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For this upcoming AL season, I'm planning on testing my system mastery by optimizing a full caster who has dumped the casting stat. Since I haven't played a Wizard yet in 5e, I decided that it's about time. Things that I've decided on: Race - Mountain Dwarf (for armor proficiency) Class -...

Is there a rule regarding what happens to a player who dies 4 times, receives all 4 Dark Gifts, and then dies a 5th time? Can they take the Dark Power rez? I have a feeling that it might come up at my hardcover adventure table. My players are just now getting to the end of Death House, yet 5...

For my mage tank, I went with VHuman Fighter 1/Fiend Tomelock 3/Red Draconic Sorc 6 in that order of level progression so far, with plans to take 10 more Sorc levels. I took the Mobile feat to mitigate the speed penalty, so that I could dump Str and have Dex 14 for better initiative. The...

I plan on making a Chainlock/Beastmaster. The idea is to use the familiar as an invisible dispensary of Goodberries and healing spells, while the companion and/or I attack on my turn or I drop a support spell. I know that this is a bit of a late-bloomer build, so I'm primarily using DM Rewards...

I have a few questions regarding when a creature's stat block says humanoid (any race). For ease of replying, I'll put each question on a separate line. What exactly am I allowed to choose from? Are any of the PC races allowed? Do I get to choose subraces, if applicable? Can VHuman be...

How would everyone rule the interaction between a Sun Blade and Darkness? Does the light emitted negate the sphere of darkness? While this would also apply to other magic items that emit light such as Frost Brand, Flametongue, and items with the Beacon minor property, Sun Blade is probably the...

Trying to figure out the best race choice for my Arcane Trickster/Bladesinger build. Plan is to use the Bladesinger levels to boost defensive potential while delivering Booming Blade Sneak Attacks. Level Progression will be Rogue 1/BS Wizard 2/AT Rogue 18. The two contenders are High Elf or...

Having flipped through my copy of CoS, there are a few things that are either against the normal AL rules or require clarification as to their purpose within the AL campaign. Without listing the specific places where these things are located, as to prevent spoilers, here's the list of the...

In trying to acquire the Death House certs, I came to the realization that my state is awkwardly split up when it comes to LCs. There is one who lives in and governs Central Florida (covering Orlando, Tampa, Daytona, and Melbourne), while the other has responsibility over the rest of the state...

Unlike the other challenge thread that has too many variables in play to really make a balanced challenge, this one has more clearly defined rules. 1. Character level is set at 20. AL Character Creation Rules apply, which means point-buy/standard array for stats and no mixing of EEPC and SCAG...

Since magic items resize to fit the wearer, I thought it'd behoove the DMs of the community to discuss what types of magic items can be worn while Wild Shaped. For this, I'm going to separate the different beasts by body type: Biped, Quadruped (hoofed), Quadruped (clawed), Avian, Arthropod...

So the magic item listed in the adventure treasure isn't actually found anywhere in the adventure itself. I've searched the PDF high and low, yet cannot find the Half-Plate of Poison Resistance. Am I allowed to place it in an appropriate location in the adventure?

This thread is sorta the antithesis of RCanine's "what's rare" thread. Frankly speaking, what builds do you see a bazillion of at your tables? Personally, I've seen so many Dragonborn Draconic Sorcerers that I've officially stopped helping any players create another one. I know that Sorclocks...

What are some of your favorite builds that defy normal CharOp convention but are still effective at what they do? My personal favorites are my drunken stick-fighter Cleric/Ranger, Aylagur Buschbudd, and my Druid/Monk "intelligent mount," Jh'mi D'behr. Aylagur Buschbudd VHuman (Polearm Master)...

I just received the Launch Event package for Curse of Strahd. While Death House has already been released to the public via Dragon+, there was a piece of information within the Death House Instructions that stuck out like a sore thumb: Season 4 lasts only from March 4 to June 19. This means...

The first thing about the pdf that struck me as odd was that its formatting looks rough in comparison to the other modules. So when I got to the end of the pdf, there was one part that made me confused, leading to this post. The pdf uses the phrase "secret mission" in reference to the Order of...

I figured that a fun exercise in theorycrafting would be to fit some of our beloved superheroes and reviled supervillains into D&D 5e character builds. First rule is that you have to use point-buy or standard array. This is purely to keep a measure of balance between all examples. Plus, it...

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...

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...

What would be the ideal build to make the most out of a Dwarven Thrower? With the next season being about giants, chances are high that one will show up in the adventure. This is what I have so far. Mountain Dwarf Fighter Str 17 Dex 10 Con 16 Int 10 Wis 14 Cha 8 1st: Defense FS 3rd: Champion...