Are all of the abilities of the a Sun Soul Monk able too work while wearing armor? Do the damage dice of bards Blade Flourish and Psychic Blade double on a critical? Should work unless an ability specifies otherwise; yes, all damage dice double — Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) November 23, 2017
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Are all of the abilities of the a Sun Soul Monk able too work while wearing armor?
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Will 5e be the final edition of D&D with continous support or will there be another edition in the future?
I really don’t like doing a new edition. IMO, new editions of D&D would focus on cleaning up trouble spots, applying lessons learned in design, and sticking to the core elements that made a thing successful in the first place. Basically, a new edition asks people to re-learn the game all over again. It has […]
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Sage Advice on Encounter Building – Dragon Talk 1/15/18
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Why aren’t Sunbeam or Sunburst on the cleric list?
hi, I just started playing a cleric for the first time (loving it too) and was reading through the spell list. I’m curious, why aren’t Sunbeam or Sunburst on the cleric list? It seems they’d be a perfect fit thematically, especially for the light domain. I can’t remember exactly – think we wanted to pull […]
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Would the celestial warlock’s radiant soul ability apply to attacks made…
@JeremyECrawford Would the celestial warlock's radiant soul ability apply to attacks made using the radiant soul ability from protector aasimar in volo's? — Hayden Skolsky (@CisoSecond) November 18, 2017
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How can anyone use the proficiency in heavy armors gained by Tenser’s Transformation?
a thing I don’t get: how can anyone use the proficiency in heavy armors gained by Tenser’s Transformation? You can’t cast It while wearing an armour without prof, and it takes too long to wear one after the castIt’s there for completeness – no reason to not give it, but spell not balanced assuming you’d […]
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Does the surprise attack trait of monsters deal extra damage once per surprised creature?
Does the surprise attack trait of monsters deal extra damage once per surprised creature or once per battle?once per creature — Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 24, 2017
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What’s your very best life advice?
Comment from discussion Hey Mike, Just got into tabletop last year and now I’m addicted. Been following you ever since, lapping up the tidbits about D&D 5 leading up to the launch. 2 questions: 1. What’s your very best life advice? 2. What exactly does the D&D R&D office look like? I imagine there are […]
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Playing D&D for the first time? Here are some tips!
Playing D&D for the first time? Here are some tips with Mike Mearls https://t.co/b316wS74Gk — D&D Beyond (@DnDBeyond) January 17, 2018
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UPDATE: Welcome Kate Welch to the D&D team!
i have some extremely insane cool news i can finally share: i got hired as a game designer on Dungeons & Dragons. i start on 2/5. *deep breath* aaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH pic.twitter.com/5CNMUdxfQY — kate welchhhh (@katewelchhhh) January 18, 2018 If I may ask, did you build out your portfolio to make your application more appealing? I know […]
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What’s a must-have, if one were to update Star Frontiers to 5e?
What’s a must-have, if one were to update Star Frontiers to 5e? What gives it its feel? Replace D&D’s three pillars with:Discovery – new worlds, aliensIntrigue – uncover Sathar plotsSurvival – cope with alien environments — Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 27, 2017
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If you are using Mantel of Majesty can you only cast a cantrip as a spell?
@JeremyECrawford As confirmation, if you are using Mantel if Majesty and casting command through it as a bonus action, can you only cast a cantrip as a spell? — Jessica (@gorrjess) December 19, 2017 So it is considered casting a spell and not using a class ability? Seriously??? — Sotiris Agorastos (@Sotago) December 19, 2017 […]
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Technically you could take a 10 Cleric/ 2nd level in Sorcerer and learn a spell of 6th level from the sorc list…
Jst wntd to throw out that technically a mclass chrctr can learn spells based on their multiclass spell slots, as the mclass rules tell you to refer to ur single class for spells knwn and prep, those classes say u can choose spells of any level you have slots 2/2 so technically you could take […]
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Can a creature who can fly make it out of a reverse gravity area?
Hey @mikemearls I have a question… can a creature who can fly make it out of a reverse gravity area? Rules are a bit unclear, but I don’t see any carve outs. I know this can be up to the DM, no problem with that- just curious how you might rule it? IMO they would […]
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When creating a D&D adventure, I am aware of the two forces of Law and Chaos colliding
When creating a D&D adventure, I am aware of the two forces of Law and Chaos colliding. The need for structure, and the chaos of following the creative process to find the treasure of the good idea. #Dnd #WOTCstaff — 🎄🏕Adam Lee🎄🏔 (@adamofadventure) January 7, 2018
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It appears that in Eberron, Goblin is the name for goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears?
it appears that in Eberron, Goblin is the name for goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears? In 5E would those three be a subraces of goblin rather than listed separately?This is a problem with translation. In their tongue, they call the united races the Dar, and goblins are the golin'dar. — Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) October 30, 2017 […]
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What is your favorite 1st edition adventure?
Hi Mike, What is your favorite 1st edition adventure? What’s the biggest difference between 1st edition and 5th edition adventures? Thanks for taking the time and congrats on the success of 5th edition! mikemearls35 points19 days ago 1st edition adventures rely a lot more on player ingenuity. Without rules for searching and such, they usually […]
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Reading about the mending affinity feat from Tal’Dorei and I found a cheese!
Reading about the mending affinity feat from Tal’Dorei and I found a cheese! Paladin using lay on hands for 1 hitpoint. it could heal a player for an extra prof mod*number of lay on hands points. Essentially paladins would 0-full a party member easily. Too broken? Eh, that’s a little wonky, but not totally game […]
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Durable feat: if I have a Con mod of +1, is the minimum HP I get from a hit die 2 or 3?
@JeremyECrawford Been having a tough time finding a clear answer for the rules on the Durable feat, so I have to ask: If I have a Con mod of +1, is the minimum HP I get from a hit die 2 or 3? Former is the feat applying to the die roll + mod, latter […]
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Adventure poll: ‘The more NPCs the better’ or ‘I only need a handful’ ?
Hey D&D dungeon masters! Answer me this: For D&D adventures, which do you prefer? — 🎄🏕Adam Lee🎄🏔 (@adamofadventure) December 5, 2017 I hear many org play DMs say they had real problems with the number of NPCs they had to actively run as they accompanied PCs. (Example: Out of the Abyss, Storm King) That's great […]
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