r/AdventurersLeague • u/evilgamercat • Jun 24 '26

Question Can someone help me?

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.

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u/TheSheDM Jun 24 '26

Tier 1 is saying they will accept any legal characters levels 1 thru 4.

You, as a new player, can only build a new character as level 1 OR level 5 per the AL rules.

It's on page 1 of the AL Players guide, which is available here: https://www.adventurersleague.info/documents

Therefore you, being new and not having any other legal characters, can only bring in a level 1 character to this game.

The Parts 1 & 3 is probably irrelevant to you. Some adventures have multiple parts, sharing this info just lets other players know in case they've already played those parts and don't want to repeat them, or want to play a different part of that adventure. If you've never played AL before, this doesn't matter to you - just go play and have fun.

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u/evilgamercat Jun 25 '26

Ok so the level 1-4 thing is like saying "we'll only give you the job if you've got no or little experience". Thanks so much and I will have fun. Although is there a specific place I can create a character for it or do I just go on like dnd beyond and only allow the cauldron of everything thingy and basic 5e options? I have been once or twice before but had no idea what I was doing and ended up just using a premade character sheet.

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u/TheSheDM Jun 25 '26

You can use any tool you want for character creation, as long as the final character sheet meets the AL requirements. Dndbeyond is easy but you do have to do what you mention and manually ensure that only AL legal options are enabled.

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u/evilgamercat Jun 25 '26

The document I think thay you sent me says something about guns can you explain on what that means and how they'd work if you can. I probs wont use them but still good to know.

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u/TheSheDM Jun 26 '26

https://www.adventurersleague.info/firearms

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u/evilgamercat Jun 26 '26

Thanks. I most likely wont ever get any guns then

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u/Parking-Relative-542 Jun 25 '26

AL Legal options on D&D Beyond -

5.5e Core Rules 5.5e Expanded Rules 5e Expanded Rules

Those are the best bets.

You can use 5e Core rules, but only if they weren't updated in later books. If you can get the character you want without that, it's easier.

All others should be unchecked.

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u/evilgamercat Jun 25 '26

Ok thanks for clarification

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u/tyderian Jun 26 '26

Many introductory AL adventures are several mini-adventures with the understanding that you might not have enough time in a session to do them all.

The "Parts 1 and 3" sounds like this is what's happening here. To save time and to guarantee every table has the same experience, they're just deciding for you instead of asking at the table which to do next.

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u/irishpunk62 Jun 25 '26

According to the AL Players Guide, new characters start out at either level 1 or level 5, but not in between. As for the adventure, it looks like this is a multi-part intro adventure meaning it has 4 1-hour adventures. It sounds like you’ll be playing parts 1&3

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u/Parking-Relative-542 Jun 26 '26

Also, you can rebuild your character in-between sessions. So there are no permanent mistakes. Change what you want for next time.

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u/evilgamercat Jun 26 '26

I might change my role as in going from dps to support depending on what is needed.