Questions tagged [dnd-adventurers-league]
For questions concerning D&D Adventurers League rules and play. Adventurers League is an official D&D 5e organised play format.
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Do reactions interrupt their triggers or not?
In the Player's Handbook, it is pretty clear that reactions normally interrupt the thing that they are reacting to.
Xanathar's Guide to Everything, however, has explicitly changed all reactions to ...
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What is the "+1 rule" for Adventurers League?
This Q&A refers to a rule that was in use for AL from 2015-2020. See this post announcing its discontinuation. This Q&A has therefore been locked against new interactions. Always check your ...
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When and how does combat start in a standoff?
I run Adventurers league at a local game cafe with a veteran group that has lots of experience playing prior editions. However these players knowledge of the rules is an amalgamation of 5e rules and ...
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How to work with a player who cites ADHD as reason for disruptive behavior
I regularly run an Adventurers League table at a local game cafe. For the last few weeks I've been trying to incorporate a college age player into the group who hasn't worked out at other tables.
He'...
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What is D&D Adventurers League and How Does It Work?
I've seen a few things in the Wizards' site and understand Adventurers League is a way for everybody to play as a massive multiplayer around the world, but there's a bunch of different things that can ...
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How are swarms considered in terms of number of creatures?
There is, in Adventurers League Dnd, a monster statblock with the following ability :
At the start of his turn, every living creature within 100 feet must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving ...
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Does the PHB+1 character-building limit in Adventurers League include spells?
I’m thinking of trying out a Hexblade Warlock in Adventurers League, which limits players to PHB+1 for character-building.
The problem I have with this is that the Hexblade is from Xanathar's Guide ...
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Do I have to count a book as my single DDAL-legal additional source to use a spell from it?
In Adventurer's League, you can use the Core PHB and one additional source to create your character. This is clearly stated applying to races and sub-classes (so you can't have a Purple Dragon Knight ...
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Is the upcoming D&D 5e supplement "Xanathar’s Guide to Everything" AL-legal?
Has there been an official statement from Wizards of the Coast confirming if the upcoming D&D 5e supplement Xanathar’s Guide to Everything will be AL-legal? It's due to be released on 21 November ...
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How can I get my adventure published as an Adventurers League official module?
Can someone break down the process to get adventures published as Adventurers League official modules?
Currently I am a writer/producer of RPG adventures and 3rd party material, but I'd really like ...
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Do save bonuses stack from multiple magic items in AL?
I play in Adventurers League and have a character that has a +1 Ring of Protection, which gives +1 to AC and saves. I also have a Stone of Good Luck which gives a +1 to saves and ability checks.
If I ...
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What guidelines exist for players creating characters for organized play?
With Hoard of the Dragon Queen releasing as the first part of the Tyranny of the Dragons storyline I was wondering what guidelines and rules exist for players looking to create and run characters for ...
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Can I sell starting gear in Adventurers League play?
I'm starting a new AL game (as a player) and I have a question that's not addressed in the AL material.
According to Adventurers League Player's Guide (page 4)
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When will the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide content be allowed on Adventurer's League?
If at all—is there a way to know when the player options in SCAG will be available in AL? According to the latest AL Guide I found, only PHB and few other minor resources are allowed.
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Can Raise Dead revive a character with zero maximum Hit Points?
So, a character died from Draining Kiss of a succubus and his Max HP is 0. Can he be restored by Raise Dead, or does he need a higher level spell? Or a Greater Restoration cast on his lifeless body ...
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How to challenge optimized player with Sharpshooter feat
I recently ran Cloud Giant's Bargain in an AL setting. One of the players had a heavily optimized fighter with the Sharpshooter feat, and was dealing an average of 20 HP of damage with every ...
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How do I, as a player, encourage more role-playing in Adventurers League?
How do I, a player, best encourage more roleplaying in Adventurer's League? I'm not looking to overwhelm the other aspects of the game, but am wondering about elevating roleplay (and exploration, but ...
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Must the DM be told before a game what magic items a PC owns?
Recently in an Adventurers League game the DM prevented my PC from using a magic item because I had not mentioned to the DM before the game that my PC possessed it, but I didn't know I was supposed to ...
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Is playing an Aarakocra player character currently legal in Adventurers League?
I'd like to know if playing an Aarakocra character is currently legal in the D&D 5e Adventurers League.
The Aarakocra race has been in D&D for a while, but is described in detail in 5e in the ...
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How are AL seasonal conditions handled for characters that don't play the full season?
I have an Adventures League character and enjoy playing, but don't have the time to actually complete a full season. So I can only "adventure" a few times a year/season. So if I, for example, did an ...
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Is there a good-aligned tempest domain deity?
I made a lawful good Blue Dragonborn Cleric of the Tempest Domain. I was going to use him in the Adventurers League, but none of the Forgotten Realms storm gods fit my character. Talos, the storm god, ...
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Can a customized background provide two exotic languages in AL?
When customizing a background, you can choose a combination of 2 languages or tool proficiencies. Is it AL-legal to pick 2 exotic languages as your background languages? I'm asking this since I don't ...
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Can a breastplate be crafted with non-metal materials in Adventurers League?
According to Adventurer's League rules, is it legal to have a nonmagical breastplate crafted for a character which is not made from metal? This breastplate should have the same characteristics as the ...
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What use does a player have for a DCI number?
Some friends talked me into creating a DCI number for an AL session (turns out I already had one, but that's another story). Anyway, I logged in to https://accounts.wizards.com and the things I see ...
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Is the gelatinous ice cube familiar from the "D&D Celebration 2020" event official?
During the D&D Celebration 2020 event, a new option for a familiar was revealed in the form of the image below:
I assumed it was official material because it was produced directly by a Wizards of ...
