I seriously love this podcast. The topic this week was the state of D&D Encounters which is obviously something very close to my heart!
The guests were Topher Kohan, Joe Lastowski, and Mike Loewnau who were awesome–even if only one of them correctly answered the opening question–“what is your favorite Faction”?
As always, James does a great job of thanking everyone for volunteering their time & supporting the hobby. His conversation is laid back and things move along smoothly with a lot of agreement & audio head bobbing. A good listen.
D&D Encounters is very messy at a lot of shops these days due to a lack of direction, a failure to communicate the plan, and a general lack of focus. Players are leaving tables mad, stores are not prepared, DMs are not sure what to run. The added complexity of the Adventure League is not helping–my current thought is that, like project Morning Star, the Adventure League should be shut down or renamed “D&D Expeditions”, This would end confusion and D&D Encounters could go back to being what it was designed to be–weekly introduction to D&D run in shops.
Of course, that is just my opinion & the guys on this cast have different opinions and experiences which they share in a wonderfullly positive way.
David Given Schwarm 
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