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<blockquote data-quote="Xfer83" data-source="post: 4084003" data-attributes="member: 56247">So the D&amp;D Experience was definitely interesting.&nbsp; My gaming group and I participated in several different 4E sessions of the Living Forgotten Realms preview adventures 1 &amp; 2.&nbsp; Interestingly the use of per encounter powers outside of combat was handled differently from table to table, and I was unable to fully discern which method was correct.Specifically, the cleric power healing word can be used 2 times per encounter.&nbsp; In one session, our GM encouraged the use of healing word outside of combat, suggesting that no one use their healing surges on their own, but rather allow the cleric to activate them with healing word, granting additional healing.When we attempted to use this tactic in a second session, a different GM told us that there was &quot;no free lunch&quot; with encounter powers, and if the cleric used healing word outside of combat, he would not have those uses available in the NEXT combat that day.&nbsp; At least one other group was instructed to freely use healing word outside of combat, while a fourth group was told that using healing word that way would &quot;use up&quot; the ability for the following encounter.For those who attended D&amp;DXP or those who have read reports, does anyone know the actual rule?&nbsp; Any links or supporting accounts one way or the other would be appreciated, I'd like to run a 4E preview adventure of my own and I would like to know how it &quot;should&quot; be done.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xfer83, post: 4084003, member: 56247"] So the D&D Experience was definitely interesting. My gaming group and I participated in several different 4E sessions of the Living Forgotten Realms preview adventures 1 & 2. Interestingly the use of per encounter powers outside of combat was handled differently from table to table, and I was unable to fully discern which method was correct. Specifically, the cleric power healing word can be used 2 times per encounter. In one session, our GM encouraged the use of healing word outside of combat, suggesting that no one use their healing surges on their own, but rather allow the cleric to activate them with healing word, granting additional healing. When we attempted to use this tactic in a second session, a different GM told us that there was "no free lunch" with encounter powers, and if the cleric used healing word outside of combat, he would not have those uses available in the NEXT combat that day. At least one other group was instructed to freely use healing word outside of combat, while a fourth group was told that using healing word that way would "use up" the ability for the following encounter. For those who attended D&DXP or those who have read reports, does anyone know the actual rule? Any links or supporting accounts one way or the other would be appreciated, I'd like to run a 4E preview adventure of my own and I would like to know how it "should" be done. [/QUOTE]

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