Questions tagged [dnd-encounters]
For questions primarily involving D&D Encounters, an official program of D&D 4e run by WotC which progressed a campaign with weekly installments.
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Does D&D Next or Dead in Thay have rules for equipping new PCs above level 1?
My game group at the local shop recently got our hand on the next season of D&D Encounters, Dead in Thay, and will be running it in a few days.
Previous editions, such as 4e, have very specific ...
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Are Lair Assaults treated as one long, unending encounter?
Specifically I'm asking about Lair Assault: Kill the Wizard, but would also like to know if this is an overall rule for Lair Assaults. It's my first Lair Assault and I want to build my potential PCs ...
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Web of the Spider Queen Executioner Optimization
I'm currently playing an assassin executioner in this season's enounters and was wondering if anyone with any knowledge of the drow (and other monsters I'll likely find in the underdark) could chime ...
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What is the maximum earnable gold for the Elder Elemental Eye?
I just finished playing Season 8 of D&D Encounters, Elder Elemental Eye. I really liked the character, so I'd like to take her forward for Living Realms. But, I didn't keep very good notes on gold ...
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How does D&D Encounters work?
I like the concept of D&D Encounters and would like to incorporate some of it into my own games. The problem is that I'm nowhere near a place that runs D&D Encounters, so I don't know much ...
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What are good DM strategies for adjusting an Encounters session to handle various parties?
Our local store has been running the Encounters sessions, and one issue that the DMs have encountered is that the difficulty of the fight can vary drastically based on not only the number of players, ...
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What are the Twitter Buffs for D&D Encounters, and how do they work?
I take part in a weekly D&D Encounters program and the question often comes up. What are the "Twitter Buffs", and this is quickly followed by "how do they work"?
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How can I encourage my D&D Encounters group to do more role playing?
I'm a new player to D&D 4e. I've been participating in D&D Encounters since Season 1 and have even run a couple of sessions in Season 3 when the regular DM couldn't attend. I don't play in ...
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How to fix this scenario for D&D Encounters?
I just finished running a D&D Encounters season 3 ep 11 session, and I'm dissatisfied with how it ended; I want to fix it next week with a bit of retroactive play before moving on to the finale.
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Where can I get old D&D Encounters content?
Does anyone know whether there's any way to get a hold of the content from previous D&D Encounters seasons? I'd like to be able to try some of it out.
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How to deal with a Batman PC as a DM?
I'm running one of the D&D Encounters tables at the local game shop. In Chapter 3 the players can create their own characters.
Everyone had normal characters with the exception of one player who ...
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D&D Encounters Dark Sun Season
I've stepped up to run one of the local Encounters tables for this season. However I don't have adventure chapters 1 & 2. What has happened in the story up until now?
