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<blockquote data-quote="smerwin29" data-source="post: 1871775" data-attributes="member: 15050">On the surface, the &quot;Living&quot; campaigns and the D&amp;D Campaigns are very similar.&nbsp; In both, you create a character by a certain set of special guidelines.&nbsp; Then you can play that character at any number of sanctioned events around the world.&nbsp; Your character grows in power (XPs and GPs) just like in a home campaign, and that character growth is tracked.Now to the differences:--Living campaigns are tracked via certs, adventure records, logs, or other pieces of paper that you carry with your character to prove it has played in games and has the equipment and gold you say it has.&nbsp; D&amp;D Campaign games are tracked online.--Living campaigns are more like home campaigns in that your character develops as he goes and once you make certain choices, you can't go back.&nbsp; D&amp;D Campaigns offer a lot of flexibility, in that you can go back and tweak your character at various points, completely changing feats, equipment, etc. from adventure to adventure.--You can collect special Player Reward Cards that open up options for your D&amp;D Campaigns character.&nbsp; This makes the D&amp;D Campaigns game a little more like a collectible game as well as a role-playing game.--Many people say the feel of the Living campaign is more like a home campaign, in that there is more a continuity in character progression.&nbsp; The D&amp;D Campaigns, since there is re-tooling and other odd rules based on the episodic nature of the modules, makes the campaign more like many individual adventures.&nbsp; Of course, this could be said about the Living campaigns too, but it is a little moreso in the D&amp;D Campaigns.There are many other differences, but these some of the main ones.The secret to enjoying the RPGA events is to try to enjoy them for what they are.&nbsp; They are not like a home campaign, and if you get into them and enjoy them for what they are, you can have fun.Shawn</blockquote>

[QUOTE="smerwin29, post: 1871775, member: 15050"] On the surface, the "Living" campaigns and the D&D Campaigns are very similar. In both, you create a character by a certain set of special guidelines. Then you can play that character at any number of sanctioned events around the world. Your character grows in power (XPs and GPs) just like in a home campaign, and that character growth is tracked. Now to the differences: --Living campaigns are tracked via certs, adventure records, logs, or other pieces of paper that you carry with your character to prove it has played in games and has the equipment and gold you say it has. D&D Campaign games are tracked online. --Living campaigns are more like home campaigns in that your character develops as he goes and once you make certain choices, you can't go back. D&D Campaigns offer a lot of flexibility, in that you can go back and tweak your character at various points, completely changing feats, equipment, etc. from adventure to adventure. --You can collect special Player Reward Cards that open up options for your D&D Campaigns character. This makes the D&D Campaigns game a little more like a collectible game as well as a role-playing game. --Many people say the feel of the Living campaign is more like a home campaign, in that there is more a continuity in character progression. The D&D Campaigns, since there is re-tooling and other odd rules based on the episodic nature of the modules, makes the campaign more like many individual adventures. Of course, this could be said about the Living campaigns too, but it is a little moreso in the D&D Campaigns. There are many other differences, but these some of the main ones. The secret to enjoying the RPGA events is to try to enjoy them for what they are. They are not like a home campaign, and if you get into them and enjoy them for what they are, you can have fun. Shawn [/QUOTE]

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