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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kbrakke" data-source="post: 6425216" data-attributes="member: 6781797">I just started to DM for a store last week and I wanted to make sure I have all my ducks in a row.1) I am planning to run Lost Mines until that ends and then transition in to HotDQ or Expeditions based on player feedback at the end of it.  I wanted to make sure that this is a legal route as far as OP is concerned.  If not we can switch pretty easily, but as of last week the store owner didn't have any passwords for the official Expiditions stuff2) By running lost mines I also want to have the players join their factions that way, is that legal? Or do they need to start aligned with one.3) Do any of the magic items in Lost Mines require certificates? If so should I be able to find those on the official site if and when I get a password for it?4) Based on my reading I think that I am supposed to give downtime for each of the 4 episodes of lost mines, or am I supposed to give 10 downtime for the full adventure?5) As a follow up, is each part an episode? If so do I as the dm get 1200 xp and 40 downtime days total for running the whole things.  If not I get 300 xp and 10 downtime days for the full adventure?</blockquote>