Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Rocket your D&D 5E and Level Up: Advanced 5E games into space! Alpha Star Magazine Is Launching... Right Now!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
DM Rewards
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Saracenus" data-source="post: 5294281" data-attributes="member: 47839"><p>Full Disclosure: I am not anyone official with WotC. I was a WPN Organizer up until last month when real life called me away from it.</p><p></p><p>Private play is not going away. There has just been a split between who can order public play vs. private play.</p><p></p><p>Organized Play (which includes D&D Encounters, World Wide Gamedays, and the unnamed new program due in 2011) is purely public play. The person ordering these events must be tied to a game store and falls under the WPN program (which also includes Magic the Gathering).</p><p></p><p>RPGA Gaming (which according to Chris Tulach is only Living Forgotten Realms right now) is both public and private play. Your PC moves between a home game, game store, or convention play with no restrictions.</p><p></p><p>As a player it really doesn't matter if an LFR game is sanctioned for home play or public play. There are a couple of exceptions to this, notably the Adventuring Company Adventures and the Battle Interactive from D&D XP are public play only so you wouldn't see either of these adventures at a home game (legally).</p><p></p><p>Anyone can order LFR for home play so long as they pass the Herald Level DMs Test (it's open book folks). Public (WPN) play ordering requires a bit more work to get (affiliation with a store, a call into your WPN rep to get setup, etc.).</p><p></p><p>Convention only stuff like Dark Sun Arenas, the D&D Championships, last years Ultimate Dungeon Delve, etc. requires a WPN organizer and sometimes a specific convention to run. That stuff will never darken the door of a game store.</p><p></p><p>So in short, as a player this will not effect you. As a DM/Organizer it is a little more complicated.</p><p></p><p>If you are not an organizer then I wouldn't worry about this. If you are or planning to be one then learning about the WPN program is a good idea.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saracenus, post: 5294281, member: 47839"] Full Disclosure: I am not anyone official with WotC. I was a WPN Organizer up until last month when real life called me away from it. Private play is not going away. There has just been a split between who can order public play vs. private play. Organized Play (which includes D&D Encounters, World Wide Gamedays, and the unnamed new program due in 2011) is purely public play. The person ordering these events must be tied to a game store and falls under the WPN program (which also includes Magic the Gathering). RPGA Gaming (which according to Chris Tulach is only Living Forgotten Realms right now) is both public and private play. Your PC moves between a home game, game store, or convention play with no restrictions. As a player it really doesn't matter if an LFR game is sanctioned for home play or public play. There are a couple of exceptions to this, notably the Adventuring Company Adventures and the Battle Interactive from D&D XP are public play only so you wouldn't see either of these adventures at a home game (legally). Anyone can order LFR for home play so long as they pass the Herald Level DMs Test (it's open book folks). Public (WPN) play ordering requires a bit more work to get (affiliation with a store, a call into your WPN rep to get setup, etc.). Convention only stuff like Dark Sun Arenas, the D&D Championships, last years Ultimate Dungeon Delve, etc. requires a WPN organizer and sometimes a specific convention to run. That stuff will never darken the door of a game store. So in short, as a player this will not effect you. As a DM/Organizer it is a little more complicated. If you are not an organizer then I wouldn't worry about this. If you are or planning to be one then learning about the WPN program is a good idea. I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
DM Rewards
Top
