Irregular play & rewards

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#1

AxeMurder0

Aug 27, 2014 23:06:32

So, there's a weekly group doing Encounters (Hoard of the Dragon Queen), but I can only join them once or twice a month.

 

Since downtime and renown are only rewarded at the end of an episode do I only get these rewards if I'm luckly enough to be playing the final session of an episode?

 

Can I go back and play missing sessions of an episode with a different group later?

 

What happens if I go play an Expedition with my character after completing an Encounter session (but not episode)?

 

Thanks.

#2

Archon007

Sep 01, 2014 10:44:43

You need to complete the adventure to get the rewards and be able to apply it to your log sheet. Since Hoard is a campaign they give out rewards per episode so you would log that episode and rewards given. You can use the same character across any AL adventure type as long as it meets the level requirement. 

 

Personally, I would find a different Hoard group that plays closure to you time availability instead of missing several episodes each month. I doubt you would watch a TV program by watching episode 1, then 4, then, 7, then back to 2, then 9, etc. it kinds of ruins the story for you possibly the other players as they constantly have to keep filling you in on what you constantly are missing (which is annoying) and soon enough they will out level you and then you are just a waste of a player slot that maybe some else could use. 

#3

AxeMurder0

Sep 01, 2014 21:06:19

Thank you for the response, maybe I'm misreading your message but what I'm hearing is, I'm not welcome to play this campaign because I have an irregular schedule.

 

 

"While you’ll still find D&D Encounters emphasizing play for the casual player (starting characters at 1st level) you’ll find it’s become an introduction to the main storyline."

 

Is this wrong? Is it not actually designed for the casual player?

#4

nightwalker450

Sep 02, 2014 7:34:40

If you miss the final session of the episode, I'm sure talking with the DM you can get the rewards downtime/renown for the episode as long as you've made about half the sessions.

 

Yes it's for casual players, that's why the exp caps are in place, so that way someone doesn't have to make every session to remain near level to other participants who come to every session.

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Skerrit

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CdrcJsn

Sep 02, 2014 13:38:55

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TheBreen

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