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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 2445792" data-attributes="member: 424">Tournament modules are structured much like other modules except that the group gets points for meeting certain 'objectives'.  That said, as a player, you never know what these objectives are....just the overall objective.Tournament modules however play very differently that your normal Friday night game.You have a set amount of time (usually 4 hours) to do everything.  The clock starts when you arrive and the DM gives his briefing.  Because of the time crunch, some groups eschew using maps and minis (cause drawing out the map and using minis takes up time) and do a number of other time saving tactics.Role playing is light to non-existent.  You don't get points (usually) for how interesting you played your character.....its all about the objectives, which tends to be enemies defeated and information acquired or some action undertaken.   Needless chatting up the this or that NPC wastes time.Expect a sense of urgency....if the party bogs down debating whether to undertake this or that course of action, expect the more experience tournament players to 'cut to the quick' and get the party moving forward in the adventure.Usually, dead is dead.  Most tournament modules are in the 5th-7th level range so if you character dies, don't expect the others to cart your body off to the local temple for raising (you don't have the time or the resources to get it done).  Some tournament modules allow for the recovery of 1 or 2 people but my limited experience is, if you die, you get to be a spectator for the rest of the time slot.Be organized.  The clock starts as soon as the DM outlines the scenario and passes out the pre-generated characters.  The clock stops 4 hours later and your group is scored.  What you do in that 4 hours is up to you.I had one group take their entire 4 hours getting themselves organized and dealing with the first two encounters.  Needless to say, they didn't score highly....</blockquote>

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