Hoard of the Dragon Queen--D&D Encounters S19 S5

Jack was not feeling well last night--he did not want to spread shop crude, the distant biological cousin to Con Crude--so we stayed home.

Brian did send me some images from his table including this mini which I think Kate painted when she was like 4 years old!

Scott & Alan were have a great time--clearly! Most be something to do with Scottish Independence! 

The rest of the table was focused and having a good time.

Very stoked to get this shots & some vision into what is going on at the other tables when I am not around.

DM Summit III--D&D Encounters Hoard of the Dragon Queen @ Veggie Grill

Brian & I stopped by Veggie Grill to discuss the upcoming session of D&D Encounters.

Brian got the regular

I had some crazy burger with chili & a side of glazed cauliflower--it was wild, but delicious.

We reviewed how things were going at the shop, changes we had made in the encounters, and plans for the upcoming sessions.

Here are the notes:

Last Week

1. Level Up
2. Create a Story
3. Rules Light
4. Giving out magic
5. healing
6. Guilds not working at all

DM Mechanics

1. Plenty of space
2. Stat blocks are hard to find
3. Fantasy Island theme

It is always good to meet with the other D&D Encounter DM's.

Pre Pre Release Release

Tuesday Crew was on again today & I was ready!

The back packs piled up

The muffins were out

And Andrew's Cat Soldier Tokens were ready!

The Crew had their games on this morning

Matt continues to play very well

Preston was doing some emergency deck tech after some mana problems

Jack is still not feeling well, but did have a fun match against Dylan

Liam is on fire

Derek was undefeated this morning, I think

Dylan is still playing Slivers which is awesome. He also may be hosting a pre-release event at his house.

Andrew is in for Prerelease

He is also rolling boxcars! which requires some kind of weird time shifting as captured in the above photo

I have a new annoying way to lay out my initial draw based on something I saw on Spell Slingers.

Are Hybrid Spells Cast With Only One Mana Color Still Multicolored?

Derek casts Nightveil Specter using only Blue Mana

I have Soldier of the Pantheon out

Do I still gain the one life?

The Gatherer seems pretty clear on this one:

• 9/15/2013: Most hybrid spells and permanents, including the ones in the Return to Ravnica block, are multicolored, even if you cast them with one color of mana.

Polis Crushers has Protection from Enchanted Creatures?

Matt attacks with his Hero of Iroas 

enchanted with a Mogis's Warhound

which Andrew blocks with his Polis Crusher

Does the Polis Crusher take 4 and die OR does the Polis Crusher have protection from the Enchanted Hercules and take no damage?

This question appears to be answered by the Gatherer:

• 9/15/2013: “Protection from enchantments” means that Polis Crusher can’t be enchanted, it can’t be targeted by Aura spells or by abilities of enchantments, all damage that would be dealt to it by enchantments is prevented, and it can’t be blocked by enchantment creatures. Notably, it doesn’t have protection from enchanted creatures (unless those creatures are also enchantments).