So you’ve been hearing about this D&D thing for some time now, and particularly how this “4e” thing is supposed to be more newbie/video-gamer friendly. But you just can’t justify shelling out more than US$100 just to see if something you already find iffy is actually a gem. Fortunately Wizards of the Coast (WotC) is doing something about the “pay to try” part.
Last week, WotC initiated D&D Test Drive, which basically allows you to give the D&D 4e a spin for free. Quick start rules give you a basic idea on how the game is played, as well as pre-generated characters you can use, Keep on the Shadowfell provides the adventure those characters can frolic in, and for those who want to make their own characters, you can use the Character Builder to create level 1-3 characters from scratch. These are all downloadable for free. Legally.
This is actually quite a good way of getting people to try 4e out (or D&D, for that matter), and I’m glad they decided to use this type of sampling strategy, particularly after they decided to stop distributing PDFs due to piracy problems. Or perhaps it was a way to mitigate the goodwill they lost for that move? Given that digital distribution is the in-thing, they’ll probably find some restoring the purchase of digital content, they’re just probably looking at the options available.
Still, I think this is one of their better D&D promotion efforts, even better than (or to supplement) D&D Tiny Adventures.
It’s free folks, nothing to lose in giving it a Test Drive. Gaming with Children has links to some other related free stuff help you make the most of it. Who knows? Maybe you have pen-and-paper RPGer inside you.
SOURCE: D&D Test Drive via Gaming With Children, ICv2
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