People die. The pain of such a loss is like no other. It changes us and how we see the world.

For millennia, humans have explored that loss in stories. Even D&D tales face it, and some of the greatest narratives arise from it.

From death new life may come. #CriticalRole #DnD

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 18, 2018

a necromancer is just a really late healer

— The Archfey of Vienna 🧝🏻‍♀️ (@LadyAhiru) June 25, 2018

What's the most On Brand™️ story you have from your early childhood.

Mine is when my mom told me not to touch the electric stove when it was red, because that meant it was hot, so I made direct eye contact with her and slapped my hand down on the stove top.

— mu✨ (@prinxeMu) July 8, 2018

After spending a few hours searching all over our house, I finally broke down and asked my dad where we kept our twenty sided dice. He had no idea what I was talking about. The perils of getting a second hand Basic D&D rulebook and no dice. https://t.co/LsApBJDVdA

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 8, 2018

Another similar tale – During story hour at the library, the librarian asked if anyone knew what I troll was. I proudly rattled off its D&D stats and probably confirmed to her that I drank paint thinner when no one was looking.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 8, 2018

In 6th grade, we moved to a new school district. I was the quiet new kid w/ glasses & his sketch book. I kept getting teased/bullied by one kid, & while it hurt, I always responded w/ a smile & an invitation to draw him something.

Eventually he agreed & we became good friends. Mind you, not all bullies could be won this way, and not all attempts like this worked in my favor, but this was one of the ones that worked out. 🙂

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) July 9, 2018

Didn’t you harbor any anger towards him? Of course! It’s hard not to, but I felt either I could let the anger define me, or hope that behind that power play was someone else who also didn’t know how to make a friend. It was a coin flip, and that was one I called well. 🙂

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) July 9, 2018

Haha, cute. Yeah I remember that being a dorky kid with a sketchbook sometimes had its perks… I used to make a couple bucks here and there drawing stuff for other kids… most wanted drawings were Garfield, WWF wrestlers, and Tiny Toons characters, lol. Hells yeah! I made a lot of my early Magic: The Gathering money doing that.

…to be honest, in the days JUST before the internet, I made quite a lot of money drawing naked cartoon and comic girls for friends. https://t.co/m8SwQiCbr1

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) July 9, 2018

Hey @JeremyECrawford in d&d AL why can’t I pick God’s that are not from the forgotten realms? It’s a shame that I can’t represent my religion in my favourite game.

— tyler brown (@tytybomb) July 22, 2018

Your DM oversees the world and rules that you play with. In the Adventurers League, the admins and DMs collectively provide that oversight, deciding what's appropriate for league play. #DnD https://t.co/iFCx6vW9jx

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 22, 2018

how would an encounter with multiple creatures with legendary actions work? do the creatures legendary actions occur simultaneously or can only 1 legendary action be taken per other creatures turn? No book here, but i would allow them all to use them. If more than one tried, resolve in initiative order

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 11, 2018

so say a dragons legendary tail attack, they would both occur, one after the other, at the end of another creatures turn? Yes

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 11, 2018

What‘s something that seems obvious within your profession, but the general public seems to misunderstand?

— Louie (@Mantia) July 1, 2018

Good editors are more important than good writers. #wotcstaff https://t.co/vjGxM6kt2q

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 3, 2018

*nude* statue

— kate welchhhh (@katewelchhhh) July 3, 2018

At least as important. https://t.co/bVcDv0pStd

— Chris Sims (@ChrisSSims) July 3, 2018

Mm. I think at least part of this is due to RPG writing often getting people used to writing in in High Reoleplayingese rather than doing interesting things with their words. High Reoleplayingese is a language in my meta-meta-RPG. The bad guys speak it. They speak it *on* Wednesdays and *to* each other.

— Chris Sims (@ChrisSSims) July 3, 2018

Also on February 29th.

— Chris Sims (@ChrisSSims) July 3, 2018

I was wondering, how hard (emotionally) was it for you to sell the Realms to TSR? Also, how much creative control do you still have on the realms? It wasn't hard at all. I was honoured, and eager to get better color maps than I could do with pencil crayons. ;}
I have no creative control, but am always happy to help out with lore when asked. Many designers down the years have phoned, e-mailed, or sat down to talk Realmslore.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 20, 2018

Thank you for the answer.
So, if I ask you what Elminster is up to, you don’t know? Missed a lot after Elminster’s Daughter, so I’m a bit curious what’s going on with him. Heh. There have been a LOT of Elminster novels since then: a few appearances in novels about others, then The Sage of Shadowdale trilogy, then The Herald, Spellstorm, and most recently Death Masks. He's being a low-profile Chosen of Mystra these days, rebuilding and manipulating.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 20, 2018

Glad to be able to!
Elminster Must Die (2010) [Sage of Shadowdale Bk1]
Bury Elminster Deep (2011) [S of S Bk2]
Elminster Enraged (2012) [S of S Bk 3]
The Herald (2014) [6th and last novel of The Sundering]
Spellstorm (2015)
Death Masks (2016)

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 20, 2018

Wow! That is indeed a lot. Seems like I have some catching up to do with an old friend. 🙂
Thank you again. It’s an honor to be able to get answers from one of my idols. You just made my day. 😀 Happy reading (I hope)! :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 20, 2018