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<blockquote data-quote="pedr" data-source="post: 4045228" data-attributes="member: 33464"><p>Scott and Chris might not wholly agree with this, and it may change with 4E (after all organised play was described as one of the pillars of 4E if I recall correctly) but the RPGA doesn't really <em>exist</em> as an entity which you 'hear from' any more. It is almost entirely a mechanism for co-ordinating organised play, via various campaigns (currently Living Greyhawk, Xen'drik Expeditions and the tail end of Living Kingdoms of Kalamar) and a few other activities like the D&D Open and some involvement with Worldwide D&D Gameday.</p><p></p><p>The extent to which the RPGA is useful to anyone is almost entirely linked to how much that person wants to play in an RPGA-facilitated campaign. If you do, the RPGA will provide countless modules via its network of volunteers, along with a certain level of volunteer support to conventions etc. If you are not interested in one of the campaigns, the RPGA has nothing to offer.</p><p></p><p>Now, I like Living Greyhawk as it meant that when I moved to a new place I could get regular and semi-regular D&D games without having to commit to one small group of people or one single campaign. I like the shared-world aspect of LG (and would like it re: Xen'drik Expeditions, if I'd ever really found anyone to play with!) and am hoping to get LFR going in Sheffield (where there isn't, it seems, much RPGA stuff going on) as soon as it starts. If these things are not a benefit to you, then there's no real point in worrying about the RPGA as it isn't applicable to you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pedr, post: 4045228, member: 33464"] Scott and Chris might not wholly agree with this, and it may change with 4E (after all organised play was described as one of the pillars of 4E if I recall correctly) but the RPGA doesn't really [i]exist[/i] as an entity which you 'hear from' any more. It is almost entirely a mechanism for co-ordinating organised play, via various campaigns (currently Living Greyhawk, Xen'drik Expeditions and the tail end of Living Kingdoms of Kalamar) and a few other activities like the D&D Open and some involvement with Worldwide D&D Gameday. The extent to which the RPGA is useful to anyone is almost entirely linked to how much that person wants to play in an RPGA-facilitated campaign. If you do, the RPGA will provide countless modules via its network of volunteers, along with a certain level of volunteer support to conventions etc. If you are not interested in one of the campaigns, the RPGA has nothing to offer. Now, I like Living Greyhawk as it meant that when I moved to a new place I could get regular and semi-regular D&D games without having to commit to one small group of people or one single campaign. I like the shared-world aspect of LG (and would like it re: Xen'drik Expeditions, if I'd ever really found anyone to play with!) and am hoping to get LFR going in Sheffield (where there isn't, it seems, much RPGA stuff going on) as soon as it starts. If these things are not a benefit to you, then there's no real point in worrying about the RPGA as it isn't applicable to you! [/QUOTE]
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