I was just reading the "Volo's Guide to Monsters: An Official Reference for Adventurers League" (written by Matthew Sernett & Christopher Lindsay). There appears to be a catch-22 situation, so I'm posting it here for others to comment. (Is there a more recent document that I should be looking at?)
In the official reference, they mention that all of the races in VGtM are available for AL play, but "all characters made from these races MUST be part of a faction."
That was fine before Season 8, but now being part of a faction requires the Safe Haven/Faction Agent background, which is SCAG-only.
I don't see how it is possible to abide by "PHB+1" when the the AL reference require VGtM and SCAG (+2) for these races.
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Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Backgrounds don't count for the purposes of PHB+1. Additionally, the season 8 rules changed the faction requirements for the VGtM races though so it doesn't matter anyways.
Thank you for the links. I should have read more carefully that "PHB+1" only applied to class and race options.
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Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
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I was just reading the "Volo's Guide to Monsters: An Official Reference for Adventurers League" (written by Matthew Sernett & Christopher Lindsay). There appears to be a catch-22 situation, so I'm posting it here for others to comment. (Is there a more recent document that I should be looking at?)
In the official reference, they mention that all of the races in VGtM are available for AL play, but "all characters made from these races MUST be part of a faction."
That was fine before Season 8, but now being part of a faction requires the Safe Haven/Faction Agent background, which is SCAG-only.
I don't see how it is possible to abide by "PHB+1" when the the AL reference require VGtM and SCAG (+2) for these races.
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Backgrounds don't count for the purposes of PHB+1. Additionally, the season 8 rules changed the faction requirements for the VGtM races though so it doesn't matter anyways.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/d-d-adventurers-league/9843-adventurers-league-phb-1-rule-and-backgrounds
http://dndadventurersleague.org/in-which-we-talk-about-volos-guide-to-monsters/
Thank you for the links. I should have read more carefully that "PHB+1" only applied to class and race options.
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)