2e Skullport supplement Yep. And I will draw the veil of decency over all the lame "Bride of Xanathar" and "Son of Xanathar" and "Ortho-Cross-Cousin of Xanathar" and "Xanathar To Be Named Later" jokes that flew back and forth as we were going over that one. ;}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 9, 2018
If you want to become good at something, you must first be very bad at it for quite some time
If you want to become good at something, you must first be very bad at it for quite some time. Mastery has three parts – earned experience, practiced technique, and a capacity to fail without fear.
— Mike Mearls, but Spooky (@mikemearls) October 11, 2018
I’m doing well at that third bit today.
— Todd Kenreck (@ToddKenreck) October 11, 2018
TRUTH
— Chris Lindsay aka Mirt the Moneylender (@Onnatryx) October 11, 2018
I’ve been thinking about using the idea of failure in XP distribution. Should a tough loss not teach more than an easy victory? Yes! Also encourages players to take risks.
— Mike Mearls, but Spooky (@mikemearls) October 11, 2018
I wish 50-year-old me had kept 10-year-old me’s home-made maps and adventures, if for no other reason than it would be nice to gaze upon those poorly cut gems. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/R6TxwyzbUn
— Christopher Pumpkins 🎃 (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) October 11, 2018
Prone, a melee attack with a reach weapon made at 10 feet would be at disadvantage, yes?
Dear @JeremyECrawford
The prone condition specifies advantage on attacks within 5 feet of the prone target, so a melee attack with a reach weapon made at 10 feet would be at disadvantage, while an attack with a ranged weapon made next to the target is a straight roll, yes? Thnx!— Infright Heck (@insightcheckpod) October 14, 2018
If the D&D rules refer to an attack made within 5 feet of a target, it means exactly that: an attack within 5 feet.
If the rules require an attack to be a melee or a ranged attack, the rules say so.
If an attack must be a weapon or a spell attack, the rules say that too. #DnD https://t.co/Hgx5oGoDpW
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 15, 2018
In the Forgotten Realms what human nations would be likely to go to war with one another?
In the Forgotten Realms what human nations would be likely to go to war with one another? Be it a short conflict between nations or a long prolonged war. Heh. Nigh all of them. Yes, it varies over time, but there are ALWAYS frictions between Thay and Aglarond. And if you're talking financial war, assassinations, and skirmishes, not armies marching, there's a triangle of Cormyr, Zhentil Keep, and Sembia; always trading but sniping.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2018
What if a creature is paralyzed WHILE prone?
And ditto with the insta-crit on a Paralyzed creature:
Reach weapon attacking from 10 feet out = no insta-crit, but ranged weapon attack made within 5 feet of the paralyzed target = insta-crit? And then the funny corner case: what if a creature is paralyzed WHILE prone?! 😂
Assuming the “all attack get advantage” from paralysis supersedes the “attacks within 5 feet of target get advantage, all other attacks get disadvantage” from prone?
— Infright Heck (@insightcheckpod) October 14, 2018
The effects of different conditions stack.
Advantage and disadvantage cancel each other out. #DnD https://t.co/o85IGHFntS
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 15, 2018
How would you handle characters wanting to buy magic items in Sharn?
What sort of magic items? What rarity? Sharn has a Cannith enclave and Jorasco houses. Beyond that, you have a number of places—like the Mystic Market in Clifftop (WGtE p. 151)—that are called out as a potential source of magic items.
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) August 28, 2018
I always struggle with cost of items\rarity issues. Characters always want to buy them. Page 41 of the WGtE discusses this. Common and uncommon items may well be available in Sharn, that doesn't mean it's always easy to find exactly the thing you're looking for; there's no one-stop shop for uncommon items.
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) August 28, 2018
Especially when it comes to uncommon items, buying an item can in some ways BE an adventure; I'd emphasize the factor of going to different shops, perhaps debating with someone in the Bazaar (are you sure you're getting a quality product), and having interesting proprietors.
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) August 28, 2018
Beyond this, it's always up to the DM to decide if a particular item does exist. You're always in your rights to say "No one's figured out a commercially viable way to make that yet." And RARE items are RARE, and not easily purchased.
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) August 28, 2018
The Zilargo Embassy is offering Helms of Telepathy at dirt cheap prices. #AdventureHook But does the Trust get to listen in on the thoughts of anyone wearing one of these cheap Helms of Telepathy…?
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) August 28, 2018