by WonderSlug
So, I finally pulled the trigger on a tackle box purchase after reading quite a few recommendations here, and want to share with you my approach to storing Descent in the Plano 7771. Storing my game in this fashion has made setting up and transporting this game much less of a chore, so I hope this post is helpful to anyone currently looking for a better way to store this [lovely] beast.Before buying this box, I was quite content with keeping everything in the original boxes. I spent hours making foam core inserts so that everything would fit nice and snug. I had this crazy idea that I would only need the contents of each expansion box IF I was playing THAT expansion at the time. I'm sure anyone here knows Descent isn't exactly played that way and I quickly found myself carting 3 boxes, the Core game, Lair of the Wyrm, and Trollfens back and forth to game night so I could have access to all of the goodies as needed; Still, I wasn't convinced. I was fine with this. The need for something better became painfully obvious when I bought Labyrinth of Ruin and Shadow of Nerekhall with all of the lieutenants. . .and Oath of the Outcast. . .my God, when does it end!?
Goodbye, game boxes. Hello, Plano 7771.
With the 7771 I'm able to store the contents of everything released so far for Descent 2.0, minus the map tiles which I keep in an expandable organizer folder.
Most of the small monster figures fit in the upper storage area. The lid is clear, so finding what I need is very quick and painless.
The large monsters and lieutenants live under the main lid. I created a divider insert to keep the regular monsters separated from the lieutenants. It also helps keep the contents from shifting to much during transport.
The right side of the tackle box contains a deep well with 3 removable dividers. In the front section I store the hero sheets, and quest logs. This is also the "campaign section", where each hero's gear/skills are bagged individually during a campaign. The Overlord's deck is also kept here.
The middle section holds all of the small cards: Class cards (each archetype in its own bag), Shop decks (separated Act 1 & 2), Search deck, Conditions, Relics, Allies, etc.
The rear compartment holds all of the doors, transition tiles and hedges. Doors/hedges in one bag, transition tiles in another.
The box comes with four removable, customizable trays but I removed one because I don't currently need it. There's plenty of room to store the manuals and quest guides, FAQ/errata, MODs, etc. in its place.
The first tray holds more small monsters that could not fit in the lid space, as well as the small end cap map tiles and connector pieces.
The heroes get their own tray, for now. I'm sure eventually I'll have to condense this down, likely putting two heroes per section. For now, it works nicely.
Last tray holds all of the tokens. This tray will likely see the most change as new expansion content is released. I'm confident I can merge things like the objective tokens and find a new home for the dice (dice bag) as needed, so this will always be the token tray.
I keep all of the large cards in a Magic the Gathering Fat Pack box. This is stored in the lower right compartment of the tackle box. The Dragon shield box stores Nerdook's Co-Op MOD. Damn, that's a lot of Plot cards!
Prices for this kit vary, but I got mine for about $50, and it's worth every penny. I highly recommend this kit if you're looking for a more efficient way to store your ever-expanding Descent collection. It holds everything released so far, and has plenty of room to grow.