ADVENTURERs!
Errata for the core books are here!
ERRATA 2.0 updates to the Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, and Dungeon Master’s Guide. The updates are detailed in the following PDFs:
As someone who never played D&D but want to try it with some friends do you have any advice Matt?
As someone who never played D&D but want to try it with some friends in the same situation, do you have any advice @matthewmercer?? (Sorry for any mistakes, englisg is not my first language) No worries! I would recommend watching some videos about the basics of the rules and character building options a (we happen to have a series for this starting next week!). Then decide who will DM, and they can begin to develop a story to run for the rest!
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 24, 2018
Feel free to check out any of the adventure modules if the DM wants to find inspiration on what kind of information is useful to have prepped, or to just run directly!
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 24, 2018
If you want to start right away @WebDMshow has a got a great series about how to play AND how to DM. But I’m sure @matthewmercer will have great advice as well when Handbook Helper goes up Yes! @WebDMshow has so many great resources to help with this directly! Please do check them out!
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 24, 2018
Can we please get something on renown besides “here’s some renown!
@JeremyECrawford can we please get something on renown besides "here's some renown! Hope you like…. getting more of it!" WDH almost made it there with the Emerald Enclave having spells available with more renown, but it just seems basically useless otherwise.
— Andy Tymczyszyn (@illmakeaaccount) November 8, 2018
The rules on renown in the "Dungeon Master's Guide" expect certain ranks to offer concrete perks. We show that approach in action in "Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica," where the perks include magical abilities, followers, and more. #DnD https://t.co/b4pOf9mMiV
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 8, 2018
In a vacuum, fighter needs magic items to stay on par with magic users
"Just be happy your spellcaster is doing well!"
"Have you thought of playing a spellcaster?"
"Have your spellcaster waste action economy buffing you instead of doing what they want! [Fireballing]"
"I mean, come on, every dnd campaign shooould have magic items at some point!" 1/2 https://t.co/akuNzIRuyh— Connor Zielke (@connor_zielke) November 7, 2018
None of these answer the actual issue. In a vacuum, fighter needs magic items to stay on par with magic users. That is antithetical to bounded accuracy and 5e design philosophy. You can have 3 bards buff any class and make it good. The issue still needs addressing. On par with a magic user in which context? D&D isn’t played in a vacuum. Context is everything (environment, specific monsters, party composition, and more).
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 7, 2018
I can kind of see his point, so my question is why don’t fighters and barbarians gain the abillity for their attacks to count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance when both monks and circle of the moon druids get this benefit at level 6? Fighters and barbarians deal more damage on average than monks and druids do. An added bonus is that magic weapons are usually available, either in treasure or as a result of spells.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 7, 2018
On par in terms of usefulness in a late game encounter. Usefulness being the ability to efficiently contribute to combat. DND isn’t played in a vacuum, but it is designed in one, hopefully. Nothing would get done otherwise since every design choice can be refuted by some scenario Which sort of late-game encounter?
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 7, 2018
One magic user and one fighter fighting the same creature with mundane resistances is completely skewed. The magic user can cast spells to deal with it. The fighter would NEED an item or to rely on a spellcaster. And the spellcaster doesn’t nearly rely on the fighter as much Resistances are meant to push a team to be resourceful and to rely on teamwork. That's the design intent.
D&D is a co-op game. It's all about interdependence.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 7, 2018
I like it it gives monsters flavour, but why remove it when the players get magic items, whats the design intent behind that? The game presents challenges, and it also presents ways to overcome those challenges.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 8, 2018
Are natural weapons considered simple weapons, or are they completely separate from every weapon category?
@JeremyECrawford A question about natural weapons that I don’t think has been answered: are they considered simple weapons, or are they completely separate from every weapon category?
— Marquinn DeVelaine (@M_DeVelaine) November 6, 2018
Natural weapons aren't considered simple or martial weapons. #DnD https://t.co/zDB3q9rGLV
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 8, 2018
So a Monk with natural weapons has issues?
— Zaney the Gamemaster (@Fluffdragonz) November 8, 2018
You can make unarmed strikes with your forehead, chin, elbows, knees, fists, shoulders, feet, butt, and more. That fact isn't changed by the simple, martial, or natural weapons you are or are not using. #DnD https://t.co/76SXHHSuYk
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 8, 2018
What I’m getting from this is that an attack with my monk’s butt is JUST AS DANGEROUS as one with my fists. The Way of Steel Buns is born! 😁 Never underestimate the steel buns!
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 8, 2018
What is the equivalent of Celestia/The Nine Hells/The Abyss in Eberron?
Hey #DnD folks, what is the equivalent of Celestia/The Nine Hells/The Abyss in #Eberron? anyone know where I can read about it? The primary forces of good and evil that affect Eberron are those native to Eberron: the Silver Flame on the Celestial side and the Lords of Dust/Overlords on the Fiendish side. The Daelkyr and the Dreaming Dark are the primary evil extraplanar forces.
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) September 14, 2018
There isn't a large extraplanar celestial force that actively intervenes in Eberron. Most celestials feel that by tending to their plane, they are shaping the multiverse; they don't need to mess with the mudball. Here's something related to that. https://t.co/AI54xF64x8
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) September 14, 2018
Meanwhile, here's an article that talks about the role of warlocks, including Celestial warlocks; it suggests the Silver Flame, the Undying Court, or a particularly active celestial from one of those previous planes as possible patrons. https://t.co/92A4Y24ixo
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) September 14, 2018
This is great, Keith. We’re kicking off a campaign in Sharn next week (thanks!) and one of my characters is a shulassakar (reskinned Aasimar) with her couatl ancestral tie as her patron. Her tie to the Silver Flame is all about how the young races have screwed it all up. Shulassakar for the win!
— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) September 16, 2018
Ed’s streetcryers
1)
Streetcryers all over the city today
All loudly the same dark news say
One more heroic adventurer is lost
But new next-door barbarian cheerful— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 3, 2018
2)
Says, “My career begins now, it dost!”
I wish he’d be slightly more fearful
But adventuring he goes, armored in bravado and folly, absurd
Telling me, “A dragon is just a big scaly bird!”— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 3, 2018
I hurled spells and curses and other nasty magic stuff
Until he cried, “I yield! Mercy! That’s quite enough!
Cling to life now, feebly, I only just!”
But one spell I had left, so that villain I cleft
I tell myself it was undoubtedly for the best— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 2, 2018