Hi Matt! Any tips on places to research music for DMs looking to live stream sessions? Y’all always have the best audio.Make sure you have permission, or it’s royalty free. Incompetech is a great resource, and you can inquire about Battle Bards, Platemail Games, etc
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 30, 2018
my goal is to be the aubrey plaza of d&d pic.twitter.com/7a83Cx5O0T
— kate welchhhh (@katewelchhhh) March 4, 2018
@JeremyECrawford I've seen your answers that indicate unarmed strikes lack the light property needed for two-weapon fighting, but what if they have the Dual Wielder feat to ignore the 'light' requirement? Goal is Tabaxi Claw Fighter.
— Damn_Brit (@Damn_Brit) January 12, 2018
Rules on unarmed strikes have no bearing on natural weapons. Some exceptional things in the game count as both unarmed strikes and natural weapons. For example, a tabaxi's claws are natural weapons that can make unarmed strikes. #DnD https://t.co/tWHh8LuE1c
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 13, 2018
@ChrisPerkinsDnD @mikemearls Do Revenants rot like zombies? #askingforapc
— Rob M. (@RobJamesMorgan) February 23, 2018
No, unless it would cause something particularly hilarious to happen. https://t.co/A6OWzqUQzM
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) February 23, 2018
So does that mean like… you just DON'T use the Insight/Sense Motive skills in your games?
— Vincent Smith (@DichotomusPrime) January 15, 2018
Use them all the time. But they're not supernatural abilities. They can't take you from "I think this dude is lying" to "I *know* he's lying!" with a roll.
They're not spells that reveal the objective truth. Players want absolution from wrong choices, that's not what skills do. https://t.co/nn5zNc8S9N
— Matthew Colville (@mattcolville) January 15, 2018
True, but they can sometimes take you from “This dude is lying” to “This dude is nervous, but being honest” if you are particularly insightful. The party member who sees the savage beast is actually just wounded and protecting itself and steps in to intervene.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 15, 2018
I feel sometimes it’s not about wanting absolute truth, but trusting in a hero to have a better sense of character than they might IRL. Mileage may vary, hehe.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 15, 2018
I see players fear consequence. They suspect someone is lying. If so, they have to do something about it. But if they act, and he was telling the truth, they’re screwed.
They hope the roll will resolve that quantum state. But I think that quantum state is where the drama is! That it is! I agree, and generally maintain a DC/reveal of information on a similarly vague state as you mentioned. You don’t make the decision for the player…just provide them with a possible nudge on a good roll
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 15, 2018
There are few things those kinds of player fear more than those three words after they roll their check: “You don’t know.”
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 15, 2018
I feel a key point here is that unless the DM is an expert at making faces, players miss out on a lot of cues their characters would clearly see. If the DM makes a point of talking about the cues then that’s either leading the players or multiple paragraphs of descriptive text A much better articulated response!
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 15, 2018
Well put! And one problem lies in the failed roll. It’s hard to intuitively make a failed Insight roll dramatically interesting. Unless a REALLY poor roll leads to a misinterpretation of their body language and they entirely misread their quarry. 😉
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 15, 2018
I’ve been playing D&D for almost 20 years. I just finished my second session DMing for the first time ever, inspired by @CriticalRole to do it. How does one keep unruly drunk friends on story? That can be a hard one. Some ideas I’ve used: 1) Ask your friends about perhaps not getting as unruly/drunk out of respect for the work you put in for it, and/or 2) If that’s the game folks want to play, prepare a story that facilitates a sillier table.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) March 3, 2018
I’ve had to ask players who wouldn’t listen to my requests for moderation to stop coming to play, but most were open and apologetic.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) March 3, 2018
