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In earlier editions, characters could be tempted by the "Dark Embrace", which enticed characters to commit ever increasing acts of evil in order to receive a blessing or boon. Stage 1 was extremely easy to succumb to, only requiring a minor act of evil (lying, cheating, deceit, etc), while the...

DDEP4 - Reclamation of Phlan will potentially resolve the outstanding issue of a certain green dragon inhabiting the city. Also, this won't be a whole year of Ravenloft; just a single season (about 6mo). There are two seasons each year (one starting in September, and the second starting in...

I was specifically speaking about the SA ruling that said that the DM can change the rules (I should have been more clear). While that ruling is true in general, it is patently false in respect to AL (in which AL DMs are expected to follow the rules as written where possible, and only make...

That is one Sage Advice ruling that would be definitely disallowed in AL. An AL DM is free to make rulings on situations the rules do not cover, but they do not have the authority to overrule the printed rules of the ALPG, PHB, or other AL rules source (such as the FAQ). You are free to rule...

Incorrect. AL DMs are not allowed to change the rules of the game, or introduce house rules. They are however, allowed to make rulings on something the rules do not cover. A natural 20/1 is treated as an ordinary roll for Saving Throws (excluding Death Saving Throws) and Ability Checks. AL DMs...

My only concern is whether the Hardcover includes an exit from the Demiplane. If it doesn't, and the adventure concludes with the players still trapped in Ravenloft (unlikely but possible), we may need to create another exit from the Demiplane for AL characters.

There are two reasons why this is the case: 1) Warforged are not included as an Allowed Rules Source for any story origin. 2) Unearthed Arcana articles are never allowed in AL, as these articles represent works-in-progress that have not been fully tested or balanced.

I would take this rumor as a grain of salt until WotC or the D&D Adventurers League confirms it, especially in light of the anger people had when the Adventurers Guide never happened.

My favorite mod so far is 3-13 Writhing in the Dark which will soon go live.

I think the confusion surrounds the fact that new conventions often run at a deficit for the first year or two, in the hopes of attracting more interest in the Con (much like any other business). The goal is always to make profit however, unless of course the CON is set-up as a nonprofit (with...

A season is just a group of related adventures around a single theme. Season 1 - Cult of the dragon, Season 2 Cult of the Elemental Evil, Season 3 - Demons invading the Underdark....... Each season tends to have unique rules and character creation options as well (your story origin). This...

The ones in the hardcovers are giant mega-adventures set on the sword coast. The bundle adventures are short episodic adventures set in the Moonsea region and were formerly part of the Expeditions program (now defunct). Each bundle/season covers the events of what happens in a single city during...

As Greg mentioned in the other thread/upthread (not sure which) - the AMA tomorrow will help address the issue of cons and store organizers (among other things).

Yes. The admins were not the ones in the dark about this, just the rest of the campaign staff (not for lack of trying to get permission to tell us though of course) lol.

Even more information has been released: Changes to D&D Organized Play January 14, 2016 In order to bring more content to the D&D community and more flexibility to organized play, D&D Organized Play will be changing, beginning in March 2016. Here’s what you need to know: D&D OP Will Change to...

The adventures are a mixture of tiers 1-3 at present, with over 30 Tier 1 modules over 3 seasons, and an increasingly smaller proportion of tier 2 and tier 3 mods (there are only 2 tier 3 mods at present, one of which is as-yet unreleased)

We will all have to be patient, and wait for tomorrows announcement to know what the full impact to AL will be.

This is the official answer at this time. More information will be coming

Unfortunately, you cannot cast this using downtime. These spells must be cast during the adventure, as there is no spellcasting downtime activity (outside of a narrow list of spells available as spellcasting services). With that being said, if you want to preserve your spell slots, I would...