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What options exist for player-controlled traps?
I have a player looking to design a character whose previous profession of trapping heavily influences their adventuring style. What features, items, spells, or other player resources would allow them ...
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Can mundane equipment be bought between sessions in Adventurers League play?
When playing in D&D Adventurers League, are players allowed to buy mundane gear out of the PHB between sessions or does this have to happen in front of a DM?
I have read that mundane gear not ...
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How do you calculate DM XP reward for an AL module without a prescribed time?
I recently started DMing Adventurers League sessions, and I've been told about DM rewards, being particularly interested in the XP I get after each DMed session.
Reading the AL DM guide, I understand ...
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Can you wear magical boots/gloves/gauntlets while wearing plate armor?
In Adventurers League, can you wear magical boots/gloves/gauntlets while wearing plate armor?
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How do you calculate the chance of failure when copying spells in Adventurers League?
In a recent D&D 5e Adventurers League adventure, two of our characters attempted to copy spells from each-other's spellbooks. The DM told us that each character would need to roll an Arcana check ...
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What is the rarity of an Amulet of the Shield Guardian?
Adventurers League allows items to be traded if their rarity is equivalent.
Shield Guardians have special amulets to control them as described here.
A recent AL adventure (spoiler link) holds the ...
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Can Unearthed Arcana material be used in Adventurers League?
Are classes and other material from Unearthed Arcana articles legal to use in Adventurers League, or are they a kind of beta phase intended for playtest only before they go official?
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Do I have to allow someone to play at my table in Adventurers League public events?
One player, a couple of months ago, had a problem about a ruling I made in a tier 1 game. It was a minor ruling in which I gave an npc wizard in a carriage a +2 AC bonus for 1/2 cover. She argued ...
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Is a Dungeon Master allowed to change existing rules in Adventurers League play?
So, this question is kind of the driving wheel behind several other recent questions of mine. It has been partially and/or indirectly answered elsewhere, but I'd like this question to centralize the ...
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In Adventurer's League, is it possible to keep the Ring of Winter if you manage to acquire it in the Tomb of Annihilation adventure?
If you manage to
and get the Ring of Winter in D&D Adventurer's League, is it possible to buy the ring via treasure points after the adventure? If you can, how many points does it cost?
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Can you shoot goodberries from a blowgun?
Is it possible to shoot a goodberry from a blowgun using the rules as written?
The reason for my hesitation is because a blowgun hole might be too small for the goodberry to fit in, but then ...
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Do I have to land at the end of my turn?
I was told by my AL DM that when you fly at the end of your turn you must return to the ground or at the end of the round take falling damage.
I can't find this rule set anywhere. All I can find is:
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Can my evil pirate character remain evil under the new Adventurers League rules?
I am trying to make heads or tails of whether or not my character can remain Lawful Evil under the current rules of Adventure League.
I first scribed the character to be Lawful Evil in Season 7 where ...
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Can I defeat Strahd von Zarovich by stuffing him in a bag of holding and tearing it?
My Adventurers League group is playing though Curse of Strahd and we will be fighting Strahd next session. I'm playing as a diviner with the Lucky feat, the spell Tasha's Hideous Laughter (which will ...
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What happens if an Arcana Cleric makes a Divine Intervention of a stressful Wish?
High level Clerics get the Divine Intervention feature, which has the following passage:
Describe the assistance you seek [...] The GM chooses the nature of the intervention; the effect of any ...
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Can you play as Warforged in AL?
With the release of the Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron for 5E, can this book be used according to the "+1 rule" for characters in Adventurers League play? Can you play as a Warforged regardless of the ...
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In D&D Adventurers League, what can Druids Wild Shape into?
The Druid's Wild Shape ability states that the Druid can only Wild Shape into a beast type that it has seen before. In D&D Adventurers League play:
At character creation, can the Druid count as ...
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What are other rules for combined effort skill checks when cumulative effort matters?
According to the question Determining "level" of an NPC ally for purpose of budgeting encounter XP when one character helps another they can use the “help” action to confer Advantage on the ...
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How strict is AL on backgrounds?
I have a character concept for AL, but would like to pick and choose somethings between different backgrounds.
For a simple example I have a Lizardfolk Druid that was a member of a noble's army. ...
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Can a magical net be repaired and keep its properties?
This is a follow-up to this question: Can a magical net be destroyed?
Let’s say you have a +1 net which you throw at a target. The target then uses one of its attacks to attack the net, touching it ...
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What is the max starting gold I can effectively have in AL without using XGtE's "This is Your Life" options or DM rewards?
I am trying to locate the MOST possible starting gold in AL for a level 1 new PC. Without using XGtE's "This is Your Life" options or DM rewards?
The Goal: Is to have excess of 200gp, even ...
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Should paying an NPC to resurrect a Zealot Barbarian be less costly?
Zealot Barbarians (from Xanathar's Guide to Everything) can be the target of resurrection-type spells without the caster being required to spend material components.
In Adventurers League (and ...
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To be AL legal, is Lost Mine of Phandelver Tier 1 or Level 1 only?
Lost Mine of Phadelver (LMoP) says it is an adventure for Level 1 characters. Yet in Adventurers League, Tier 1 adventurers are for characters levels 1–4.
Reddit has a post where individuals take ...
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Is it possible for an Adventurers League character to buy a magic item during downtime?
The Dungeon Master's Guide lists price ranges for magic items related to their rarity. For example, an uncommon magic item can be worth between 101 and 500 gold pieces. Consummable magic items are ...
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Can a wish spell create a legendary magic item?
One of the PCs in the adventure Curse of Strahd found a luckblade with one wish remaining. He wants to use that wish to get a staff of the magi, a legendary item (Dungeon Master's Guide 203).
The ...
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