Frequently Asked Questions

You can create a fresh AL-legal character at levels 1 or 5.

When you create a level-5 character, you are also given 40 downtime days. You can use those days to level-up your character to level 9.

No, it’s been gone for many years.

You can have as many AL characters you want. There is no limit on the number of characters you can have. Some players have a single AL character they play with, while others have many. But each and every character must start as fresh characters following the rules in the ALPG.

No. You cannot copy/duplicate/branch your character. Each character must start at level 1 or 5. Each character must have their own distinct AL log.

All characters must now be created using the rules in the 2024 version of the Players Handbook. See 📏2024 or 2014 Rules?

If you have a pre-existing character built from the 2014 version of the Players Handbook, you must rebuild that character to the 2024 rules before your next game. See 👷‍♀️Rebuilding a 2014 Character into a 2024 Character for my process.

If a subclass from the 2014 version of the Players Handbook has been rewritten in the 2024 version of the Players Handbook, then you must use the 2024 version.

If the subclass has not been rewritten, then you may use the 2014 version.

See 🧙‍♀️Classes and Subclasses for a list of valid classes and subclasses.

These options are still available per the allowed sources listed in the ALPG.

No. The Blood Hunter is not in an AL-legal source book, even in the Critical Role AL campaign.

No. Strixhaven is not an AL-legal source book.

No. Illrigger is not a legal class to use in AL.

Yes, but only in the Eberron campaign. Warforged is not allowed in the other AL campaigns.

No. You can only benefit from one of each type of Tome or Manual. For example, you can only benefit from a single Tome of Understanding. But you can benefit from both a Tome of Understanding and a Manual of Quickness of Action.

Ask your DM. There is a rule that states that a creature can be under the effect of a particular “effect” only once. The question is whether the Guardian minor property counts as an “effect” or whether Guardian on different magic items count as different “effects”. There is no single answer. Ask your DM.

With the 2024 rules, silvered weapons are a specific magic item. So a Longsword, +3 that has been silvered isn’t AL-legal anymore. You must convert the item into a Longsword, +3 (very rare) OR a Silvered Longsword (common), your choice. Just make an entry in your AL logs indicating the item swap.

No. Firearms (including pistols and muskets) can only be acquired by finding one in an adventure as a static reward.

No. Firearms (including pistols and muskets) can only be acquired by finding one in an adventure as a static reward.

No. Firearms cannot be chosen as a weapon type when choosing rewards. You must play an adventure that rewards a firearm to get a firearm.

Yes. Mundane bullets cost 3 GP for a bundle of 10 and each bullet can be used only once.

Yes. Smokepowder costs 50 GP for a packet of five shots.

Normal (mundane) bullets don’t count towards your consumable limit.

For magical bullets (+1, etc.), a bundle of 5 bullets (rounded up) count towards 1 consumable.

Smokepower counts towards your consumables limit. A bundle of 5 shots-worth of smokepowder (rounded up) counts as 1 consumable.

Yes. Curse of Strahd is playable by characters in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft AL campaigns. However, playing Curse of Strahd does not allow you to cross into the other campaign.

No. As of this writing, the text of “Escape the Mists” in the AL Adaptation Guide does mention leaving Ravenloft, so it is confusing. But it is not referring to the Ravenloft AL campaign; it is referring to the Ravenloft adventure setting (aka. Barovia).

If you created your character as a Ravenloft AL character, your character will be a Ravenloft character forever. It can never change into a Forgotten Realms character.

As a Forgotten Realms character, you can pay the Downtime Days to leave Barovia and play other Forgotten Realms adventures. This just means getting out of the Curse of Strahd hardcover to play other adventures in the Forgotten Realms AL campaign.

As a Ravenloft character, you can pay the Downtime Days to leave Barovia and play other Ravenloft AL campaign adventures. This just means getting out of the Curse of Strahd hardcover to play other adventures in the Ravenloft AL campaign.

Yes. You can trade permanent magical items between your own characters following the rules in the ALPG.

No. Consumable magical items (potions, spell scrolls, etc.) cannot be traded.

If you have consumable magical items that your character cannot use, bring them to your games and allow the other characters at your table to use them. But even if you “give” them to another character at your table, they still come back with you after your game if they went unused.

Yes. Each character involved in the trade is required to pay 5 Downtime Days. This is true even if both characters are your own characters.

Crafting of Magic Items (per the Crafting rules in the DMG) is not allowed. But there are a few ways you can craft a limited selection of common and uncommon Magic Items:

• You’re allowed to craft Potions of Healing and Spell Scrolls per the rules in the 2024 version of the PHB. Spell scrolls cannot be upcast spells though. 2024 Player’s Handbook
• You’re allowed to craft common and uncommon Magic Items through your Bastion’s Special Facilities. 🏰Bastions in AL

No. ALPG 15.1 states “Spell scrolls may not be upcast (e.g. 5th level cure wounds)”.

No. You can reward a Very Rare item to a T1 character (for example). However, DMs may request that you leave such items in your vault when you play.

This does not affect the restriction that Legendary items can only be used in T4 games.