There are a lot of fun stuff for DMs in the official Season 9 DM Rewards document, here are the important parts…
Note, if you’d like to earn these by becoming a DM for MAD D&D – reach out to us! We’re always encouraging more DMs to support our community! Email lance@lancelarsen.com!
DM Reward Points
What are DM Reward Points? In Season 9, DM Reward Points are used as a Thank YOU to all of those in our awesome community that make each and every game possible by Dungeon Mastering for your community!
There’s only one semi-confusing point from the DM Rewards document for this season, there are Season 9 (“S9”) specific “Campaign Rewards” – so the way to earn DM RPs (“DM Reward Points”) should be tracked separately, and are earned as follows…
| DM’ing the Following | DM RP (General) | DM RP (S9) |
| Season 8 or earlier AL module | +1 | |
| Any CCC module | +1 | |
| 4 hours from pre-Season 9 Hardcovers | +1 | |
| Season 9 AL Module “Avernus Rising” or “Oracle of War” | +1 | |
| 4 hours from Season 9 Hardcover “Descent Into Avernus” | +1 |
What can I spend my shiny new DM RPs on?
| DM RP (All) | DM RP (S9 Only) | Reward |
| 1 | – | +1 Level and Tier level of Gold ** |
| 1 | – | Gain a Magic Item awarded by a module you DM’d *** |
| – | Varies | Everything from slightly infernal Pets, to new very infernal Familiars, to Season 9 Magic Items, to Vehicles! Check out the Season 9 DM Rewards “Campaign Rewards-Inglorious Redemption”! |
** Tier specific amount gold specified in Official Season 9 AL Rules! Magic Items, Gold & Leveling!
*** Noting, Forgotten Realms characters can only gain items from Forgotten Realms adventures, and Eberron characters can only gain items from Eberron adventures.
DM Rewards from Previous Seasons
What do I do with Advancement Checkpoints from last Season 8? Convert them to DM Reward Points! 8 AP = 1 DM Reward Point
What do I do with Treasure Checkpoints from last Season 8? Spend them on your characters, as they go away officially in Season 9. Noting the Magic Item Tier limits for Season 9. As discussed in Official Season 9 AL Rules! Magic Items, Gold & Leveling!
DM Quest Rewards from previous Season? DM Quests rewards that unlocked character options (such as Oathbreaker) can be used as normal.