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If that were the case, I'd expect that the admins would already have done this with the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide, since that book also contains some of the legal races from the EE Player's Companion, and races are a more generally applicable rules item than spells are. Not to mention that...

That makes sense -- it's the mechanical explanation for why clerics must choose a patron deity, because a cleric can only select a domain offered by the patron. With that said, Kalani's point is still valid -- even if the Favored Soul's divine connection is primarily fluff, the AL admins might...

You're sure about that? Based on my AL library, there are two AL mods where one might collect a Tome of Understanding (+Wis), but none where one could collect a Tome of Leadership and Influence (+Cha). Since the whole point of this thread is stacking the Tome with a Dark Gift that also grants a...

It's been asked before but not really answered so I'll ask again: what is the actual AL rule you claim the DM has to follow in this situation? And keep in mind that 'stuff the AL admins are OK with' is not the same as an AL rule. This is not the standard -- if the Admins have to specifically...

Exactly. There will almost certainly be no AL-published adventures that deal with that specific plot. If you play AL regularly with the same DM, maybe you can convince the DM to work some references to the plot into the otherwise unrelated AL adventures she's running, but otherwise, as a player...

I don't know that it's pointless to speculate, but it's probably pointless to get too worked up over the options. I kind of like speculating, though. To my mind, this is really more of a 'how much are you into the Forgotten Realms as a setting' question. To see what I mean, let's look at...

Ah, my bad. I assumed the PC had left and didn't check that Qesnef was the NPC who the PCs are intended to take the blade away from. In that case, I think we can assume that the authorities have already dealt with the situation. Thanks again for these updates. -- Pauper

Reflavoring (or for you Champions fans, altering the special effects) is AL-legal, yes.** However, even a reflavored abliity is subject to DM approval at any specific AL table, so you can't just assume any AL DM will accept your reflavoring (though, as you note, a number will). This will be...

I bolded the key point -- the rule on p.9 of the FAQ does not explicitly only apply to items that don't have a listed rarity in the adventure. (If you have a cert, then you have a cert, and the item is of the rarity listed on the cert, barring errata.) What the rule is saying is, if you don't...

They do have a listed rarity, but the rule seems to suggest that it overrides the listed rarity (edit: in the adventure, not on the cert, if you have one) for items that have additional abilities. (Which only makes sense -- an item that has a certain ability plus some other ability is not...

So, not only is D&D Beyond officially launching right before GenCon (which means some folks will definitely be trying to use it at their DDAL games at the con), but apparently there's a "super-secret AL book" that's going to be "distributed" by Baldman Games...

Was responding in another thread when I noted that a change in the way item rarity is handled in DDAL makes it significant for someone claiming certain items from DDEX adventures to also claim the cert for those items as part of their quest reward. Specifically, these rules: "Items are of like...

Be aware, however, that the DDAL FAQ notes that characters can never become proficient with this weapon. (p.10) Because of this, it's not enough to simply equate crossbows and firearms; there must actually be firearms listed on the weapon charts in a DDAL-legal rules source in order for a...

Nice play on the bard's part, but did you inform the player that his character would be retired as long as he possesses Blackrazor? "The worst part, however, is that any characters who choose to retain ownership of one or more of the weapons are too busy running and hiding from the forces that...

Based on the text of the Curse of Strahd amendment, I'm guessing Tomes are not tradable: "As an uncerted item, the tome of understanding may not be traded, even if the owner possesses campaign documentation that allows the trade of uncerted items." Although the FAQ refers to sources outside...

I won't disagree that, used with the spirit in which they were created, Themes could be very helpful to a player in adding just that extra bit of 'oomph' to a character background. The problem was that, in practice, most folks playing (in our area, anyway) tended to use themes as an additional...

Interesting discussion. I'll agree with the general consensus that, while 'Core vs. Essentials' is an interesting dividing line for discussion purposes, the actual decisions that weakened 4E to the point of requiring replacement don't always neatly correspond to that dividing line. Example one...

The share numbers may not look impressive, but the raw numbers certainly do -- D&D 5E had a big bump in January 2017 (not sure what that coincides with, since Tales From the Yawning Portal wasn't released until April, though it was announced in January) and didn't give all the gains back in...

Hmmm...it would be interesting to hear from folks who actually used the system in action at GaryCon. I think the article elides over the biggest effect on combat -- at a table where players will appreciate having each round be more of a tactical challenge, this system will drastically increase...

Hmmm...it would be interesting to hear from folks who actually used the system in action at GaryCon. I think the article elides over the biggest effect on combat -- at a table where players will appreciate having each round be more of a tactical challenge, this system will drastically increase...