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<blockquote data-quote="Ohmyn" data-source="post: 7625265" data-attributes="member: 6999115">I get that many don't agree, but that doesn't mean their understanding is accurate. Most people are still so caught up in the old fluff that they only want one interpretation to exist period. Such bias is why it would be foolish to trust AL standards as infallible. They also seem to almost universally rule that the DM chooses what animals appear with Conjure Animals, even if RAW tells the player to choose &quot;One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower&quot;. Personally, if I'm told to pick a beast, I'd think I get to pick a beast. Can you guess where the interpretation that the DM chooses comes from? Sage Advice. Know where the interpretation that nothing in the game system stops a Druid from putting on metal armor comes from? Yup, the same Sage Advice.Also, it's not completely legal in all AL games to wear metal, but it is legal in some, because again, as per the rules as written, nothing in the game system stops a player from making that decision. Doing so does not go against RAW, so it's not ruled out of AL as a house rule. That's just how the game mechanics are written, and that's all I'm trying to explain.Also also, the Adventurers League says that the Sage Advice is only a good barometer for &quot;rules as intended&quot;, but that's from documentation that has not been updated since March of 2017. As of the 2019 Sage Advice Compendium, it now contains a passage that's titled &quot;[NEW] Official Rulings&quot; (the [NEW] means it was added in the latest update), which explains that the Sage Advice is now the official rulings on how to interpret game rules. This is why I also would rule in favor of the DM choosing which animals are picked with Conjure Animals, regardless of how the PHB is worded (even though they do specify that's only the design &quot;intent&quot; in this case).I will always take Wizards' word for it as to what's official over what the DM says, since they do publish the game and all. I will still always accept the DM's ruling regardless, as they are not forced to adhere to the rules anyway, but I will not blindly accept that the DM is following the rules as written.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ohmyn, post: 7625265, member: 6999115"] I get that many don't agree, but that doesn't mean their understanding is accurate. Most people are still so caught up in the old fluff that they only want one interpretation to exist period. Such bias is why it would be foolish to trust AL standards as infallible. They also seem to almost universally rule that the DM chooses what animals appear with Conjure Animals, even if RAW tells the player to choose "One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower". Personally, if I'm told to pick a beast, I'd think I get to pick a beast. Can you guess where the interpretation that the DM chooses comes from? Sage Advice. Know where the interpretation that nothing in the game system stops a Druid from putting on metal armor comes from? Yup, the same Sage Advice. Also, it's not completely legal in all AL games to wear metal, but it is legal in some, because again, as per the rules as written, nothing in the game system stops a player from making that decision. Doing so does not go against RAW, so it's not ruled out of AL as a house rule. That's just how the game mechanics are written, and that's all I'm trying to explain. Also also, the Adventurers League says that the Sage Advice is only a good barometer for "rules as intended", but that's from documentation that has not been updated since March of 2017. As of the 2019 Sage Advice Compendium, it now contains a passage that's titled "[NEW] Official Rulings" (the [NEW] means it was added in the latest update), which explains that the Sage Advice is now the official rulings on how to interpret game rules. This is why I also would rule in favor of the DM choosing which animals are picked with Conjure Animals, regardless of how the PHB is worded (even though they do specify that's only the design "intent" in this case). I will always take Wizards' word for it as to what's official over what the DM says, since they do publish the game and all. I will still always accept the DM's ruling regardless, as they are not forced to adhere to the rules anyway, but I will not blindly accept that the DM is following the rules as written. [/QUOTE]

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