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For info on LFR adventures, here is another site to peruse: LFR Compendium

When I run The Teeth portion of the adventure, I add some additional passages that contain besieged worshippers of the Raven Queen. I make up a background where The Teeth was once a fortification controlled by the followers of the Raven Queen, but the fortress was attacked as some point in the...

I think it is also important to make a distinction between the type of skill challenge it is. I've been working with them since before the 4e rules were finalized, so I have seen them evolve significantly through their design. I am always an over-simplifier, so I like to think of them in 2...

If the RPGA event in question is a Living Forgotten Realms event, that means you must start with a 1st-level character. So you cannot just come in and play a Living Forgotten Realms event that is designed for higher level characters. The people in charge of the campaign are currently...

I guess it all depends on the conversation, eh? Here is the situation I often find myself in: as an administrator for several organized play campaigns and freelancers, I have been responsible (as a designer, developer, editor, producers, and playtester) for literally hundreds of adventures...

We got many, many complaints from game stores that last year's Weekend in the Realms event was too long. They complained that people came for a 4-hour play experience (like other Worldwide D&D Gamedays), and then they were disappointed that they could not play the entire thing because they did...

This is so true. I have been blessed with the opportunity to watch many different DMs run adventures that I have written, and it is a wonder to see so many different storytelling, game play, and roleplaying styles in action.

You can absolutely do this. Lots of people do. You no longer have to take the test to be an RPGA DM. The simplest way to do this is to go to the Customer Support part of the Wizards site. Tell them exactly what you said here, either via their email link or even by calling them directly on...

This I read as two separate questions. The first is what benefit does the RPGA provide to players, particularly those who don't play "in public." Let me answer personally first. When our daughter was born in 2001, my wife and I decided that we needed a hobby to help us have some time for...

John! How are you doing? Man, it's been a dog's age since I last talked to you. Shawn (guy who worked with John on his adventures)

I ran the Crimson Codex faction of Xen'drik Expeditions (Living Eberron), and you are absolutely correct. My Realms adventures are a variation on the DM's Mark from XE. My Realms adventures do give the DM creating them a lot more freedom and flexibility regarding what to include in the...

Wow! Excellent thread so far. I just wanted to add a couple thoughts to what has already been (expertly) said. People who are not overly familiar with the RPGA might assume there is one "RPGA play style." There is not. The RPGA is an open organization containing every type of gamer you can...

I highly doubt there is going to be a Living campaign supporting either Eberron or Dark Sun anytime soon. Chris Tulach of the RPGA has said many times over the past year that right now the RPGA only has the resources to run one Living campaign well, and Living Forgotten Realms is going to be...

Thanks for the update and the blog entry. It was quite an interesting read: I am curious as to how that level 1 delve runs, in particular for people who are using it as a gateway into the 4e rules. Thanks,

Wouldn't miss it even if I could. Or is it, "Couldn't miss it even if I would?" I'll be running games all weekend in the RPGA area, and answering questions about Living Forgotten Realms.

I was aware of that. I suggest stainless steel boots or paying extra for the undercoating . . .. :-) In the original draft, I noted changes in the stat blocks (and I used only the spriggans that didn't use metal weapons). During development and editing, that information was removed. It is...

I grew up in a family where education and learning was not stressed as a virtue. I had no real incentive to learn. I was introduced to D&D in 5th grade in 1979. From that point on, I couldn't read or learn enough. I couldn't study history, or literature, or even mathematics and probability...

A couple things. First, this assumes that the thousands of members of the RPGA are "a subset of gamers" and are somehow not representative of WotC's audience at a whole, and I contend that assumption is incorrect. Second, I never said "deserving the chance to playtest" meant a cool benefit...

While I understand the argument being made, I still think there is a flawed reach at cause and effect here. The crux of the argument I am hearing is this: A "Living Campaign" needs heavily codified rules to succeed, and therefore 4e was developed with heavy codified rules. I will not argue...

This contains the faulty assumption that RPGA = gaming with strangers. I would estimate that 80% of RPGA play is played in groups that play together just as regularly as a non-RPGA home game. This is true. I am not sure how the RPGA caused this change in people's estimations though. Not...