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Mar 18, 2026 1 hr 47 min

D&D Encounters Program with Chris Tulach! (MD 283)

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Episode 283 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: D&D Encounters Program with Chris Tulach! Chris Tulach, organized play manager for D&D, shares how the revised D&D Encounters program will work for stores and home play, including the upcoming celebration event! Chris also discusses the latest with Adventurers League and Legends of Greyhawk. News: No Tariff Lawsuits, NeoPets Withdraws License, Chris Cocks Interview, Codenames Critical Role, and more! Contents 00:00 Intro 01:40 Monster Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities? 11:35 Fair Stat Block Manipulation? 17:44 Tariffs Don't Require Lawsuits 21:49 D&D HeroClix 23:26 Hasbro's CEO on AI 29:15 NeoPets Withdraws License 33:15 20 Years of Kobold Press 35:05 D&D Reverse Dungeon Comic 36:02 Codenames Critical Role 38:22 Beyond the Silt Sea Annatan Coast 40:02 D&D Encounters with Chris Tulach 40:29 Chris' Path Through Organized Play 47:53 Longest Org Play Tenure 49:27 Goal of Organized Play 51:41 Measuring Benefits 54:52 Why D&D Encounters Rocked 01:04:37 D&D Encounters in 2026 01:06:32 Celebration Kick-Off Event 01:07:45 Seasons and D&D Encounters Timing 01:12:45 Encounters Through D&D Beyond 01:16:27 Working With Stores 01:17:48 Seasonal Cadence 01:20:02 WPN Store Incentives 01:23:37 Adventurers League 01:26:18 Legends of Greyhawk 01:32:55 Organized Play Options 01:37:06 AL and LoG Seasonality 01:39:22 Follow Chris Tulach! 01:42:31 Shout-Outs 01:46:32 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/ Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 1:40 Monster Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities?
  3. 11:35 Fair Stat Block Manipulation?
  4. 17:44 Tariffs Don't Require Lawsuits
  5. 21:49 D&D HeroClix
  6. 23:26 Hasbro's CEO on AI
  7. 29:15 NeoPets Withdraws License
  8. 33:15 20 Years of Kobold Press
  9. 35:05 D&D Reverse Dungeon Comic
  10. 36:02 Codenames Critical Role
  11. 38:22 Beyond the Silt Sea Annatan Coast
  12. 40:02 D&D Encounters with Chris Tulach
  13. 40:29 Chris' Path Through Organized Play
  14. 47:53 Longest Org Play Tenure
  15. 49:27 Goal of Organized Play
  16. 51:41 Measuring Benefits
  17. 54:52 Why D&D Encounters Rocked
  18. 1:04:37 D&D Encounters in 2026
  19. 1:06:32 Celebration Kick-Off Event
  20. 1:07:45 Seasons and D&D Encounters Timing
  21. 1:12:45 Encounters Through D&D Beyond
  22. 1:16:27 Working With Stores
  23. 1:17:48 Seasonal Cadence
  24. 1:20:02 WPN Store Incentives
  25. 1:23:37 Adventurers League
  26. 1:26:18 Legends of Greyhawk
  27. 1:32:55 Organized Play Options
  28. 1:37:06 AL and LoG Seasonality
  29. 1:39:22 Follow Chris Tulach!
  30. 1:42:31 Shout-Outs
  31. 1:46:32 What Are We Gonna Do?

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