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Question about Event Reporting a multi-session Adventure

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#1
-charmy-
Apr 20, 2010 4:11:23 Hey all,

I'm new to the RPGA, Organized Play, Living Forgotten Realms, D&D 4th Edition, and DMing in general, so forgive any nubbiness on my part.

I successfully completed a Herald examination and started a private D&D group of 6 on the MINI1-1 Stirring the Embers adventure last Friday. I had scheduled the game on Thursday, and now I wanted to submit my report for that game.

The game went well, but the adventure is designed to be completed in about two gaming-sessions, and I suspect that our group will probably require at least 3 sessions to get through. Many of them are brand new to D&D in general, so there is a lot of time spent with rules discussion and such.

When I went to report my game, I noticed that they required me to fill in the Adventure Questions/Answer, none of which I can answer until the adventure is done. How should I handle this?

What I plan to do is to continue to scheduled MINI 1-1 events week after week until its done. Then, once the adventure is done and I have the adventure answers, I will complete the report for each event.

Is this the accepted way of doing this, or am I missing something?

Thanks in advance!
#2
Thanlis
Apr 20, 2010 6:20:36 No, that'd mean you were running that many total complete MINI 1-1s. Schedule 1 event, and just wait to report it till you've completed the whole module.
#3
-charmy-
Apr 20, 2010 7:17:51 Ahh.. I see I see.

I guess I got confused because the DM rewards program states that DMs get 1 point per session, but the only way to get a point is to submit a report. If the adventure takes 3 weeks/sessions, I figured that would be a point each week, and so 3 reports.

I guess its actually 1 point per completed adventure regardless of how many sessions it takes.

Thanks for clearing that up
#4
Thanlis
Apr 20, 2010 11:32:26
Ahh.. I see I see.
I guess I got confused because the DM rewards program states that DMs get 1 point per session, but the only way to get a point is to submit a report. If the adventure takes 3 weeks/sessions, I figured that would be a point each week, and so 3 reports.

I guess its actually 1 point per completed adventure regardless of how many sessions it takes.

Thanks for clearing that up

Ohhh, yeah, I see where you're coming from now. I haven't read the DM rewards program in ages, but you're absolutely right -- it's one point per completed adventure. And that's true even if the adventure is double length.
#5
kenobi65
Apr 20, 2010 11:54:26 Yeah, it can be a bit confusing, but a "session", in RPGA parlance, is
- 1 DM
- 4 to 6 players
- completing one adventure
#6
pedr
Apr 20, 2010 17:17:45 There is a slight problem with adventures which take more than one meeting to complete interacting with the event sanctioning/reporting system. I do not believe that the WPN are currently monitoring whether 'private' games are delinquent, but according to the rules you should report an 'event' within eight days of the date it was supposed to 'occur', and I've been slightly lazy in getting all of my D&D Encounters reports in on time and have been receiving emails seven days after the event reminding me that I've not reported them.

You may find that you will have to cancel an event and re-create a second event with the same scenario once you've completed it and are ready to report. I don't believe that will cause any problems with WotC, particularly if this is organised as a private game.
#7
Uthrac
Apr 21, 2010 12:41:18 It's also useful to note that to get rewards, you just need 5+ points in a 6-month period. Even reporting one game every 2-3 weeks will qualify you for DM Rewards.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 -charmy- Apr 20, 2010 4:11:23	Hey all, I'm new to the RPGA, Organized Play, Living Forgotten Realms, D&D 4th Edition, and DMing in general, so forgive any nubbiness on my part. I successfully completed a Herald examination and started a private D&D group of 6 on the MINI1-1 Stirring the Embers adventure last Friday. I had scheduled the game on Thursday, and now I wanted to submit my report for that game. The game went well, but the adventure is designed to be completed in about two gaming-sessions, and I suspect that our group will probably require at least 3 sessions to get through. Many of them are brand new to D&D in general, so there is a lot of time spent with rules discussion and such. When I went to report my game, I noticed that they required me to fill in the Adventure Questions/Answer, none of which I can answer until the adventure is done. How should I handle this? What I plan to do is to continue to scheduled MINI 1-1 events week after week until its done. Then, once the adventure is done and I have the adventure answers, I will complete the report for each event. Is this the accepted way of doing this, or am I missing something? Thanks in advance!
#2 Thanlis Apr 20, 2010 6:20:36	No, that'd mean you were running that many total complete MINI 1-1s. Schedule 1 event, and just wait to report it till you've completed the whole module.
#3 -charmy- Apr 20, 2010 7:17:51	Ahh.. I see I see. I guess I got confused because the DM rewards program states that DMs get 1 point per session, but the only way to get a point is to submit a report. If the adventure takes 3 weeks/sessions, I figured that would be a point each week, and so 3 reports. I guess its actually 1 point per completed adventure regardless of how many sessions it takes. Thanks for clearing that up
#4 Thanlis Apr 20, 2010 11:32:26	Ahh.. I see I see. I guess I got confused because the DM rewards program states that DMs get 1 point per session, but the only way to get a point is to submit a report. If the adventure takes 3 weeks/sessions, I figured that would be a point each week, and so 3 reports. I guess its actually 1 point per completed adventure regardless of how many sessions it takes. Thanks for clearing that up Ohhh, yeah, I see where you're coming from now. I haven't read the DM rewards program in ages, but you're absolutely right -- it's one point per completed adventure. And that's true even if the adventure is double length.
#5 kenobi65 Apr 20, 2010 11:54:26	Yeah, it can be a bit confusing, but a "session", in RPGA parlance, is - 1 DM - 4 to 6 players - completing one adventure
#6 pedr Apr 20, 2010 17:17:45	There is a slight problem with adventures which take more than one meeting to complete interacting with the event sanctioning/reporting system. I do not believe that the WPN are currently monitoring whether 'private' games are delinquent, but according to the rules you should report an 'event' within eight days of the date it was supposed to 'occur', and I've been slightly lazy in getting all of my D&D Encounters reports in on time and have been receiving emails seven days after the event reminding me that I've not reported them. You may find that you will have to cancel an event and re-create a second event with the same scenario once you've completed it and are ready to report. I don't believe that will cause any problems with WotC, particularly if this is organised as a private game.
#7 Uthrac Apr 21, 2010 12:41:18	It's also useful to note that to get rewards, you just need 5+ points in a 6-month period. Even reporting one game every 2-3 weeks will qualify you for DM Rewards.