[RPG] Is it possible for an Adventurers League character to buy a magic item during downtime

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The Dungeon Master's Guide lists price ranges for magic items related to their rarity. For example, an uncommon magic item can be worth between 101 and 500 gold pieces. Consummable magic items are worth half the price of their permanent equivalent.

In Adventurers League, magic items are obtained during adventures (1-3 consummables plus 1 permanent per 4 hours session in average).

But I'd like to know if it's possible for an AL charcter to buy a magic item (possibly using downtime) instead of finding it as aventuring loot. Is it possible for…

  1. Permanent ones? (Like boots of speed)

  2. Consumable ones? (Like potion of growth)

From what I understand it's supposed to be difficult to find magic items available for buying, even consumable ones, but I'm asking if it still might be possible for when you want a very specific item, have more than enough money to buy it and are willing to travel far to go buy it.

Best Answer

Generally, no...

The Adventurers League Players Pack contains the documents that detail your options in AL play. Purchases are restricted to items in the PHB. The only potion available for sale without special documentation is the basic Potion of Healing. There are no other magic items in the PHB - no potions, no scrolls - so they can't be purchased either.

...unless you're of sufficient rank in a faction...

Characters who reach rank 3 in their faction can use downtime and gold to acquire magic items from a very limited list: +1 weapons, shields, and armor are available to all faction members, and each faction allows access to a single uncommon item and a single rare item.

...attend an event featuring Fai Chen's Fantastic Faire...

Fai Chen's is available to public events of sufficient size that register with WoTC for it in advance. Fai Chen trades (but does not sell) permanent magic items, sells scrolls up to 5th level (one per transaction per event), strange trinkets, and occasionally special mounts and property deeds.

...or adventure in Chult.

There is a very small number of magical weapons and shields, plus scrolls and potions, available for purchase only to characters playing Season 7 content - DDAL modules and Tomb of Annihilation. These purchases are only available as a downtime activity.