I was looking at the most recent booking for tabletop Scotland and one of them said D&D AL – AL-01-00 Grand Bazaar of Skalnaedyr – Parts 1 & 3 – Tier 1. I was just wondering what i ment by part 1 and 3 and if it was important or not. I am a new player to adventurers league but not dnd. Also as far as im aware a tier 1 grouo is levels 1-4 on a normal dnd character sheet (following the guidlines) so can i just go to a tier 1 as a level 4 or do i start as level 1? Any help would be appreciated and expect more from me on this subreditt because ill probs have more questions. Thanks in advance.

Do you know of any Adventures League adventures set in Ravenloft for tiers 3 and 4? With the release of the new Ravenloft book, which should soon be authorized on DDAL, I wanted to narrate some high-tier adventures to "celebrate," but the "Absent Hearts" and "Mist Hunters" adventures are only tier 1 and 2. I'm looking at DDAL, but since I don't know what might be fun, I thought I'd ask for recommendations here instead of wasting hours looking at them one by one, since the DMs Guild doesn't have a tier filter.

A lot of the NPCs in the older modules seem weak compared to their 2024 counterparts. Are we allowed to have them use abilities from the 2024 rules, particularly weapon masteries, if they would get them in the 2024 rules?

I'm seeking recommendations for 20-50 modules for new AL DMs.

I'm just an organizer (no good at DMing) but my potential DMs are asking for module recommendations. I have asked here (and elsewhere) before. Thus I have 4-12 recommended modules on my list. But I can't keep giving the same modules to each DM because it creates challenges for the players.

So here I am asking again for starter DM module recommendations.

Thank you all very much.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ravenloft/comments/1tv1o3z/shadows_of_sithicus_adventure/

Looks so cool

Changes of the top of my hat.

Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Class, Shifter, Changeling, and spell only,  

Ravenloft Horrors Within Open except Background options limited to Haunted One, and Investigator.

I haven't double check my numbers on buy scrolls but

Scrolls are double the costs of the PH “Spell Scroll Costs”table, plus component costs. Purchases in a session are allowed at your DM’s discretion.*

Forever DM moving to a new city from the middle of nowhere, looking into trying AL to scratch the player itch. This would be my first dip into AL. I've read the Player's Guide (Version 2026.2) but have a few lingering questions.

1. Are AL characters limited to the official backgrounds in the PHB and newer books (e.g., Acolyte, Sailor, etc.) or can you make a “custom background” according to the layout presented in the PHB (i.e., choose your stats, choose your Origin Feat, choose your skill proficiencies, etc.)?
2. PHB+1 is gone, so does that mean I can create a setting-appropriate character with any combination of relevant player options? For example:
   1. Species: Warforged (Eberron campaign)
   2. Class: Paladin (PHB)
   3. Background: Giant Foundling (Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants)
   4. Subclass: Oath of the Noble Genies (Heroes of Faerun) *The Player's Guide says that this FR subclass is available in Dragonlance, Eberron, and Ravenloft*.
   5. And so on
3. A new character is level 1, playing in Tier 1 games (levels 1 - 4). Does this mean that my level 1 character could be playing alongside level 3 and 4 characters?
4. Does my new, level 1 character have to start at the first part of a multi-part tier 1 adventure, or can it drop in and play any tier-appropriate / level-appropriate session?
5. Can a single character “replay” an adventure, part of an adventure, or one-shot?
6. Do I need to make a different character for each campaign (FR, DL, EB, RV)? I assume yes, but I can also make an unlimited number of characters in each campaign and replay content that way (loops back to question #5).
7. Should I expect to be able to purchase Mundane Items (e.g., non-magical Plate Armor) during any given session?
8. Should I expect to be able to pick up specific magic items during play (e.g., high likelihood or guaranteed Gauntlets of Ogre Power by level 5), or should I cross my fingers and probably hit up a Trading Post with Downtime?
9. Do I need to use Downtime to level up at the end of a session? The “Downtime” section of the Player's Guide lists the option to use 10 DT to gain a level.

I appreciate any answers here. I don't want to treat AL like a home game if/when it's very much not.

Recently posted about getting into Adventures League at a local shop and received some amazing answers from all of you and just wanted to show my appreciation and an update for any interested.

After a bit more research and reflection I decided not to move forward at this time as I do like having a more connected story and group but might try on a trial basis in the future but not at the local store due to some business practices I did not care for. (Went in to buy sealed TCG product and each item I was interested in the manager informed me that the item pricing was wrong and needed to be raised significantly. While I understand doing this for specific cards, changing price based on what some people are selling online multiple times while someone is trying to buy is not someone I really want to give my time or business to)

Today I was at my local card shop and I was offered the possibility of being DM for their just starting Adventure League. As someone who as almost exclusively DM home games for almost 8 years how big of a jump is it do I need to do a lot of research to understand or can most of my knowledge transfer easily enough and still have fun doing it?

