by ravenclaw77
Just got Descent 2nd edition and am loving it. I'm an old HeroQuest fan, but I like this much better -- the overlord has more options, a sense of progression between sessions, and the asynchronous goals are great. I enjoy painting the minis too, so it's two hobbies in one, three if I try to design my own campaigns which is likely.Anyway, what I'm wondering is -- is there an optimum order in which to purchase additional content? Eventually, I want it all -- the big and small box expansions, monsters and heroes packs, lieutenants. It will take quite some time to get it all because money is a bit tight. I mostly play 2 player (1 hero and the overlord) and I think I'm looking for more depth than breadth at this point (so monster and hero packs are less of a priority, I think).
I think one of the expansions allows for a completely co-op game and an automated overlord. I don't know if this is awesome or if being the bad guy is part of the fun for me. The same person I play this with also enjoys Pathfinder ACG with me, so co-op is what we're more used to.
One of the expansions adds 'rumors' to the game... I think this is the kind of thing I'm interested in, more types of cards / added complexity.
Lastly, is it worth trying to hunt down 1st edition things and the conversion kit if I'm just getting started now? Are they still in print / easy to find / not super expensive?