Starter Sets and Beginner Boxes: The Art of the Onboarding Product

Role-playing games can get pretty involved and the road from the gaming store to first session is long and covered in pages. In recent times, game publishers have begun releasing starter sets, beginner boxes, quickstarts, and other products intended to shortcut this. This presentation is a deep dive into this phenomenon - what is good, what is bad, and above all... what's in the box?