Joining an adventure

D&DG has expanded the types of play offered to allow maximum flexibility for players. The following is a breakdown of each tag elaborating what each of them entails.

Drop-In (4 hour: $16 per session, 2 hour: $12 per session) Our meat and potatoes. Drop-in games are the main way that NPC factions in the world advance the plot around the players and the PC’s are mostly reactive to the situation. These games have no expectation of follow up games or continuity of party composition from one game to the next. However they reward those that come back for subsequent games in an interconnected world. If all you do is play Drop-In games you will still get a well-rounded experience and advance your character and the plot as you go, while being fully able to schedule D&D exclusively around your commitments.
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Mini-Arc (4 hour: $16 per session, 2 hour: $12 per session) This is a small series of sessions meant to address a serious problem that is beyond the scope of a single session. These are not meant to replace the Drop-In games, rather they tackle a specific quest that’s significant to the world and enhances the story rather than replacing it. For example, while the BBEG is besieging a city through multiple means that are being addressed in drop-in games, a group of adventurers could be tasked to travel to another city and find reinforcements. This would necessitate travel and conflicts that couldn’t be resolved in one session and while rotating characters throughout the adventure will work well, players who engage with more than one session will get deeper insights into their corner of the world beyond what a few hours would allow.
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Epic (5-6 hour: $25 per session) This game type is a series of tables playing simultaneously towards a single objective, being resolved through different arms. For example, if Team PC are now the ones sieging the city, one group may assail the front gate and battle against the cities defenses, buying time for another table to sneak in and plant explosives within the fortress wall, while a third table rescues a group of captured prisoners and a fourth moves to assassinate an enemy commander. There can be light or heavy crossover between the tables depending on the situation at hand and the game ends once all objectives have been completed.
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Mini-Series (For one session: $20, Multiple sessions: $18/seat) This is a series of two hour Sessions that take place one after another over the course of a single event, typically played out over a weekend. These Sessions lead right into one another, meaning a character cannot rest between sessions but could take a short rest during a mini-series if the character does not play in the subsequent Session. The player can still play in the next Session as a different character, but characters who wish to help the entire time have to balance that with pushing themselves too far without rest. For example, during a riot there may be any number of Sessions happening in quick succession and/or simultaneously. These Sessions don’t necessarily have a direct connection to one another but they are all Sessions under the same umbrella situation.
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Initiative Order (4 hour: $18.50 per session) This option allows players to commission a 4-5 session mini-arc where they set the goal. For example, if 6 players are interested in going to Unvollar to investigate the source of a series of attacks that have besieged Salvation, they can contact the DMs saying “we want to do this” and the DMs will provide a series of sessions for them to play out their proactive goals.
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Personal Quest (4 hour: $23.50 per session for spotlighted character, $17.50 per session for supporters, 2 hr: $19.50 for spotlighted character, $13.50 for supporters)This option spotlights one character and allows them the chance to pursue a personal goal that is outside the scope of normal play, typically tied to that character’s backstory. For example, if you made a character who came to Salvation after being routed out of your hometown and a position that was rightfully yours, Personal Quests allow you to bring your backstory center stage and advance it by returning home to take your rightful place. This works identically to Initiative Order but the player who is the center of the arc pays a slightly higher price and the other players who are supporting their friend pay slightly less