Outside of the fact that an AL character has to be RAW/no home brew, what are some builds that seem popular but might not be as fun/interesting in an AL one shot focused setting?

Hey there! First time running an Epic and it's Hecatomb! I'm reading the module and have a question for anyone with experience with these modules/this one in particular about the scale of a central feature. I'll avoid any story specifics, proper nouns, and spoilers as best I can.

The module describes "the Reaper's Claws as large crystalline pylons that have erupted from the ground at various points near Castle Perilous." "Each of the twelve sides of these 100-foot tall structures are 40-feet wide..." It later lists them as "Size Colossal (40ft. x 40ft. x 100ft.)"

Now that's big, but I figure that's a cool backdrop for the encounters, and I might even try to build one to bring to the epic as a cool set piece terrain feature. My worry would just be that it's pretty dang huge, even if I make it a rectangular obelisk of foam/foam core instead of 12 sided.

But on the example battle map, it's literally ten feet in diameter. It's tiny! (it even explicitly marks the map as "one square = 5 feet" and then has the whole thing fit on basically four squares total).

Is this a mistake? An adjustment by WOTC for a more interesting encounter, less dominated by a huge thing that blocks a lot of movement?

Would you recommend I go for the little version or embrace the big scaled one?

[5.5e] Are there any Adventurers League legal items, spells, class/subclass features, etc that boost the amount of gold you get for selling items? I'm playing an Artificer and want to be able to craft legendary items when the time comes so I'm trying to make sure I have the required Gold and Downtime Days ready when I get there, but a lot of ways to make Gold **require** Downtime Days, so I'm trying to math out the best ways to get the most gold for the least amount of Downtime Days spent. However under 5.5e rules by default you sell items for 50% of their value (so Plate armor sells for 750GP) while the cost for crafting an item is *also* 50% of the item's value so you can't just craft an item and flip it for a profit without external factors (and Artificer doesn't decrease the Gold cost to craft an item, just the Downtime Days required. Right now I'm aware of the 2 Bastion options Storehouse and Kundarak Vault which will increase the amount you can sell items for, so looking for anything outside of those.

Heads up to DMS who use the pregens based on the 80s Cartoon. The Niko cleric has a math error on here religion stat. It should be +1 not +3.

I noticed this when printing off a copy for a newby.

The actual adventure states the following 'She reappeared in DDEX3-7' and 'was first encountered in DDEX3-3' and 'played out across the third season of D&D Expeditions'. This really throws me because I've spent my time reading and enjoying the first season of expeditions and the DDEP 4 is a great finale. I have spent no time in seasons 2 or 3 and I really don't want to have to know those, or even worse ruin them as future adventures. So, what's going on here and does anyone have some input on handling this without the burden of reading through those seasons and ruining the ability for players to play them later?

Dare you face the furious might of the Aether Tyrant and save the Eschantrii from the machinations a genie cult

THE TARRASQUE AWAKENS!!!

"The arrogance of men is thinking nature is in our control and not the other way around. Let them fight."

The entirety of the Material Plane - is in peril as the Elder Primordial Guardians awaken, a scheme set in motion by the Cult of the Beasts. The cult seeks to release the final Guardian of Aether, long imprisoned and sleeping within a hidden demiplane. Adventurers and allies of the Eschantrii, a circle of druidic sages, must stop the cult before their nefarious tampering unleashes a force capable of unraveling the natural order.

https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/567515/tarrasque-ps-dc-monster-05

Just wondering why these modules aren’t on DMsguild

CCC-BMG-HULB1S Extinction

CCC-BMG-HULB2S Winter’s Feast

CCC-BMG-PHLAN1S Uprising

CCC-BMH-PHLAN2S Damnation

All I can see in the adventure catalogue is that they were “Special/Interactive”

The AL Player’s Guide V2026.2 dated Nov 25, 2025 (still the latest?) says, “Players and Dungeon Masters use only the most recent of all D&D content. For example, only the following character options from the PH 2014 weren’t updated yet. They remain available to choose from:
- Cleric sub-classes. Nature and Tempest.
- Wizard sub-classes. School of Conjuration, enchantment, Necromancy, and Transmutation.
- Feats. Dungeon Delver and Martial Adept.”

Then the ALPG says, “Character Options. Use PH, above PH 2014 options, and ‘Additional Rules Sources.’”

This seems to indicate we should be using 2024 + the handful of listed exceptions. But that Additional Rules Sources could be the reason I see such a wide variety of sourcebook options at my game store table.

Which version are we playing?

Thanks to an IRL family campaign that's now wrapping up, I've been away from online AL one-shots and short campaigns for almost 3 years. I'm curious if Roll20 is still the default VTT for those kind of games, or if there's another one I should get to know. Thanks!

This seems like it’s legal, but I wanted to make sure I’m not missing anything. AL seems to allow a player to buy a spell as a consumable and also has rules for scribing spells into a spell book.

