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you have to answer, what is this adventure about? Or what is this adventure's form? Is it a one shot adventure with pre-gens? You're gonna wanna start differently. Is it a adventure in the middle of a long running campaign? You're gonna be able to do other things with that. For me, the challenge of opening encounters is exactly the same challenge as writing fiction.

you have to answer, what is this adventure about? Or what is this adventure's form? Is it a one shot adventure with pre-gens? You're gonna wanna start differently. Is it a adventure in the middle of a long running campaign? You're gonna be able to do other things with that. For me, the challenge of opening encounters is exactly the same challenge as writing fiction.

And that is, you have to provide information but you can't provide information in a way that detracts from the adventure and the fun and the tension. So getting that information to the players as efficiently as possible while still moving forward with the action is what an inciting incident or an opening encounter needs to be about.

And that is, you have to provide information but you can't provide information in a way that detracts from the adventure and the fun and the tension. So getting that information to the players as efficiently as possible while still moving forward with the action is what an inciting incident or an opening encounter needs to be about.

And there is no perfect introduction because there are so many different kinds of players. Some players want to know everything about their character, about the other characters, about the situation, about the world right away. And they're not happy until they have everything. And that's what session zeros are for. Right.

And there is no perfect introduction because there are so many different kinds of players. Some players want to know everything about their character, about the other characters, about the situation, about the world right away. And they're not happy until they have everything. And that's what session zeros are for. Right.

So you can then say, OK, we're going to introduce all our characters to each other. We're going to get that out of the way. I'm going to talk about the world that we're in. We're going to get that out of the way. So you know that you don't need to have that forward moving action right from the start because you have that time.

So you can then say, OK, we're going to introduce all our characters to each other. We're going to get that out of the way. I'm going to talk about the world that we're in. We're going to get that out of the way. So you know that you don't need to have that forward moving action right from the start because you have that time.

Or play a game other than D&D where building the setting is part of the game. Coming up with that collective information about the world, about the relationships between the party members, it's part of the play. So it's expected and it doesn't begin awkwardly then because that's what the game calls for. Yeah. Awesome. Thank you for those questions.

Or play a game other than D&D where building the setting is part of the game. Coming up with that collective information about the world, about the relationships between the party members, it's part of the play. So it's expected and it doesn't begin awkwardly then because that's what the game calls for. Yeah. Awesome. Thank you for those questions.

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D&D Beyond can be used for character creation. The campaign takes place in the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide's time period for Greyhawk, which is 576 CY, and starts in the central Flanais. The focus of the campaign will be convention play. That's where special events will happen, although there will be ways to play both online and away from conventions.

D&D Beyond can be used for character creation. The campaign takes place in the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide's time period for Greyhawk, which is 576 CY, and starts in the central Flanais. The focus of the campaign will be convention play. That's where special events will happen, although there will be ways to play both online and away from conventions.

The adventures are supposedly shorter, so normally you're looking at four-hour time slots. We don't know exactly what shorter means at this point, but probably less than four hours. And there will be ways for premier organizers to create adventures for this campaign. So here's the quote.

The adventures are supposedly shorter, so normally you're looking at four-hour time slots. We don't know exactly what shorter means at this point, but probably less than four hours. And there will be ways for premier organizers to create adventures for this campaign. So here's the quote.

The first adventures, part of a preview for the campaign, are a featured part of MagicCon Chicago's D&D experience. Those adventures will be exclusive to players at that event for some time. and then will become accessible at other conventions during late spring and summer. At Gen Con 2025, a full launch of the campaign is planned. So, interesting news.

The first adventures, part of a preview for the campaign, are a featured part of MagicCon Chicago's D&D experience. Those adventures will be exclusive to players at that event for some time. and then will become accessible at other conventions during late spring and summer. At Gen Con 2025, a full launch of the campaign is planned. So, interesting news.

We will keep our fingers on the pulse of that. Tejas, did you have any other thoughts?

We will keep our fingers on the pulse of that. Tejas, did you have any other thoughts?