D&D Encounters program debuts “Shadows of Sithicus” + encounters in Tepest, Darkon, Borca, and Valachan
[edit: corrected link here, and another version in the comments: https://wpn.wizards.com/en/news/dnd-organized-play-new-seasons-programs-and-event-types ]
Wizards of the Coast’ “WPN” (or Wizards Play Network) for FLGS (Friendly Local Game Stores) released the first of the “Encounters” program adventures today:
“Shadows of Sithocus” (note: not just Sithicus, see below)
The Encounters program existed in some form on the past as a way to help bring new players into the hobby, create community, and support local partners. That went away for a while so it’s great to see it come back.
The adventure is put out there for stores to run and they get additional special treats as the website shows. But the adventure does appear free to just download, in PDF.
I don’t feel like I want to spoil things for too much. I’ll just note what’s m interesting is that it appears to be more of a set of encounters around several domains not just Sithicus. There’s one in Tepest, Darkon, Borca, and Valachan. And they really are teasers more than anything. At the end it hints to short adventures in Lamordia, Borca again, and Barovia.