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5e is my first foray into both being a DM and using the published adventures. Therefore, my lore knowledge is next to nil. That's why I came to the community for advice on how to proceed in a plane that I have zero experience with. For the record, I'm okay with people posting about their own...

I guess that I should have been a little clearer. I only DM for AL games, so I have no control over race restrictions. Thanks for all of the input thus far. Please keep it up, as I know that I'm not the only one this thread will help.

Well OotA had a blurb that encouraged DMs to have the party come across scrolls of Raise Dead if party members dropped in the early stages of the adventure. I wouldn't be surprised if CoS has a similar blurb. Hopefully, the ALPG 4.0 comes out within the next week so that I have plenty of time...

You mean like a...Psychic...Friends....Network...? :P

Barovia. This is prep for Curse of Strahd. I get the basic principle of creating a memorable experience. I'm more wondering about races that would stick out like sore thumbs within Barovia. For example, I know that there are no Orcs there, so Half-Orcs are going to be looked at with wonder.

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I know next to nothing about Ravenloft. It was brought to my attention that the ecology of Ravenloft is vastly different from the FR in terms of sentient races. As part of my preparation for the upcoming season, I'm asking for help in figuring out how the NPCs of Ravenloft will react to the...

This level of intelligent discussion is why I enjoy frequenting this subforum. This is a much more civil place than some of the other subforums. That thread about Repelling Blast has been ongoing since my birthday and is about as vitriolic as the "Move & Attack" thread from the WotC forums. I'm...

With the new season less than a month away and no ALPG 4.0 as of this post, I'm curious as to how the faction system is going to be integrated into the CoS season. Will the same five factions be present in Barovia? What role will they play in the AL Adventure modules? What kinds of faction...

Ah, I see. AL is my first foray into OP, so I missed the joke. If there were multiple Living campaigns like before, this would be a nonissue. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case with 5e OP, as the AL staff is already stretched thin as it is. Since we're stuck in a one horse OP...

A simple futureproof rule would be that characters with Story Origin X can only play in Season X adventures until the PC finds an exit to Faerun. It's simply taking the existing Ravenloft rule and applying it to emigration from Plane X to Faerun. Once Season X is retired, there's no more influx...

I wouldn't want it any other way. That way those who want to have their stable of Warforged and Artificers will have their opportunity to do so, while the detractors can take solace in knowing that the faucet will eventually be closed to prevent a complete overtaking of the AL gene pool. It...

There are always going to be outliers that avoid obsolescence when new material comes out. However, Bladelocks as a whole took a hefty blow with the SCAG release. There isn't much reason to be a straight Bladelock when a Paladin 2/Tomelock 3/Fire Draconic Sorc 6 can be just as effective and more...

I assume you meant 5e and not 4e, as 4e OP did have them as a legal race. As for why the thread has stopped asking for Warforged as a legal race, it's simply because there is no official 5e Warforged yet. Once one exists, the questions will resume. Instead, I've slightly turned the...

I know that there aren't going to be any RL natives in S4. This is the first time that they're trying out plane intersection in 5e. It makes perfect sense for the trial run to be a one-way street. Given the "Hardcover = AL Adventure" & "All Roads Lead Back to Faerun" mandates (the latter is...

No. That's considered cheating. Read the ALPG before spreading misinformation.

Unfortunately, the current trend with 5e adventures is that all roads lead to Faerun. This means that any adventure that involves any other plane will likely include a FR tie-in. That's why I surmised the BBEG Portal hypothesis. Another possibility could be to just do the same thing as what's...

Just remember that playing AL modules without following the AL rule set means that your character is not AL-legal.

As was said by others, it's more of a series of hotfixes than legit power creep. Out of all of the classes that received new options, only one subclass was virtually rendered obsolete: the Bladelock. Everyone else either got a small boost or stayed relatively the same. Are there some new...

Sun Soul Monks have decent ranged options that get better as you level. RSB may not have a long range, but its damage scales unlike darts. At 5th level, they surpass the damage of darts and don't have the limitation of uses per combat being tied to as many as you have on-hand. The real gem is...