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I hear you, Coreyartus. For what it is worth, I think the amount of same-group-togetherness versus disparate players really varies by store. I travel a lot, and some stores see the same group play together every week. Others rotate slowly, a few dropping out and some staying for even years. At...

A pretty fun read over on Geek Dads regarding rolling up a character for Adventurers League. This was the first week of stores officially running AL, and reports are very positive. Several in my feeds report 40+ people, and my local store in Portland, OR reports more than 60 players! That's a...

A couple of convention updates: Gen Con finished last week and was a tremendous success. All events other than the 1-hour Defiance adventure were sold out, and most of the Defiance slots were filled. Generics were taken, but the hall was usually filled to DM capacity. The EPIC was beyond...

New post from Mike Mearls provides a nice overview of the benefits of the Adventurers League plus this news: "To make things even more interesting, at Gen Con we’re distributing special cards that allow you to track your achievements over the course of the convention. You can turn in your card...

I agree. I want the companies I support to do this right. They should wait for a license. Moves like this make it more likely that there won't be a license, and it feels like a cash grab with little concern for the hobby or the customer.

This came up on the Adventurers League forums for the new organized play program. According to an admin, Greg Marks, the year for the start of the organized play program is 1489 DR. I put together the following from various sources (often the FR Wiki): Timeline: 1357 DR - First Grey Box FR...

If you are running Lost Mines of Phandelver, make sure you see the FAQ here that clarifies Downtime/Renown. While it may be confusing at first because it is a new mechanic, Downtime is a core mechanic and can provide some neat benefits for characters (learn a language, gain gold, etc.). Because...

I would talk to your store and make sure they understand the benefits. They should already be using the WER system for Magic, so it shouldn't be hard for them to sign up each month for Encounters and Expeditions. The process takes minutes, so they can do it even today without much work. Even...

Keep in mind, it isn't an "us versus them" thing. The administrators for Living Forgotten Realms regularly played PFS. During my time running Ashes of Athas I played Living Arcanis, LFR, Heroes of Rokugan, Shadowrun Missions, and I'm sure several others. PFS is fantastic. Fantastic. Absolutely...

Most of the major organized play programs provide a big convention adventure. Sometimes that involves multiple tables, though that is more unusual. While it is debated whether Arcanis actually started the battle interactive (my information says it didn't), it certainly made it a big huge awesome...

Per the AL site's list of adventures, The first EPIC will be at Gen Con Indy, PAX Prime, Dragon*Con, and Fan Expo Canada. Also, if you missed the 7/30 AL article on the official site, as I did, it was on Factions. Secret missions, apprentice/mentor relationships... pretty cool!

I updated the first post to add the Player's Guide, QuickStart Guide, and update the current season information now that Dead in Thay has concluded. (A nice account of the final battle can be found here, with plenty of spoilers). We now enter the new Adventurers League era! We have the Players...

I've updated the section "What is Organized Play, a living campaign, and what do some of these terms mean?" with help from Pedr. Thanks! Please let me know if you see ways to improve it, especially if you are new to organized play.

I've updated the first post with information from the brand new wizards D&D site. Of special interest: New page on all the Factions. New Adventurers League page. Tons of content for new players. Good stuff for the hobby!

Understood. I hope the program can change to meet your needs, or your needs change to meet the program!

That's a fair point. If all you wanted was 4-hour one shots with loose connections, then the current program isn't providing that for home play. To be fair, I don't believe that's what most people were trying to do with organized play content (LFR, LG, etc.). Having seen HotDQ, I think you can...

We had a program called Encounters, for stores. Now, that adventure can be played at home. And, the content you play in the store, if you want, can be continued at home. We had a living campaign, which was completely separate. Now it is connected (but supports 2 of 3 channels). We had...

I added the dates for the Hoard of the Dragon Queen / Tyranny of Dragons season. Here's how it works. - Stores officially finished up Dead in Thay last week. (Some might decide to go a bit longer) - There is a break from July 23 to August 20. This is an excellent time to run the new Starter Set...

Latest article on the Adventurers League site touches on the recent conversation regarding the different play option relationships. I liked this: D&D Encounters is just a taste of Tyranny of Dragons D&D Expeditions supports the events in Tyranny of Dragons D&D Epics serves to make pivotal...