D&D® ADVENTURERSLEAGUE PLAYER'SGUIDE

WHAT IS THIS?

This document provides you with the rules for creating and

advancing characters within the D&D Adventurers League,

an official organized play program for Dungeons & Dragons.

Companions to this document include the D&D

Adventurers League Dungeon Master’s Guide and the

D&D Adventurers League FAQ. Note that this document is

not a comprehensive guide to all possible adjudications; see

the companion documents above for more information.

This document covers participation in D&D Adventurers

League adventures in the following campaign worlds: the

Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Ravenloft, and Dragonlance.

CREATING A CHARACTER

Use the character creation rules as presented in the Player’s

Handbook (PH), with the following notes. You begin play at

1st level.

Step 0: Choose Your Campaign. You may choose to attach

your character to the Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Ravenloft,

or Dragonlance campaign. Your choice affects a few rulebook

options available to you and limits your adventures to those

attached to a specific campaign or available to more than

one campaign. Once your choice is made, you cannot change

it for that character after you’ve played your first adventure.

Step 1: Choose a Race or Lineage. See the sidebar for

available rules choices. Custom lineages found in Tasha’s

Cauldron of Everything are available.

Step 2: Choose a Class. See the sidebar for available rules

choices.

Step 3: Determine Ability Scores. Your ability scores are

generated using one of the following methods.

• Standard set (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8).

• Variant: Customizing Ability Scores (PH).

Step 4: Describe Your Character. See the sidebar for

available rules choices.

• Alignment: Choose a non-evil alignment.

• Background: You can create a custom background or

use any available background as presented. If you

choose a background that does not grant a feat, you

may choose one of the following feats for your

character: Skilled or Tough.

• Deity: You may choose any deity to worship from

official rulebooks that is unique to your campaign world

or is not unique to another world. Clerics must choose a

deity.

• Faction: You may choose one faction at character

creation or anytime the opportunity arises during play.

Benefits for faction membership are detailed within

adventures where relevant. The starting factions are

listed in appendix C in the Basic Rules. You may only

have membership in one faction at a time and may

switch whenever you’d like.

Step 5: Choosing Equipment. Your starting equipment

and gold are determined by your class and background. You

don’t roll for gold. You may start with a trinket of your

choice from available rules choices. You can sell starting

equipment using the rules in the PH and can buy equipment

and spell components found in the PH or available rules.

STARTING PLAY AT 5TH LEVEL

You may choose to create a 5th level character instead of

starting at 1st level. As a 5th level character, you may choose

one of the following magic items to possess in addition to

your standard gear from your class and background.

• +1 weapon

• +1 shield

• +1 rod of the pact keeper

• +1 wand of the war mage

• +1 all-purpose tool (TCE)

• +1 amulet of the devout (TCE)

• +1 arcane grimoire (TCE)

• +1 bloodwell vial (TCE)

• +1 dragonhide belt (FTD)

• +1 moon sickle (TCE)

• +1 rhythm-maker’s drum (TCE)

• Bag of holding

PLAYING ADVENTURES

You can play any adventures you’d like that are available as

a part of the D&D Adventurers League, provided you meet

the level requirement for play. Each adventure has a tier,

which tells you what level characters can participate in it.

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WHAT RULEBOOKS SHOULD I USE?

You can use non-optional rules found in the Player’s Handbook,

the Basic Rules, and all the books listed below. If a rule has been

reprinted in a newer resource, you must always use the latest

printing.

• Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons (FTD)

• Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse (MPMM)

• Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (TCE)

• Xanathar’s Guide to Everything (XGE)

• Additional rulebooks for your campaign as presented later in

this document

• Additional options as presented in the FAQ

You may also use the rules found in the following digital

publications, available on DMsGuild:

• Elemental Evil Player’s Companion (EEPC)

• Locathah Rising (LR)

Additionally, the following variant or optional rules are available:

• Chapter 6: Customization Options (PH)

• Customizing Your Origin (TCE)

• Optional Class Features (TCE)

• Variant Human Traits (PH)

TIER BY CHARACTER LEVEL

Character Level Tier

5 – 10 2

17 – 20 4

LOGSHEETS

You should use a logsheet to track rewards and note any

other important information from play of an adventure.

Identify each adventure and session by providing a code

(listed on many adventures) or a title (for official D&D

products). A logsheet is available on the official website

LEVELING UP

You gain a level at the end of each play session that

completes an Adventurers League adventure or a part of an

official D&D adventure, at your discretion. If you’d like to

continue playing at your current level, you can decline to

gain a level. You keep any rewards earned.

You gain hit points listed as the fixed value for your class

(plus any modifiers) when you level up.

Whenever you could gain a level, you may rebuild any

aspect of your character. See “Rebuilding” below.

Once you achieve 5th level, you may choose a magic item

as presented in “Starting Play at 5th Level” above.

REBUILDING

Whenever you like, you can rebuild your character.

