@ChrisPerkinsDnD Question: When a druid Wild Shapes, can they change gender? If I'm a male dwarf, can I change into a Milk-giving Cow? Just one of those normal questions that comes up in a regular #DnD game.

— OregonPinkRose NOT@ SDCC (@OregonPinkRose) July 17, 2018

I would say yes. It’s magic, and why not? The real question is: who gets to milk the dwarf druid? #wotcstaff https://t.co/c943PGSpLr

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 17, 2018

Udderly great question, by the way.

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 17, 2018

Chris…

— John Kovalic (@muskrat_john) July 17, 2018

It works on so many levels, john!

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 17, 2018

1)
Many adventurers boldly hack and die
Under the bright bloody flags they fly
Too bold or dim-witted to play a sly part
Like thieves who impale witnesses right through the heart

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2018

2)
Discretion is betimes the much wiser way
Witness far too many dishonest discreet still alive today

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2018

Then round the castle does she stalk
And at each chamber door doth knock
Sleepers know not their doors to open
Unless ghostly trysts they see some scope in

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 9, 2018

Do you think you would ever do a Luck based domain?

Avandra has always been one of my favorite deities and I always thought it would be really fun to have a channel divinity that just causes mass misfortune/fortune I do see that Avandra is listed under trickery there. I guess I didn't get quite the same vibe? Trickery is very underhanded and she is kinda like the hippy "do what you want as long as you think it's right" deity. So yeah. Just curious.

— Maia Cross🏳️‍🌈 (@TheCrossDM) July 6, 2018

I was thinking of travel for her, but trickery seemed to be close enough for a clever wanderer of worlds

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 6, 2018

Hey, uh, @matthewmercer? #CriticalRole
(from https://t.co/Er0UuWVZPn) pic.twitter.com/2pxSc5BoOv

— James J. Haeck (@jamesjhaeck) June 4, 2018

As a DM, one pulls inspiration from the strangest places. 😉

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) June 4, 2018

I love the choice deployment of all caps.
Religion: NONE!
Patron: NONE!
Family: SLAIN! THEY'RE ALL DEAD! OK? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!

— Matthew Colville (@mattcolville) June 4, 2018

The hallmark of a very first character. Super serious caps.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) June 4, 2018

Somebody read a few Xanth books Guilty as charged.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) June 4, 2018

So min/maxer or munchkin players actually recognize that they are so? How do we define munchkin? https://t.co/8pPnSoSj4P

— SlyFlourish (@SlyFlourish) June 13, 2018

I don’t definite Min/Max or Munchkin-ing as a problem, but an optional way some people enjoy the game. That play style doesn’t always mingle well with others, though, which is why an early convo about play styles is so important with any game.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) June 13, 2018

I have to agree that min/max ing isn’t an inherent problem, but it can make some more powered in certain situations than characters with actual personalities. And they may harm their own ability to function in other situations. If you mix up your game between combat, social (1/2) and exploration, a munchkin will find itself at odds at least a third of the time where they can't contribute much to the game. Thus is the problem of hyperfocusing.

— A Rogue Named Wizard (@devnuhl) June 13, 2018

Indeed. Then, you get to have the conversation about “Why do you feel you can’t engage as well as the others?” It can be a lesson on how to become self-aware, and tweak your min/max style to be a little more open to the other player’s’ styles as well.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) June 13, 2018

I’ve found it hard to have that conversation when the players are a) too new to the game or b) not self-aware of their play style.

Expectations are important. Yeah, it’s not always an easy convo (especially new players). You kind of need to try and introduce the idea of the conversation, then check in every now and then as they settle into their gameplay styles & preferences.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) June 13, 2018