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Message: <blockquote data-quote="twinkle toes" data-source="post: 5611593" data-attributes="member: 6679099"><p>I'm new to D&D, and have been playing in my FLGS's weekly Encounters session for about 7+ months, but I think I've got a good handle on a good DM vs. a poor DM. Usually Encounters night fills about 3 tables, and fortunately there are 3 excellent DM available to run the game. One DM does take things fairly seriously, and will in fact pump up the monsters a bit mostly because we tend to get some serious power players that relish characters optimized for maximum attack/damage. I'm all for an exciting game and a challenge, but when you have a single player that is wiping the board, it's not so fun for the rest of the participants. My only complaint is the whole party seems to burn through all our surges by the 3rd week after an extended rest. I think this particular DM treats the Encounters game as a mini's battle, rather than a shared adventure with a story. Either way I'm enjoying it very much, it's a great way to learn how to play the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>