Hello!

Has anyone here played this? Would you recommend it? What rule set does it use? I assumed it would be Original, Basic, or AD&D; but I heard it actually uses 5th Edition. Which leaves me confused, considering the series takes place in the 80s. In fact, the design of the Player's Handbook for Basic (https://imgur.com/a/sdMYCqk) is pretty damn similar to the Stranger Things' box design. The Amazon product description (https://imgur.com/a/kxPCkAL) does not mention this. Is there anything else about the set that might be noteworthy?



Edit: Thanks guys!

For the same reason that they didn't use camera technology from the 80's to film it; the story is set in the 80's, but it was created in the 2010's with 2010's technology. Similarly, you don't use an obsolete and clunky rules system when creating the tabletop RPG spinoff, you use the most current edition.

The original D&D and AD&D are only really played for nerd cred or for nostalgia purposes. The original D&D is notorious for being poorly written with unclear rules, while also being extremely barebones at the same time and leaving the DM to basically fill in the blanks and make up rules as they go alone for most situations. AD&D basically grew organically out of that as they added more rules for other situations, but because those rules got added haphazardly they are poorly laid out, difficult to learn, lack any internal consistency, and sometimes directly contradict each other. If you've only ever played Baldur's Gate or the other video games you wouldn't be aware of all the problems that the game system had "under the hood". The games still have a small but faithful following, but there's no way anyone is ever going to use them as the basis for a major publication.

With that I would like to remind people of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bonusxp.legend

It's a set meant for newbies, who got interested in the game because of the show, and 5th edition is easily the most newbie friendly, as it simplified and streamlined A LOT. Perhaps too much, really. The design of the box is simply a marketing gimmick. It's rather to make it recognisable to fans of the show as the same game Plus, 5th edition is the current product, the one Wizards most want to push and stand to make the most money off of if people get hooked.

Anyway, I have not played it, but if you're not a complete stranger (ha ha ha!) to D&D I don't think there's much point in buying it.

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Forget Stranger Things, this was the real GOAT of D & D cross overs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-4WL1XcHq0

Look, I own every edition of D&D from the original Gary Gygax white box from 1974 through 2nd edition & most of Pathfinder. So, let me clarify. What they play in Stranger Things is the original basic D&D. Demogorgan was in the 5th set of Basic titled "The Immortal Set".

As far as what you should play, I can wholeheartedly recommend Pathfinder (which is basically AD&D 3.75 edition) or D&D (the two branches of D&D & AD&D stopped after 2nd edition) 5th edition. Both have their pros & cons, but many who choose D&D do so because it has less complexity currently. Mind you that's because enough modules & expansions haven't been released yet to do that, but it will likely happen over time as in every other edition. Wizards of the Coast like money after all. If you want a fully fleshed out system, I'd go with Pathfinder. I personally love it. But it does have a LOT of expansions. Makes more work for GMs. Find a good group ro play with & that won't matter.

PLayed tons of RPGs back in the 80s, from D&D to Rolemaster, Cthulhu, Vampire, Starwars (with the old rules), etc. etc.

Forget about which D&D or rules set is best, the good DM always ignore most part of the rules to speed up games because rules are neccesary and funny, but people that play table RPGs to the rule... B O R I N G, you can take hours, and hours, and hours... just to destroy a group of Goblins, run away specially for people that is too strict with movement rules, they are THE WORSE.