Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 294 Main topic: D&D Encounters Unboxing!

We unbox the D&D Encounters Ravenloft season contents and share the design of the Shadows of Sithicus adventure!

Contents
00:00 Encounters Unboxed!
01:23 Quick Overview of D&D Encounters
05:51 Different from AL and LoG
10:31 Stores and Kits
13:46 What's In the Box?
16:48 Poster Maps!
18:54 DM and Player Rewards!
23:53 Dice Packs
26:28 What's in the Adventure?
31:27 Interactive Celebration Event
35:34 After the Celebration
39:00 Making Stores Happy
40:15 Encounters Dates
45:13 Shout-Outs
48:56 What Are We Gonna Do?

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