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I used to think that. Now, having played in a few milestone-based campaigns (not AL), I find I miss tracking XP -- I miss the satisfaction of seeing a growing total of XP on my logsheet, I miss commiserating with other players when I or they end up *just* short of the next level. It may be that...

I suspect, given that the 'new' system would allow you to collect 'points' to 'buy' a magic item from a pre-defined list, that the need to trade magic items would effectively go away, so there would no longer be a need to support trading items. Exceptions could be made for things like Fai...

FAQ 7.1, p.7 "What are Permanent Magic Items?" "Permanent magic items are any magic items that aren't consumable magic items. "With a few specific exceptions, these items all permanently count against your permanent magic item count." Note that a weapon, armor, or shield does not need to...

I've played in those games and I'll agree they can be fun if that's what you're in the mood for. My problem isn't so much with folks who want D&D to be a dungeon-crawler video game, though, as those who want it to be Dark Souls. -- Pauper

Depends how you interpret 'that play only part of an adventure or chapter'. If you interpret this as a requirement to be included in the 'group' that can agree to continue the game, then there would appear to be a contradiction -- but note this also implies that, if a player can't make a game...

A good answer, but not quite precise: If you only play part of a chapter with a character, you can return to the same chapter with the same character with a different group. This rule prevents you from being effectively forced out of campaigns like Storm King's Thunder and Out of the Abyss...

I was just going for the 'nailed it' pun. Sometimes a joke is just a joke. There is an exit mechanism, though I don't blame you for not being able to find it -- the current AL FAQ refers to a "Death in Barovia" sidebar on page 8 of the ALDMG, but in the current ALDMG (v7.0), page 8 is wholly...

Maybe we'll get lucky and WotC will send her and other designers to GenCon where we can chat with them and sit down to play Adventurers League with them...oh, wait, WotC doesn't do GenCon anymore. *sadface* I do hope some folks get to interact with her and ask some of the questions in this...

Hit a bit too close to home? Man, do I feel like Martin Luther right now. Nailed it! The question is not 'why should Barovia modules be treated differently from other AL modules'; we already know why Season 4 has a different mechanic, because it reinforces the 'trapped in Ravenloft' feel...

Yeah, it's funny -- my initial reaction to the pace of leveling is that the designers figured out that Tier 2 is the 'sweet spot' for the game where challenge and fun are best balanced, and the relatively accelerated pace of play in the other tiers was a way of trying to keep players playing in...

Keep it. Just because people want to be able to pop in and claim the Harmonious Ring of Spell Storing is no reason to make it easy for them. -- Pauper

Exactly. The impression I get is that AL is moving away from a traditional XP system to a PFS-style XP system, and that the final system we get will look very similar to the PFS system with the serial numbers filed off. The biggest change will be that groups will no longer receive differing...

Yep, and it seemed that way at the start. There was even a blueprint of AL adventures that would comprise the bulk of the (early?) campaign. Here's the thing, though -- the last two adventures, the two part "Into the Belly of the Beast", are not AL-legal as far as I'm able to determine. So...

I'm torn -- these are interesting reads, but as they involve scenarios that aren't legal for AL play and aren't run according to AL rules, I'm not convinced the AL forum is the proper place for them. Moderators, please consider moving this thread to the general 5E forum. -- Pauper

Not sure where the medallion of Asmodeus comes from -- maybe one of the Guild Adept adventures? If so, the character also should have been suffering from the Death Curse. Sounds like you had a group that really wanted to engage with the adventure outside of combat -- those tend to be my...

Last time I was in Ireland (for WARPcon), I got the impression that many groups there had transitioned to Pathfinder if they played D&D-style games at all. It's also a bastion for European-produced RPGs, especially Modiphius's, plus games like Victoriana and The Dark Eye. Great if you're a gamer...

Don't forget to add Con modifier, but yeah, DMs should have a tool like this in their kit when sitting down to unfamiliar tables. If a character's HP don't seem to match what she should have for her class and level, then a more detailed audit is called for. Since many AL characters are...

Thanks for the info -- given how active Alan already is in the community, I have no doubt this transition will be fairly seamless. EDIT: And of course, many thanks to Robert for his hard work over the past three-plus years! -- Pauper

So February 6 is the official date when the Death Curse ends, for those who are waiting it out. Note that the Death Curse still applies even after that date when playing/running the Tomb of Annihilation hardcover or the DMs Guild Adept adventures for Season 7. I suspect it will also still apply...

That's the exact question: do DDHC adventures count as hardcover adventures for DM Quests? As noted, there are already some DM Quests where it doesn't make sense to count the DDHC adventures as hardcover adventures -- the Acererak's Harbinger DM Quest is likely not intended to require a DM to...