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<blockquote data-quote="kalani" data-source="post: 6807682" data-attributes="member: 88085">Correction: The terminology has already changed but it may take a while before people stop using the old terms. The Adventures formerly called &quot;Expeditions&quot; are now referred to as Adventurers League adventures/modueles, or DDAL adventures. The hardcovers have and will continue to be referred to as hardcovers. The &quot;Encounters&quot; and &quot;Expeditions&quot; programs are now retired. All DDAL adventures can be played anywhere, on any day, as can the hardcover adventures. In addition, a new program will be launched at the start of next season called Launch Events. These events will&nbsp; have between 12-16 hours of free content exclusive to stores, and can be scheduled on any day that is convenient for the store. Launch Events are in-store play exclusively.The Season 4 Launch event will be an excerpt from Curse of Strahd, and in this respect it will closely resemble the retired Encounters adventures (which were also excerpts from the seasons hardcover adventure). Future Launch Events (season 5+) will have 100% original content not found in the hardcover adventures, and will be used to promote one (or more) products from that season. These products do not necessarily have to even be adventures. They could for example, create a Launch Event for a new sourcebook (such as a product similar to Sword Coast Adventurers Guide) Everything else Coredump said is 100% correct</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kalani, post: 6807682, member: 88085"] [B]Correction:[/B] The terminology has already changed but it may take a while before people stop using the old terms. The [B]Adventures formerly called "Expeditions"[/B] are now referred to as [B]Adventurers League[/B] adventures/modueles, or DDAL adventures. The hardcovers have and will continue to be referred to as hardcovers. The "Encounters" and "Expeditions" programs are now retired. All DDAL adventures can be played anywhere, on any day, as can the hardcover adventures. In addition, a new program will be launched at the start of next season called [B]Launch Events[/B]. These events will have between 12-16 hours of free content exclusive to stores, and can be scheduled on any day that is convenient for the store. [B]Launch Events are in-store play exclusively.[/B] The Season 4 Launch event will be an excerpt from [I]Curse of Strahd[/I], and in this respect it will closely resemble the retired Encounters adventures (which were also excerpts from the seasons hardcover adventure). Future [B]Launch Events[/B] (season 5+) will have 100% original content not found in the hardcover adventures, and will be used to promote one (or more) products from that season. These products do not necessarily have to even be adventures. They could for example, create a Launch Event for a new sourcebook (such as a product similar to [I]Sword Coast Adventurers Guide[/I]) Everything else Coredump said is 100% correct [/QUOTE]

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