{"id":206,"date":"2016-01-17T02:40:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T02:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=206"},"modified":"2016-01-18T08:11:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T08:11:43","slug":"delving-deeper-v1-boxed-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"Delving Deeper V1 Boxed Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A second post in the short history of DD: this one about the DD V1 Boxed Set.<\/p>\n<h2>The Boxed Set<\/h2>\n<p>Shortly after #DelvingDeeper appeared in PDF format Brave Halfling Press launched the Delving Deeper boxed set, in December 2012, as the physical manifestation of the #DelvingDeeper project.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t personally own a set, but have gathered the following from public information posted by the producer and fans who own sets.<\/p>\n<h4>The Box<\/h4>\n<p>The whole product was packaged in an excellent, digest-sized box entitled &#8220;Delving Deeper&#8221; with the subtitle &#8220;Original Edition Roleplaying Game&#8221; and featured super impressive cover art by Mark Allen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?attachment_id=209\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3.jpg?fit=877%2C990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"877,990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bill Lackey img 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Delving Deeper Boxed Set by Brave Halfling Press. Image courtesty of +Bill Lackey.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3.jpg?fit=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3.jpg?fit=750%2C847&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-209\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3.jpg?resize=266%2C300\" alt=\"Delving Deeper Boxed Set by Brave Halfling Press. Image courtesty of +Bill Lackey.\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3.jpg?resize=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3.jpg?resize=100%2C113&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3.jpg?w=877&amp;ssl=1 877w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delving Deeper Boxed Set by Brave Halfling Press. (Picture courtesy of +Bill Lackey).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Five Booklets<\/h4>\n<p>The content of the #DelvingDeeper Boxed Set by Brave Halfling Press comprised five saddle-stapled, digest-sized booklets entitled:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volume I: Forging a Hero, 28pp<\/li>\n<li>Volume II: Codex of the Divine and the Arcane, 36pp<\/li>\n<li>Volume III: Index of the Fiendish and the Malign, 44pp<\/li>\n<li>Volume IV: Vault of Treasures, 24pp<\/li>\n<li>Volume V: Delving Deeper and Blazing New Trails, 38pp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-1.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?attachment_id=210\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-1.jpg?fit=988%2C822&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"988,822\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bill Lackey img 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Five booklets and the box&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-1.jpg?fit=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-1.jpg?fit=750%2C624&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-1.jpg?resize=300%2C250\" alt=\"Five booklets and the box\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-1.jpg?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-1.jpg?resize=100%2C83&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-1.jpg?w=988&amp;ssl=1 988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Delving Deeper box and the five booklets it contained. (Picture courtesy of +Bill Lackey).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The #DelvingDeeper boxed set booklets were a re-organised presentation of #DelvingDeeperReferenceRules V1 content. The tables generally looked nicer and, unlike the #DelvingDeeperReferenceRules, the Delving Deeper boxed set booklets were fully illustrated by Mark Allen.<\/p>\n<p>The back cover of each booklet states &#8220;Special Limited Edition Boxed Set &#8211; December 2012&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h4>Bundled Freebies<\/h4>\n<p>Brave Halfling Press bundled various freebies with the Delving Deeper boxed set throughout the course of its pre-ordering and fulfillment, including those pictured below:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BHP_boxed_set_2.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?attachment_id=208\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BHP_boxed_set_2.jpg?fit=770%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"770,578\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BHP_boxed_set_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BHP_boxed_set_2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BHP_boxed_set_2.jpg?fit=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-208 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BHP_boxed_set_2.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"BHP_boxed_set_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BHP_boxed_set_2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BHP_boxed_set_2.jpg?resize=100%2C75&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/BHP_boxed_set_2.jpg?w=770&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The boxed set, booklets, and additional freebies provided by Brave Halfling Press. (Picture courtesy of +Todd Jolly).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Note especially the Blackmarsh booklet (bottom center) and also the Delving Deeper V1 Errata (bottom left).<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to +Andreas Davour for some of the above details about the boxed set.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=163\">Delving Deeper V1 + V2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A second post in the short history of DD: this one about the DD V1 Boxed Set. The Boxed Set Shortly after #DelvingDeeper appeared in PDF format Brave Halfling Press launched the Delving Deeper boxed set, in December 2012, as the physical manifestation of the #DelvingDeeper project. I don&#8217;t personally own a set, but have&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=206\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Delving Deeper V1 Boxed Set<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[26,28,29,27,4,30,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6hrAz-3k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":163,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=163","url_meta":{"origin":206,"position":0},"title":"Delving Deeper V1 + V2","date":"November 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Version One #DelvingDeeper first appeared in October 2012, some 10 months after I joined the team, as three digest-sized booklets comprising the so-called #DelvingDeeperReferenceRules. These were immediately available as PDFs at no cost--and\u00a0still are today. The #DelvingDeeperReferenceRules V1 comprise: Volume I: The Adventurer's Handbook Volume II: The Referee's Guide Volume\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/V1-Booklets-300x213.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":239,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=239","url_meta":{"origin":206,"position":1},"title":"Delving Deeper V3","date":"March 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Story So Far: Delving Deeper V1+V2 Delving Deeper Boxed Set And then there was... Version Three The Prelude to V3 V3 was preceded by John Adam's pivotal decision on 17th March, 2013 (shortly after the release of V2) to publicly hand over stewardship of the Delving Deeper name and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Compedium\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Booklets1-300x210.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":101,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=101","url_meta":{"origin":206,"position":2},"title":"Shipped by UPS","date":"May 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"How would\u00a0we fare\u00a0with\u00a0UPS shipping? The news is good. Your book comes packed in a rigid cardboard box 12\" x 9\" x 3.5\" which would be a spacious ride for a digest-sized hardback if it were not for the copious quantity of bubble wrap surrounding your plastic wrapped book: The box\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/unboxing_DD_1-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":146,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=146","url_meta":{"origin":206,"position":3},"title":"Planning What&#8217;s in the Hardback","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Planning What's in the Hardback With the #DelvingDeeper hardback in the pipe at last, I've had to re-think where the line should lie between Reliquary and the Ref Rules. It isn't easy. Going waaay back the plan was the Ref Rules were to be a minimal, no-frills framework; Reliquary (and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":177,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=177","url_meta":{"origin":206,"position":4},"title":"The Number of Monsters","date":"December 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"An opportunity for improvement for the next iteration of #DelvingDeeper is in the number of monsters appearing. #DelvingDeeper V4 assumes around 8 players, whereas recent polls show that 4-6 players is now the norm. According to the original game, a group of 4-6 players can expect to run into 2-12\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":156,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=156","url_meta":{"origin":206,"position":5},"title":"Here&#8217;s a Thing","date":"November 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(That's never likely to be seen beyond this post). \u00a0 So what the frig is Eyre Tor??\u00a0Or more appropriately, what was it? Way back--before I'd ever heard of the #DelvingDeeper project--I apparently had a bit of time on my hands. Around 2007-2008, I was running a D&D campaign that included\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"Two Copies of Eyre Tor","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i561.photobucket.com\/albums\/ss56\/waysoftheearth\/Blog\/Eyre%20Tor%206.1%20Cover%202010_zpszm24iqz8.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=206"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227,"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}