I imagine information will be on www.rpga.com as soon as it is available, though existing members of the Wizards Play Network - which up until now hasn't had an rpg component as far as I can tell - might get information a smidgeon sooner.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Thursday is RPGA news day on the wizards site. Just a little more patience.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Thursday is RPGA news day on the wizards site. Just a little more patience.
Thursday has come and gone but no update on the site that I could find.
Has anyone heard anything about this?
Teos
Nothing new. I do wonder what level we need to be in WPN/RPGA DM to get this. I imagine Master, as that matches up well with the second tier of WPN, but it would be nice to know for sure.
Teos
I thought at GenCon Chris said you'll need "CORE" level.
How one gets there, or where it fits in the ranking is yet unnanounced so far as I know.
Speaking of rankings. . . did anyone else get bumped from Master-level GM to Herald-level? Or do I need to e-mail WPN?
I thought at GenCon Chris said you'll need "CORE" level.
Yeah, I read that as well. However, my level reads Master. Is that the equivalent?
Speaking of rankings. . . did anyone else get bumped from Master-level GM to Herald-level? Or do I need to e-mail WPN?
Yes. I e-mailed them and they fixed it immediately with a very nice response.
Teos
The Delve night is not yet in the ordering system (the above poster was probably thinking of the special weekend LFR mod).
They said the Delve night would be announced to WPN members once it is available, the same way they announced the special weekend mod.
Teos
It sounds like they are single encounter 1-1.5 hour combats. I wonder if pre-gens will work best with that.
Does anyone know much about how Delve Nights will work or are we waiting for the info from WPN? I've started to run biweekly (I hope) RPGA adventures at my FLGS on Saturday nights but wonder if Delve Nights might work better. Specifically, I'm wondering about character creation and leveling up -- will Delve Nights use pre-generated characters or bring-your-own and whether they can be levelled up?
It sounds like they are single encounter 1-1.5 hour combats. I wonder if pre-gens will work best with that.
I believe the goal is to encourage retail stores to run "Friday Night Delves" (a nice tie-in to Friday Night Magic).
I'm pretty sure you can bring your LFR characters if they're level-appropriate, at least, I kinda think I heard Chris say so at the GenCon members meeting. I missed bits and pieces of this part of the meeting I must confess.
Dunno if LFR characters will get any bonuses for playing (XP, Gold, etc) or if it's just to test your character's mettle in a different play environment, but it should still be fun.
So there's already some activity ...
If you're going to run them on multiple nights, you need to sign up for each night separately (like FNM).
Sanctioning needs to be completed by September 20th (for the October Delve).
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Now then, does anyone have any idea how rewards for Delve Night work? I've heard all kinds of crazy things.
Now then, does anyone have any idea how rewards for Delve Night work? I've heard all kinds of crazy things.
There's been nothing official said that I'm aware of, so anything you're heard is almost certainly just speculation.
You can sign up for them now by going to Event Sancitoning>D&D>Then choose D&D Delve Night from the dropdown menu, NOT Special Event or Retail.
If you're going to run them on multiple nights, you need to sign up for each night separately (like FNM).
Sanctioning needs to be completed by September 20th (for the October Delve).
I don't know yet if I can find enough players to participate. Can I sanction the event now and cancel it later if it cannot go through?
Yes, but I believe they may have you send the prizes (if any) back if you end up not running it.
where can I find more info about the event? you seem to know a lot about it ...
http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dci/wpn/main
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drrep/20080820
From the dropdown when you select Home Game, Retail, etc. you must select D&D Delve Night instead. If it isn't on the list, then you may have to be set up both as a WPN Gateway Level or higher Coordinator AND/OR an RPGA Herald Level or higher GM. I'm not sure which (or if both) are required, I just know I am both and I was able to sign up.
I am Herald level GM and should be set up as a WPN Gateway level. Do you have a Gateway level WPN membership line on your membership list? When I signed up for WPN, I received the following membership lines: D&D miniatures - coordinator, Magic - coordinator and star wars miniatures - coordinator (all at gateway level).
I am Herald level GM and should be set up as a WPN Gateway level. Do you have a Gateway level WPN membership line on your membership list? When I signed up for WPN, I received the following membership lines: D&D miniatures - coordinator, Magic - coordinator and star wars miniatures - coordinator (all at gateway level).
I was already a DCI Coordinator for everything they make before "the merge" and my DCI/RPGA memberships were merged years ago, so I can't really comment on how things are supposed to be for the average user. If you are both a WPN Coordinator and an RPGA GM and are listing a public venue for the event and you don't have D&D Delve Night as part of the drop down, I would contact DCI about that ASAP and see if they can sanction you manually until they fix your account. The sanctioning deadline is tomorrow.
