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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sans Serif" data-source="post: 5251196" data-attributes="member: 68777">At the conclusion of Chapter One of Dark Sun Encounters: Fury of the Wastewalker, we have decided to abandon this season of the encounters program. I feel I should put a personal note here - I've been reading book 1 of the 5-book Dark Sun novel series, and the coolness of the setting is obvious.  The intro module Death in the Arena, while just being a gladiator combat - was well done.  To paraphrase something one of our players said - Dark Sun fans are very passionate about their setting, and it's easy to see why.  I wouldn't mind trying the setting again in the future. There's just something about the adventure for season two of encounters that just didn't click for us - and I'll concede that it might be all my fault.  Maybe my style of DMing is incompatible with what the author had in mind.  In fact, I know it is - but maybe with a different DM, everyone would've loved this season.  It just didn't work that way.  Season one was good, and hopefully season three will equal or exceed that. At the end of Chapter One, I asked what the party wanted to do.  Not one person voted to keep going with Dark Sun encounters.  So I listed some options, and a decision was reached - and honestly, it wasn't the result I'd been expecting (LFR or Delves) or hoping for (continue DSE - just because it's easier on me prep-wise).   On Wednesday nights at Swords & Superheroes in Kingwood, we will instead be doing an Eberron game.  Same time, same duration - only bring your own characters, and it'll start at 7th level.  Feel free to invite someone.  Yes, there will be treasure and leveling up.  No, we won't be using rewards cards or twitter buffs.  If you'd like to make pregens for potential walk-ins, feel free.  Remember, a 7th level starting character gets a 6th level magic item, a 7th level magic item, and an 8th level magic item. The Wednesday Eberron encounters game will start on the 21st.  It'll run every week (except August 17th, when I'd like to play the new Castle Ravenloft board game that's coming out - and it's an eight-encounter adventure, rather than add a random encounter to fill an extra week, let's instead play with the new toy). So, if you're interested in seeing the Eberron campaign setting, come play.  It'll have a heavy Eberron feel - it will not be a generic D&D game with a few warforged thrown in. We'll have "goodies" for those that come in to play the 1st session of Eberron Encounters (not an official WotC Encounters program, but they are separated out by encounters - so what else should we call it?).  Don't be expecting pewter minis or game books - but you know, it's stuff. I believe we'll have a good story arc that can be done in 8 (roughly) 90-minute sessions.  We will resume playing encounters when season three starts on September 22nd.  They're playtesting this one! Appreciate ya'll hanging in there, tolerating my one absence, and adapting to change.  And typos.  I'm sure there's typos in here.  Hope ya'll can make it out, -Matt</blockquote>

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