding and unfolding inflicts a lot of wear and tear on them. Worse, when the posters have collections of dungeon maps or something similar, they are all too often printed across the creases which makes them even more difficult to use.</p><p></p><p>Boxes were maybe best as a starting point for a campaign. If done well, there'd be a book for player information and at least one book for the DM. The inevitable poster might be alright to depict the whole campaign area, but the posters were usually always double sided so there'd probably be stuff badly used on the back. Some setting boxes had DM screens customized for the setting. The Dragonlance DM screen is a decent one for general use and has some tables for things like overland movement that I photocopied for regular 2e use. But otherwise, TSR would have been better off sticking with books, especially since the softbound splat format apparently made some money for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orius, post: 8970629, member: 8863"] Good riddance, I say. The boxed set was the folly of Williams era TSR. They did produce some boxes before that, but the 2e era in particular saw a large proliferation of them. They weren't really that practical, and they cost more money than TSR realized over the long term. Some boxes made decent use of the format, while others just felt stuffed with filler. Poster maps were the the biggest downside the sets, and the usual boxed set format always included posters. The posters are too big and unwieldy to use behind the DM screen and the constant folding and unfolding inflicts a lot of wear and tear on them. Worse, when the posters have collections of dungeon maps or something similar, they are all too often printed across the creases which makes them even more difficult to use. Boxes were maybe best as a starting point for a campaign. If done well, there'd be a book for player information and at least one book for the DM. The inevitable poster might be alright to depict the whole campaign area, but the posters were usually always double sided so there'd probably be stuff badly used on the back. Some setting boxes had DM screens customized for the setting. The Dragonlance DM screen is a decent one for general use and has some tables for things like overland movement that I photocopied for regular 2e use. But otherwise, TSR would have been better off sticking with books, especially since the softbound splat format apparently made some money for them. [/QUOTE]
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