Where did you find this deadline info? Or is that info found when you sanction an event? Perhaps it is only relevant for people in the US who will receive the physical kits? I heard we here in Europe would only have access to the electronic download.
It was in an email from the Wizards Play Network:
Sanctioning Reminder
Wizards Play Network Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 1:42 PM
To: Wizards Play Network
Gateway – Core – Advanced Organizers
Sanctioning Reminder
Online sanctioning for the following events will be ending soon. Please note that we can’t honor requests for these events after the sanctioning closes.
Magic: The Gathering – Shards of Alara⁚ Launch Party
Launch Parties will deliver a friendly, fun, social event to your store that appeals to new and current Magic customers. The Shards of Alara⁚ Theme Release Tournament and League Play will be the two key play formats associated with Launch Parties. More information at www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=mtgcom/events/releases.
*Sanctioning closes Saturday, September 20, 2008.
Dungeons & Dragons - D&D® Delve
Delve into our new RPGA D&D mini-adventure program where players will face diabolic plots and heinous creatures all bent on ensuring they are defeated. It’s action-packed, fast-paced D&D fun where the heroic survive on instant decisions and the roll of a d20⁚. For more information, visit www.wizards.com/wpn.
*Sanctioning closes Saturday, September 20th 2008.
Dungeons & Dragons - Weekend in the Realms
Our first action-packed weekend of D&D introduces the new RPGA Forgotten Realms® Campaign. Public locations will be sent kits with all they need to run one, two or three challenging 4-hour adventures for their want-to-be heroes. More information at www.rpga.com.
*Sanctioning closes Friday, September 26th 2008.
Please let us know if you have any difficulty scheduling these events by sending an email to [email]dci@wizards.com[/email]. Please provide your name and DCI / RPGA number when writing to us.
Thank you, and good luck with your events!
The WPN Team
Wizards of the Coast
It was in an email from the Wizards Play Network:
Unfortunately, that e-mail seems to be in error, as today, the 20th, I can't sanction the event.
Unfortunately, that e-mail seems to be in error, as today, the 20th, I can't sanction the event.
Well, you can sanction the next night, for 10/3/08. Heh. Well, you get only so far, even then. I think they screwed up their database, again. Sigh.
Before you can complete your sanction request, you must resolve the issues below.
Sanctioning D&D Delve Night is only allowed starting 2008-09-06 until 2008-09-19
I was able to sign up this passed Thursday (the 18th) for the full month, though the first one does have to be after the 3rd, presumably so that they have time to send you the kit.
I was able to sign up this passed Thursday (the 18th) for the full month, though the first one does have to be after the 3rd, presumably so that they have time to send you the kit.
Can you tell us if it falls under the RPGA awards system and how many points it awards for players/GMs ?
This link should work, and if you click on one of the Delve Night listings, you see that it doesn't list a point value the way normal RPGA events do.
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> Due to an extremely high level of interest in the new D&D Delve program we are doing a one time extension from Friday 9/26/08 to Sunday 9/28/08 for organizers to complete sanctioning.
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> D&D Delve Night is a monthly dungeoncrawl adventure that is separated into four encounters. Each encounter takes about 1–2 hours to complete. The encounters are meant to be played one per week, or as often as the organizer and DM agree to run them. Each encounter is displayed on a full-color cardstock sheet with all the information needed to DM the session right on the sheet. Players simply show up with characters of the appropriate level (or create them onsite) and jump right into the action!
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> To sanction your event:
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> Go to www.rpga.com
> On the left in the navigation bar under RPGA click on Sanction an Event
> Log in using your RPGA or DCI number and password
> On the right in the navigation box headed My Links click on Sanction Event
> Follow along with the sanctioning process
> Ensure you select D&D as the Brand, Delve as the Event Type, and after checking the adventures hit Add before Next.
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> Please note: There is nobody in the office after 12 noon PST (GMT +8) Friday until Monday morning so we recommend doing this early on Friday and contacting us immediately if you have any challenges.
>
Bill
2. They will send a packet with everything you need to run Delve Night to the address entered.
Says I don't have a sanctioned location to run the event . I have been DENIED!
That is sad... I am running mine at the Public Library!
2. They will send a packet with everything you need to run Delve Night to the address entered.
Is this the case for Canadian locales, as well? I've got my event all registered and everything, which is groovy, but I want to make sure I've done everything correct to get the materials.
We got our October Delve Kit by the way:
October's Delve is The Tower of Maraj for a party of 4-6 1st level PCs.
Players will need to create a lvl1 character using the CCG OR make one onsite OR use a pregen. The single included pregen is a lvl1 Dragonborn Paladin.