However, you only retain equipment and magic items earned

by adventuring and lose access to any items gained from

class features. If you rebuild back to the class, you regain

access to those items.

REWARDS

Whenever you have the option to level up and at other times

during play, you’ll earn rewards. These may include the

following:

• Magic items

• Coins and other treasure

• Story awards

• Event awards

MAGIC ITEMS

Whenever your party finds a magic item during play, the

party determines who has it for the remainder of the

adventure. At the end of play, any number of characters may

keep the magic item (including consumable items) if it

wasn’t consumed or destroyed during play. You may keep as

many magic items as you are awarded but must limit the

number of magic items you bring to play sessions.

CARRIED MAGIC ITEMS BY TIER

Tier Uncommon+ Common Consumable

1 5 5

3 5 10

6 5 10

10 5 15

Uncommon, rare, very rare, legendary, and unique

permanent magic items are included in the “Uncommon+”

column. Common permanent magic items are included in the

“Common” column. Consumable items include any magic

item that is consumed if used (potions, scrolls, ammunition,

etc.). If an item is destroyed, consumed, or lost during play, it

is removed from your character and cannot be reacquired

unless rewarded again through play.

Legendary magic items may only be used in tier 4 play.

Characters of lower tiers that encounter a legendary magic

item as a reward may possess it, but it remains unavailable

for use until 17th level.

Additional magic items may be available through events,

such as a trading post or a special play opportunity. These

items are subject to the magic item limits presented above.

COINS AND OTHER TREASURE

Whenever your party finds treasure of a monetary value,

they can keep it with them to use during play. Any remaining

treasure unused at the end of the adventure is converted to

gold pieces and divided evenly between all the characters.

The Dungeon Master can assist in this process.

Mundane items, such as found equipment, are divided

however the party chooses at the end of the play session.

Your Dungeon Master will have more specific guidance on

mundane items as treasure.

STORY AWARDS

Sometimes you may earn a story award. This is a special

award or item, sometimes presented as a certificate, that

may have significance in future adventures in the same

storyline and has no effect outside of that storyline.

Whenever applicable, the Dungeon Master may ask if any

of the characters in the party possess a story award. In

certain circumstances, such as the case of story items, the

party may have to determine who has it for the purposes of

that adventure.

EVENT AWARDS

You may attend an event and receive a certificate, such as a

pet or interesting trinket, as a reward for participation or

engaging in a specific activity. These rewards are attached to

the player, not a specific character. At the beginning of each

play session, you may select one event award you possess to

use. You may only have one event award active at any time,

and event awards do not count as a carried magic item.

1 – 4 1

11 – 16 3

PLAYING OFFICIAL D&D ADVENTURES

Long a

dventures such as The Wild Beyond the Witchlight have

different rules for leveling. You may

“leave” those adventures at

specified points

to play other adventures, but you may be

ineligible to return

if you level your character outside of the book

adventure. Consult with your

Dungeon Master.

DEATH, DISEASE, AND CURSES

During sessions of play, if you die, are subject to a lingering

effect such as a disease or curse, or removed from the

adventure, you deal with the consequences for the duration

of the session of play. At that session’s conclusion, you may

choose the following fate:

• You return your character to life or remove the negative

effect. If you were removed from the adventure, you

gain rewards earned until removed. You may gain a

level.

• You retire the character, succumbing to your fate.

If you are returned to the adventure before the conclusion of

the session of play, you may earn all the rewards offered to

the party, including during your absence.

DUNGEON MASTERS AND REWARDS

Your Dungeon Master may have additional guidance through

documentation on adjudicating specific rewards. If you have

questions using a particular reward during play, ask your

Dungeon Master.

BETWEEN PLAY SESSIONS

BUYING AND TRADING GEAR

You can sell and buy equipment and spell components using

the rules in the Player’s Handbook. Spell scrolls and potions

can be purchased for prices listed under Appendix A: Shared

Campaigns in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in addition to

any component costs.

•

Equipment and consumable items can be lent to other

characters during play but must return at the end of

the session (unless it’s been consumed or lost).

•

Permanent magic items (including legendary magic items)

can be traded (see below). Unique magic items may not be

traded.

Trading permanent magic items with other characters in

your character’s campaign is on a one-for-one basis of

equivalent rarity. Certificates (if present) must also be

traded or destroyed. You cannot trade with characters

attached to a campaign world other than the one you’ve

chosen for your character.

DOWNTIME

You earn 10 downtime days between each session of play.

Your character can participate in downtime activities

between sessions as listed under “Downtime Activities” in

the Player’s Handbook. The following additional downtime

activities are available; all others are unavailable unless

offered in an adventure.

Catching Up. Spend 10 downtime days to gain a level.

Copying Spells. If you can copy spells, you may use the

rules presented in the “Your Spellbook” sidebar in the

Player’s Handbook to copy spells found in adventures, except

it costs 1 downtime day for each spell up to 4th level and 2

downtime days for each spell 5th level and above. If you are

copying spells from another character’s spellbook, you may

do so immediately after a session of play in which both

characters were present. You are always successful at

copying spells from scrolls.

