@JeremyECrawford @ChrisPerkinsDnD can I have an NPC druid villain shapeshift into a swarm of rats or centipedes?
— Ed (@marley_von) July 26, 2016
Absolutely. You can have a villain do anything. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/KaquvxaNbe
— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 26, 2016
But … but that's not rules as written!!!! https://t.co/FdKyQsjXlX
— The Phunky DM (@PhunkyDM) July 26, 2016
You must be reading the wrong rulebooks. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/f272LHLT8r
— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 26, 2016
The golden rule or rule of cool cover it for villians who don’t have to mechanically work like pc’s, However, don’t get confused RAW says no to pc;s.