@mikemearls @JeremyECrawford By RAW, in a Social Iteration will a NPC be able to make a Charisma Check to affect a PC behavior or emotions?

— Wolf Hunter (@WolfHunter83) June 21, 2016

NPC ability checks can't force a PC to think/feel something, but they can affect how the DM describes the NPC. #DnD https://t.co/uSbOljwILB

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016

@JeremyECrawford But an NPC Ability Check can force The PC to act in some way?

— Wolf Hunter (@WolfHunter83) June 21, 2016

I'll state it another way: an NPC ability check can't force a PC to think/feel/do/sense something #DnD https://t.co/Gcy8D6o7us

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016

@Cybren @WolfHunter83PC on PC ability checks shouldn’t do that either; that’s what roleplaying is Bingo

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016

@MtS_Designer @Cybren @WolfHunter83 Nope

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016

@JeremyECrawford Can a NPC force a PC to fart?

That seems to be the next question.

— John Appleton (@jaa0109) June 21, 2016

Farting—that's another matter. An NPC can feed a PC a steaming plate of beans … #DnD https://t.co/aMJyfZv3d9

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016

@JeremyECrawford @Cybren @WolfHunter83 Just to be clear: A PC can't ask for a Insight check against another PC's lie right? Only against NPC

— Matheus Ferreira (@MtS_Designer) June 21, 2016

You can ask for a Wisdom (Insight) check against anyone. The DM describes what you sense based on the result. #DnD https://t.co/wVQod1u877

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016

@MtS_DesignerBut I don’t understand why let Insight vs Deception against a lie, while not Insight vs Persuasion against a decision. Insight isn't limited to discerning duplicity. It's for when you're trying to get a read on someone.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016

@JeremyECrawford So, considering the 2nd dot of the Charmed Condition, the NPC gains Advantage in checks…to let the DM make a description?

— Wolf Hunter (@WolfHunter83) June 23, 2016

Being charmed by a spell or another effect is a different matter than being subject to a simple Charisma check #DnD https://t.co/D3LxzPtbSY

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 23, 2016

@JeremyECrawford Is superiority die maneuver doubled in a critical hit? Thanks for atention!

— Wesley Buck Rosa (@Wesleywbr1) June 7, 2016

When you score a critical hit, roll all of the attack's damage dice again, no matter the source of the dice. #DnD https://t.co/UHzDPiTXkx

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 11, 2016

@JeremyECrawford @mikemearls Why are rangers spells known casters instead or prepared each day? #dnd CC: @Dan_Dillon_1 @Umbralwalker

— (((JamesIntrocaso))) (@JamesIntrocaso) June 8, 2016

Spells known v. prepared—preparation is a flexibility feature that not all spellcasters are meant to have. #DnD https://t.co/haH7wSBRpe

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 8, 2016

@Dan_Dillon_1 @JamesIntrocaso @mikemearls @Umbralwalker was there any deliberate decision that led to pally getting that flex over rnger? Spell prep lets a paladin change emphasis (damage/defense/healing)—intentional.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 9, 2016

@Dan_Dillon_1 @JamesIntrocaso @mikemearls @Umbralwalker was there any deliberate decision that led to pally getting that flex over rnger? A ranger is meant to have a few signature magical abilities represented by spells.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 9, 2016

@Dan_Dillon_1 @JamesIntrocaso @mikemearls @Umbralwalker Thanks very much for the design insight. We really appreciate it!You're welcome!

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 9, 2016

@JamesIntrocaso @JeremyECrawford @Dan_Dillon_1 @Umbralwalker they're not really bookish or studied in the way I see preparers

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) June 8, 2016

@Umbralwalker @Dan_Dillon_1 @JamesIntrocaso @JeremyECrawfordYet bards can’t be argued to be Non-Bookish. (thanks for jumping in Mike). they have the vagabond thing going, though

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) June 8, 2016

@Umbralwalker @Dan_Dillon_1 @JamesIntrocaso @JeremyECrawfordAs Dan said, it’s likely a flavor issue. Prep doesn’t need to mean “books” to me. yeah, it can definitely shift depending on how you tilt things

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) June 8, 2016

@Umbralwalker @Dan_Dillon_1 @JamesIntrocaso @JeremyECrawford for instance, bard to me feels more like "I've picked up a few tricks"

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) June 8, 2016

@ChrisPerkinsDnD How would you articulate ability damage? Like wisdom?some stats seem very simple to explain, but that one has me stumped.

— Khalid McPherson (@SpookyKPac) June 22, 2016

Wisdom loss is like getting sh*tfaced. Your judgment and perceptions become seriously impaired. https://t.co/oIgrRBIBHE

— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) June 22, 2016

@ChrisPerkinsDnD can Half-Dragons be found or live within cities of large populations?

— Sean (@KeepitIntense) June 11, 2016

In your D&D campaign, anything is possible. https://t.co/Elknlwrejg

— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) June 11, 2016

@ChrisPerkinsDnD if u describe a stone gargoyle with 3 attacks (2 claws, 1 beak) losing an arm, would you agree that it loses one attack?

— Carolin (@Carolyn_Joana) June 5, 2016

I would say so, unless it can use some other appendage (clawed foot, for example). https://t.co/uEhUZLSkSO

— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) June 5, 2016

@JeremyECrawford Create Bonfire works underwater? RAW states "until spell ends, it takes up a 5ft cube". …Asking for a friend. -.-

— Andrea Back (@VyrelionAB) June 17, 2016

Create bonfire lasts for its duration, regardless of the environment. #DnD https://t.co/KPTvm0Co4w

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016

@JeremyECrawford I disagree. It's a conjuration cantrip which "summons" a non-magical fire.

— Keith Williams (@bonsai) June 21, 2016

@bonsai As DM, you're welcome to run it that way, but that's not the design intent.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 21, 2016