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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tyranthraxus" data-source="post: 6722861" data-attributes="member: 13335">Steve MND: I also have a lot of what Id term Casual Gamers. They turn up because they know there is a game on. They know I will bring extra blank character sheets, that I will have my PHB and minis on me, my maps and blank logsheets. 80 percent of the table do not bring blank logsheets they simply rely on me providing them. Ive got 5-6th level characters who still dont know what their spells do  or class abilities because they simply wont buy a PHB, and if mine is tied up 'They will look later' or just not use the power/spell and do something else. Yes there are PHB's for sale but the guy that brings in like 3 burgers plus 2 apple pies from McDonalds every session could probably cut back and save some money for a PHB. I do enjoy the fact that he likes to use my PHB as his grease wipe from his oily hands. Steve_MND: ACtually what you are describing are Organised Play games of the 90's and Noughties. I actually find AL one of the least restrictive campaigns around, but in a way less structured. Visualise that we have both Expeditions and Encounters. Seperate but connected entities. Now the AL Admins keep a tight lead on the Expeditions. the Encounters module program however is more.. fluid. Im going to use a current topic/issue here. We had Out of the Abyss come out very recently with some 'mystery' certs and certain locations that needed.. work from the AL angle.  Basically they needed work from the start. Because however the AL Admins more or less get the books at the same time as lets say.. everyone else dealing with those AL issues was not available to be done before the Encounters season started. Which is a problem as it means that groups either have to play with the handbrake on and slow down so they dont hit the potholes or wait until such issues are looked at and responded to. (This is actually why I stated in a different thread that there needs to be a 'lead time'.. a time period after the book is released but before the Encounters season starts so the issues can be addressed before they even arise. )</blockquote>

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