Play D&D Next at PAX Prime 2013
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That's right. This year it is all about D&D Next. We'll have the very popular Learn to Play D&D Next, the Forgotten Realms and Confrontation at Candlekeep, and the dastardly deadly dungeon Mines of Madness is featured in our DM's Challenge.
Learn to Play and Candlekeep are perfect for new players to D&D Next. Candlekeep is best for someone who has played any past edition of D&D. Mines of Madness is old school killer dungeon fun for those who feel comfortable with some challenge.
WHERE? The lower level of The Conference Center. Yes! We are back for the third year. This is level below the Magic the Gathering play area. Enter from the corner of 8th and Pike, or for the experienced PAX attendee take the escalator down from the main exhibit hall and keep going down until you get to us.
More details at our mini-site at:
https://sites.google.com/site/ddatpaxprime/
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
Easy to Learn
D&D Next: Confrontation at Candlekeep
Want a taste of what D&D Next has to offer? Candlekeep is under siege, and it needs adventurers to help protect it! Heed the call to defend the legendary monastery and stand against the tide of evil. This D&D Next adventure is 2 hours long and offers an interactive experience using the D&D Next playtest rules. No prior experience is necessary! Characters and all materials are provided.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11 am – 11 pm
Monday 11 am – 5 pm
Learn to Play D&D Next
Want to learn how to play D&D Next? We’ll teach you all the basics, and send you out on your first adventure! This D&D Next adventure is 2-3 hours long. No prior experience is necessary! Characters and all materials are provided.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11 am – 11 pm
Monday 11 am – 5 pm
D&D Board Game Open Play
Want to play a D&D game without a DM? Do you like cooperative games? How about head-to-head Euro-style games? Or casual dungeon delves? Come with your friends to play any of our D&D themed board games all weekend long! Stop in anytime to select from Dungeon!, The Legend of Drizzt, or Lords of Waterdeep.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11 am – 11 pm
Monday 11 am – 5 pm
Some Experience Recommended
D&D Next DM’s Challenge: Mines of Madness By Scott Kurtz & Chris Perkins
Are you as cool as the characters in PvP? Are you a Table Titans wannabe? Scott Kurtz's Mines of Madness await! Hurl yourself into a deadly dungeon in search of the fabled Forever Stone, but beware the outhouse! This special D&D Next adventure is possibly 4 hours long (if you make it) and designed for 3rd-level characters. In addition, you’ll be rating your Dungeon Masters to determine the best DM of PAX East 2013! Characters are provided.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 7 pm
Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport Tournament
Think you’re a master of Lords of Waterdeep? Participate in this 3-round tournament to determine who will be crowned the PAX Prime 2013 champion! The entry round uses the new Undermountain expansion from Scoundrels of Skullport. Winning players then advance to the semifinal round, which uses the Skullport expansion from Scoundrels of Skullport. The final table uses both new expansions combined! Each round is 2 hours long.
Entry Rounds: Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11 am
Semifinal Round: Sunday 3 pm
Final Round: Monday 11 am
More details at our mini-site at:
https://sites.google.com/site/ddatpaxprime/
-Robert Altomare
PAX D&D Events Senior GM
Learn to Play and Candlekeep are perfect for new players to D&D Next. Candlekeep is best for someone who has played any past edition of D&D. Mines of Madness is old school killer dungeon fun for those who feel comfortable with some challenge.
WHERE? The lower level of The Conference Center. Yes! We are back for the third year. This is level below the Magic the Gathering play area. Enter from the corner of 8th and Pike, or for the experienced PAX attendee take the escalator down from the main exhibit hall and keep going down until you get to us.
More details at our mini-site at:
https://sites.google.com/site/ddatpaxprime/
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
Easy to Learn
D&D Next: Confrontation at Candlekeep
Want a taste of what D&D Next has to offer? Candlekeep is under siege, and it needs adventurers to help protect it! Heed the call to defend the legendary monastery and stand against the tide of evil. This D&D Next adventure is 2 hours long and offers an interactive experience using the D&D Next playtest rules. No prior experience is necessary! Characters and all materials are provided.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11 am – 11 pm
Monday 11 am – 5 pm
Learn to Play D&D Next
Want to learn how to play D&D Next? We’ll teach you all the basics, and send you out on your first adventure! This D&D Next adventure is 2-3 hours long. No prior experience is necessary! Characters and all materials are provided.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11 am – 11 pm
Monday 11 am – 5 pm
D&D Board Game Open Play
Want to play a D&D game without a DM? Do you like cooperative games? How about head-to-head Euro-style games? Or casual dungeon delves? Come with your friends to play any of our D&D themed board games all weekend long! Stop in anytime to select from Dungeon!, The Legend of Drizzt, or Lords of Waterdeep.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11 am – 11 pm
Monday 11 am – 5 pm
Some Experience Recommended
D&D Next DM’s Challenge: Mines of Madness By Scott Kurtz & Chris Perkins
Are you as cool as the characters in PvP? Are you a Table Titans wannabe? Scott Kurtz's Mines of Madness await! Hurl yourself into a deadly dungeon in search of the fabled Forever Stone, but beware the outhouse! This special D&D Next adventure is possibly 4 hours long (if you make it) and designed for 3rd-level characters. In addition, you’ll be rating your Dungeon Masters to determine the best DM of PAX East 2013! Characters are provided.
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 7 pm
Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport Tournament
Think you’re a master of Lords of Waterdeep? Participate in this 3-round tournament to determine who will be crowned the PAX Prime 2013 champion! The entry round uses the new Undermountain expansion from Scoundrels of Skullport. Winning players then advance to the semifinal round, which uses the Skullport expansion from Scoundrels of Skullport. The final table uses both new expansions combined! Each round is 2 hours long.
Entry Rounds: Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 11 am
Semifinal Round: Sunday 3 pm
Final Round: Monday 11 am
More details at our mini-site at:
https://sites.google.com/site/ddatpaxprime/
-Robert Altomare
PAX D&D Events Senior GM
Robert Altomare
PAX Prime Senior GM since 2007
PAX Prime Senior GM since 2007
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Special events like this year's DM's Challenge will have lines. They will open 2 hours before the event (that would make them open at 5pm).
The Lords of Waterdeep Tournament is somewhat limited by the number of copies of the game we will have onsite and number of tables. But we can work things out if you are interested in competing.
PAX Prime Senior GM since 2007
-Sean
The DMs Challenge adventure can be quite nasty. While you may play for 4 hours, I would not expect to finish it.
PAX Prime Senior GM since 2007
You can email me with your interest and what day(s) you want to run. We are running the challenge on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at 7pm. Winner announced at Noon on Monday.
PAX Prime Senior GM since 2007
Confrontation at Candlekeep can be played multiple times. The first portion has a number of different paths, but the last portion of the event plays out similarly each time.
Mines of Madness is deadly, but in a tongue-in-cheek sort of way. There are provisions for character death within the adventure to keep players from rage quitting the table.
DMs that want to do the DM's Challenge can contact Robert Altomare by going to the D&D PAX Prime Site and following the instructions in the sidebar "Volunteering to GM."
We'll have all sorts of fun gaming going on in the D&D area at the show, and some goodies as well. Come down to "the Dungeon" in the Annex/Conference Center and check it out!
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