Brewing Potions. You may brew potions of healing as

presented under “Crafting an Item” in Xanathar’s Guide to

Everything. A “workweek” is defined as 5 downtime days.

You do not suffer a complication when engaging in this

activity. Potions brewed count towards your consumable

item limit.

Scribing Scrolls. You may scribe spell scrolls as presented

under “Scribing a Spell Scroll” in Xanathar’s Guide to

Everything. A “workweek” is defined as 5 downtime days..

You do not suffer a complication when engaging in this

activity. Scrolls scribed count towards your consumable item

limit.

Trading Magic Items. Whenever you trade a magic item,

you spend 5 downtime days.

QUESTIONS AND MORE INFO

The following resources are available to you to keep up with

all the latest Adventurers League news and discussion!

• Official D&D Adventurers League website

. Your

source for general information, as well as all of the

campaign documents for play. The FAQ is also found

here, which gives more in-depth answers for specific

questions.

• Official D&D Adventurers League Discord. Join in the

lively discussion with channels devoted to all sorts of

topics! All the latest news gets pushed here too.

• Official D&D Adventurers League Blog. The Yawning

Portal is the home for our blog! Learn all about new

adventure releases, dive into the whys and hows, and

see what the staff is talking about.

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APPENDIX: CAMPAIGN WORLDS

FORGOTTEN REALMS

The Forgotten Realms campaign comprises most past

adventures for D&D Adventurers League. The following

changes to the rules presented above are in effect for

characters attached to the Forgotten Realms campaign.

Default Setting. If it is not clear what campaign world an

adventure is attached to, it defaults to the Forgotten Realms.

Spelljammer Adventures. Spelljammer adventures are

considered part of the Forgotten Realms campaign.

Background Feats. Characters selecting backgrounds

without a feat option have an additional choice of a starting

feat: Magic Initiate.

Additional Rules Sources. Characters attached to the

Forgotten Realms campaign may select additional rules

options from the following products: Sword Coast

Adventurer’s Guide (SCAG) and Spelljammer: Adventures in

Space (SAS). The optional rules Half-Elf and Tiefling Variants

and Option: Human Languages from SCAG are available for

Forgotten Realms characters.

EBERRON

The following changes to the rules presented above are in

effect for characters attached to the Eberron campaign.

Older Adventurers League Adventures. The Eberron:

Oracle of War storyline adventures and associated Salvage

Missions are now considered part of the Eberron campaign.

They do not need to be played in a specific order, and

characters can freely move between those adventures and

newer Eberron Adventurers League adventures, provided

they meet the level requirements for specific adventures.

Adventures in Official Products. The Eberron: Rising from

the Last War adventure “Forgotten Relics” is available for

play. In addition, adventures presented in Journeys through

the Radiant Citadel are available for play.

Background Feats. Characters selecting backgrounds

without a feat option have an additional choice of a starting

feat: Magic Initiate.

Additional Rules Sources. Characters attached to the

Eberron campaign may select additional rules options from

the following products: Eberron: Rising from the Last War

(EBR). Note that where applicable, the artificer class and

subclass rules use the most recently published source

(Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything) in the case of rules changes.

Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron is not an approved Adventurers

League source for rules options.

RAVENLOFT

The following changes to the rules presented above are in

effect for characters attached to the Ravenloft campaign.

Character Origins. You may choose to be a Ravenloft

native from a Domain of Dread or a traveler entering the

mists from another world. However, your character must

choose options available only within the Ravenloft campaign

no matter your origin.

Older Adventurers League Adventures. The Ravenloft:

Mist Hunters storyline adventures are now considered part

of the Ravenloft campaign. They do not need to be played in

a specific order, and characters can freely move between

those adventures and newer Ravenloft Adventurers League

adventures. The season 4 Adventurers League season

(attached to Curse of Strahd, set in Barovia) is available for

play for Ravenloft characters, and characters may freely

leave and return to play the adventures in any order they

choose provided they meet the level requirements.

Adventures in Official Products. Curse of Strahd and the

adventure ”House of Lament” in Van Richten’s Guide to

Ravenloft are available for play.

Background Feats. Characters selecting backgrounds

without a feat option have an additional choice of a starting

feat: Magic Initiate.

Additional Rules Sources. Characters attached to the

Ravenloft campaign may select additional rules options from

the following products: Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

(VRG).

DRAGONLANCE

Available January 1, 2023

The following changes to the rules presented above are in

effect for characters attached to the Dragonlance campaign.

Adventures in Official Products. The adventure Shadow

of the Dragon Queen is available for play.

Additional Rules Sources. Characters attached to the

Dragonlance campaign may select additional rules options

from the following products: Dragonlance: Shadow of the

Dragon Queen (DLS).