Warmaster Horus
Explorer
Interpretations will vary. Running a single chapter does not imply the need to finish it, for example. So clarification would be nice.
So, what counts as 'not finishing' the chapter that doesn't qualify as 'running individual encounters' rather than the chapter?
Again, not seeing a rational third option here. Either you run all the encounters in a chapter, or you run not all of the encounters in a chapter, and the latter is explicitly not allowed. ("You may not, however, run individual encounters as one-off adventures." --emphasis mine) Note that the very next section in the FAQ deals with logging multi-session adventures, which doesn't seem like an accident.
I'll agree that there are ways a player or table can fudge that text, against the spirit of the rule, but I don't see that more detail is going to be very helpful -- and we get back to the OP's concern. If you play at a table that seems to be violating the spirit of this rule, log the session, but claim no rewards. That puts you on the moral high ground.
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Pauper
Look, I'm just looking for a clear ruling. Individual encounters in a one-shot sounds like it could include 1 encounter (as in individual, singular) run as a 1-shot. Nor does the ruling seem to preclude running less than a full chapter (ie, "The chapter must be run in its' entirety..." is not stated).
For example, I'm considering running Against the Giants for my FLGS AL group. However the characters they would bring are probably too advanced for Steading of the Hill Giant Chief and I'd like to start them at The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl instead. However I apparently can't do that because it's not the whole chapter (as in Chapter 6. Against the Giants). So now I can't run it. Great.
So....
You've got the desire to DM.
You've got the adventure & the time.
You've got the space.
And you've got players.
Why do you feel the need to run this as an AL game?
So, what counts as 'not finishing' the chapter that doesn't qualify as 'running individual encounters' rather than the chapter?
Again, not seeing a rational third option here. Either you run all the encounters in a chapter, or you run not all of the encounters in a chapter, and the latter is explicitly not allowed. ("You may not, however, run individual encounters as one-off adventures." --emphasis mine) Note that the very next section in the FAQ deals with logging multi-session adventures, which doesn't seem like an accident.