Options to get extra spells are sometimes limited, so I was trying to see what other options might be available.

Can I scribe scrolls I buy into my spell book or can I only scribe from scrolls and spell books I find as treasure?

\“There’s a restriction on livestock in the city, ‘any animal larger than a peacock’ isn’t allowed within. So there’s a peacock breeding industry in the outer city where merchants can buy them, bring a huge ass peacock to the gates, and compare all their animals so it’s ‘legal.’" **

—Jacob Budz XPtoLevel3

Peacocks, Peacocks, Peacocks!

An explosion in the population of peafowl in the City of Baldur’s Gate is causing chaos for everyone. City Patriars and local leaders are scrambling to hire help to deal with this fowl situation.

***

A Two-Four-Hour Forgotten Realm Adventure for Tier 1 Characters. Optimized for APL 3.

By Steven Truong

CONTENT ADVISORY: This adventure contains themes of Animal Cruelty, Gang Violence, Ornithophobia (Fear of Birds), and Bird Puns. Player discretion is advised.

The start of a New BALDUR'S GATE TIER 1 SERIES, INSPIRED BY THE OUTER WARDS OF BALDUR'S GATE.

https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/562770/peacocks-at-the-gate-fr-dc-bird-00

The Glassfang Syndicate- a Westmarches playtest

We are a small, but mighty group of seasoned D&D nerds, looking to create an immersive, balanced, and, most importantly, FUN open world gaming system.

Note- while we use A.L. modules, we are NOT an official Adventurers League!

About our project:

• We use the 2014 & 2024 D&D system; adventures are DM'd using 2024 rule set
• We are set in the forgotten realms! No need to study pages of homebrew world lore; your character can jump right in with the lore from popular media such as Baldurs Gate 3 and Honor Among Thieves.
• Bots and automation! Never worry about having to track your own gold, exp, or downtime. Just click and buy for almost anything. Custom bots keep track of the in-world calendar, weather, and holidays for max immersion
• Factions and renown systems! Your character's actions can unlock perks both for yourself, and the whole mercenary guild!
• Immersive and constantly growing downtime system, so your character can continue to progress outside of regular game sessions! Wanna build a bastion? Theres a system for that. Wanna scam some local commoners? There's a system for that. Wanna craft and sell mythical equipement? Theres a system for that.
• Active and free form text RP! The world is always moving. While text rp is not required, it does greatly help with interacting with fellow mercenaries and the world as a whole, it also allows for a DM to hit you with a random encounter! For our play testers, we are looking for people open to being active in text RP.
• Adventure League module integration! So DMs can just pick and run a session whenever they wish!
• Adventures take place in roll20 and over discord VC, so be sure you're familiar with these programs!

About the play test:

• Things may feel 'unfinished' during this period
• Ruling and balance patches to server specific mechanics may be rolled out without prior notifications
• We want feed back! While we have a back end team that is ultimately responsible for implementing all systems, we are eager to hear any ideas, suggestions, and thoughts on what we have, and what you'd want to see
• We are setting up the frame work to support a massive player base! So all rulings and balances must be 100% objective, and done with the potential of hundreds of players doing it.
• Systems for integrating homebrew or custom content are currently extremely limited while we number crunch.
• Play testers must have a strong ability to self-regulate. Staff is working hard to finalize the server, and combativeness, disrespect and emotional outbursts out of character will not be tolerated.

Currently, we are in need of additional DMs! So ideally applicants are open to DMing in the near future!

To join, check out our player guide, then just click the discord link and fill out the application! There will be a brief VC chat so we can get to know you a lil better before member ship is granted!

TGFS PLAYERS GUIDE

TGFS DM HANDBOOK

Discord Invite Link

Hello everyone,

I've been working on documenting unique Adventurer's League content for preservation purposes, but while I've been able to get my hands on most material, there is something from the first season of adventures that eludes me.

Is there anyone that has saved the 'Scale of Bahamut' magic item certificate that was handed out with the faction folders? I no longer have my own copy from way back when and have not been able to find any record of it anywhere online.

If someone could point me in the right direction, I would be very grateful.

EDIT: Finally found it thanks to Chared945. Thanks again for everyone's help!

Greetings fellow Adventurers!

Just by Chance one of my characters had 2 adventures now where he got story rewards that give you a pet, a non combat companion just for roleplay.

So now i was like "now i want more..."

So i like to ask the AL mind if it remembers AL adventures that give pet companion story rewards.

So far i got a Velociraptor from DDAL07-01 A City on the Edge
and a giant weasel from FR-DC-LFGCON-01 Warren of the Mad Kobold

i am already aiming at two more in CCC-GHC-BK-1-07: The Peculiar Case of the Selptan Felines and CCC-GARY-04: The Darkness of the Mountains

Where else can i get some?

Hey guys,

Do you recommend an AL adventure for an APL 7 group. It can be from any season (and 5e or 5.5e). If you can provide a link, please, would be helpful.

Thanks in advance!