The Delve is indeed a series of 4 encounters, each designed to last 1-2 hours, with the full Delve clearly design to happen over a period of 4 weeks.
The encounters seemed to be shaped like the old D&D Worldwide Game Day stuff: a quick hook before the first encounter then a bunch of dungeon combat. And things are not solo brute based at all. So far.
Rewards are not clear. Nothing else is in the package. Perhaps everyone will get RPGA points? We'll find out when we report the first week.
The guiding principle should be that unless you have LFR-branded campaign documentation saying that LFR characters can get XP/rewards from the adventure, they can't. In other words, always assume the answer will be 'no' until and unless you see something that says that they can.
Are we supposed to report each week...or wait until the end of the month. I ask only because when I try to report the event it won't allow me to do so...before I bother tech support at WotC I just wanted to make sure I was doing everything correctly on my end!
2. The encounters clearly list XP and treasure is given out after the 4th one, I have no idea why, possibly in case they want to take that character on a play it in a home game? WotC has done this a lot in one-shots and preview adventures as well with that given as the reason. If you are using these as one-shot characters that will never be used again, I would suggest to your players that they take this opportunity to try something new and completely different from what they would normally play. Delve Night can be used in this way both to provide a short but fun experience and to help teach players how different roles & power sources act and interact on the battlefield.
3. The white packet that came with the kit clearly says you are supposed to report each week within the 8-day DCI reporting deadline. If you can't report it for some reason, I would contact DCI. With the move to WPN's tiered system, events reported stay on your record as a mark against you when determining if you should get access to high-level events later on.
The white packet that came with the kit clearly says you are supposed to report each week within the 8-day DCI reporting deadline.
That's what I thought I read, but when I was unable to report I thought that I may have been mistaken. I've sent the snafu off to DCI...hopefully they'll get back to me before the reporting deadline.
I was also curious to see if anyone else was having a similar issue...but I'm guessing not!
I'm running Delve Nights at my FLGS. I've been given four encounters, but our FLGS has us scheduled for only two days.
Is it against the rules to run 2 encounters a day? If so, is there an official FAQ I can point my storeowner towards?
Quick question.
I'm running Delve Nights at my FLGS. I've been given four encounters, but our FLGS has us scheduled for only two days.
Is it against the rules to run 2 encounters a day? If so, is there an official FAQ I can point my storeowner towards?
It sounds like you can probably schedule them however you want as long as that is made clear to all players and potential players in advance.
dbeman, tonight was my first session and I was able to add players and save the form, but the final report button doesn't seem to do anything. Is this what happened to you?
Yes...this is exactly what happened to me. I'm glad to see I'm not alone!
I've sent two emails to [email]dci@wizards.com[/email], but have yet to receive a response. I'll likely send a third at the end of this week.
I've yet to receieve responses to emails I sent to [email]dci@wizards.com[/email] weeks ago.
Perhaps they're all busy working on hiding the D&D Insider content from non-subscribers!
And the packet specifically asks you to find additional DMs for additional tables, but there is no way to add the additional tables OR the additional DMs.
Oh great and wise RPGA VCL, can you send these problems straight to someone's desk? I fear I will be punished for tardiness and unable to get my players their points if I am still unable to report after the 8-day deadline which hits this week.
Like a DCI collectible game event, the judge was entered when the event was sanctioned. This is also causing issue for me as the plan was for me to coordinate and play, but I've ended up DMing.
And the packet specifically asks you to find additional DMs for additional tables, but there is no way to add the additional tables OR the additional DMs.
Oh great and wise RPGA VCL, can you send these problems straight to someone's desk? I fear I will be punished for tardiness and unable to get my players their points if I am still unable to report after the 8-day deadline which hits this week.
Well, I'm just a poster like you guys, I just have the added task of keeping threads in order and on-topic. So I've no greater powers of contact than you have.
That said, I'm fairly certain the Globals have been keeping tabs on this, and they've got the ear of Mr. Tulach, so what may be able to be done will be done in the order that it can be done. :-)
Alright, I'm done.
If you click the "add session" button, it takes you to a screen similar to reporting any other RPGA event. From there you can add your players and report the event normally.
OK...I figured it out.
If you click the "add session" button, it takes you to a screen similar to reporting any other RPGA event. From there you can add your players and report the event normally.
Um, scroll down? It's still working right for me.
Failure to report can effect future sanciton opportunities.
Well either I really am not understanding, or it is doing different things for different people. Here is what I am seeing. No option to add GMs or Events. And at this point, when I hit "report event", it comes back to this exact screen. No errors or anything, just back to this Screen.
Well, I was able to report the first two weeks of Delve just fine using the RPGA-style forms.
But now, when I log in to report this week's Delve (#3 for me), it is back to the old form and the button is once again not working.