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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 3943898" data-attributes="member: 2011">It sucks!I've heard that WotC has a new encounter format for 4E. I do not know what it is called. However, if it is anything like the Tactical Encounter Format, they should get rid of it.I have been running Eyes of the Lich Queen for about 10 weeks or so now. It is a pretty good adventure. Except for the Tactical Encounter Format.With it, one has to flip back and forth from the descriptive section to the tactical section. Sometimes, the treasure is listed in one section. Sometimes, it is listed in the other. Sometimes, descriptive information about the location is in one section, sometimes in the other.ARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!Give it a rest WotC. Each tactical section can be immediately after the descriptive section in the module. If a DM is doing a high level read of the module out of game, he can skip past each tactical section and come back later.But during the game, it is a pain in the rump to flip back and forth from one to the other. It is real easy to miss something, especially for DMs who do not have a photographic memory and forgot some tidbit that they read earlier on when they were prepping for the session.The information in each section is basically ok (although they beef up the tactical section with white noise, just to get it to fit on a page), but having them in multiple sections is a pain.In fact, some of the directly related information (like the clues in the journal and the map) in this particular module are spread out over 4 or 5 different sections. That's real difficult to find during the game.WotC. Try to organize your information better. Having each encounter in one section each might not be perfect, but it is a lot better than having it in two different sections.</blockquote>

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