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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 1:30AM
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D&D News
War of Everlasting Darkness
By Chris Tulach You’ve delved into the depths to uncover the drow threat in Web of the Spider Queen. You were able to live out your dark fantasies as the enemy in Council of Spiders. Now, the final chapter of the epic Rise of the Underdark storyline plays itself out in the War of Everlasting Darkness. Talk about this news here. 
Yan
Montréal, Canada
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 5:30AM
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" This final season of D&D Encounters will be epic, even if the tier is heroic"
Wait. This is the final season of D&D Encounters? They are ending the program?
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 5:41AM
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Looks like it. Unless Chris meant final season for 2012 or final of the Drow -themed seasons as the review say '' This is the third and final installment of the Drow-themed Rise of the Underdark story-arc.''?I hope a Organized Play Program keep going for 2013, be it D&D Encounters, Lair Assault or something else. Perhaps even an In-Store Playtest Program for D&D Next would be cool... 
Yan
Montréal, Canada
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 5:48AM
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This season offers a fun adventure and give access to more materials and interesting new ways to play the D&D Encounter experience. THUMBS UP 
Yan
Montréal, Canada
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 6:53AM
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The adventure is 4e. The adventure does incorporate some elements from D&D Next. The PCs do advance from level 1-8, advancing one level every week. D&D Encounters: War of Everlasting Darkness – Preview
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 11:36AM
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I have never been on encounters, and i will never be....because i am not on USA and the closest store that sell D&D stuff require me to cross the border and drive like 3 hours to reach that place...but it seems cool they are doing encounters that reach up to level 8, it gives the idea of the game doesn't break after 5 levels like in many game systems....and i want a high res version of the artwork on the preview.
On the otherside...if this is the last season of the encounters, it's pretty obvious that the lack of support, new content and releases for 4e are intentional from WotC to kill interest or attention from 4e and redirect it to D&DNext, and not that they don't have the capacity for supporting 4e and developing Next. Also, the change on the rules outside of inherent bonuses sounds like a terrible idea.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 7:55PM
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The adventure is 4e. The adventure does incorporate some elements from D&D Next. The PCs do advance from level 1-8, advancing one level every week.
D&D Encounters: War of Everlasting Darkness – Preview
Migod, this sounds like a complete disaster.
Maybe it will be fun in and of itself, but it won't be D&D. And it won't recruit players. Those who like it will be disappointed when they play normal games, and those who would like normal games will not like this and won't be playing again.
It seems like they are switching the purpose of Encounters to playtesting, which means the PC of this adventure is going to be a dead-end. It will not be usable in LFR or anywhere else without changes that make the whole thing a waste.
We have several rule changes, none of which seem desirable. We gain a level every week? Sounds nice at first glance, but what you get easily you don't value. Encounter powers are going to be daily powers? Yuk. That is grossly unbalancing for starters, and a very bad idea in its own right. No treasure? Less combat?? D&D has always been "kill the monsters and take their stuff".
What is there here for a D&D player to like?
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 11:29PM
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Encounter powers are going to be daily powers? Yuk. That is grossly unbalancing for starters, and a very bad idea in its own right.
I prefer to think of it as Daily powers are now Encounter powers.
What is there here for a D&D player to like?
Being able to get higher than 3rd level.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 13, 2012 - 2:22AM
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COffin, meet nail. Nail, meet coffin.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 13, 2012 - 4:02PM
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I'm interested to see how it plays out. Sounds like it going to be a nice change off place.
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