Are there currently plans to officially release the revised ranger?

September 14, 2017Zoltar Leave a comment

@mikemearls are there currently plans to officially release the revised ranger at some point? (maybe with xanathar's?)

— Dominik Asbach (@nR_Thanatos) August 3, 2017

Yes. Nothing to announce yet, but we do not want to require a purchase to access it. #wotcstaff https://t.co/pXlMRQCYEU

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 3, 2017

it will be

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 3, 2017

Would it be possible to get it in printed form too? Or maybe some kind of printed compendium with other free digital products (e.g. EEPC)?might do POD if it's digital

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 4, 2017

We are prepping to fight a mindflayer, any advice?

September 14, 2017Zoltar Leave a comment

.@ChrisPerkinsDnD We are prepping to fight a mindflayer next week. We are level 8. Any advice? 😬

— Prof. Chris (@ProfessorChrisO) August 12, 2017

Mind flayers have glass jaws, figuratively speaking, so get close but not too close. Bring dice that roll well on saving throws. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/x7lSlLoi2u

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) August 12, 2017

I want to make inns full of bad peeps and the woods full of evil beasts. Too much?

September 14, 2017Zoltar Leave a comment

@JeremyECrawford @mikemearls Running Strahd soon. I want to make inns full of bad peeps and the woods full of evil beasts. Too much?

— Nathan Plank (@PlanksterMcGee) August 7, 2017

Want to trip someone (aka knock them prone)? Anyone can do it. See the "Shoving a Creature" section of the Player's Handbook (p. 195). #DnD https://t.co/7hwMZRtldV

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 8, 2017

You can never, ever put too much evil in Ravenloft. https://t.co/EcRwXJefxl

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 7, 2017

How would you deal with a players repeated absence during a campaign?

September 14, 2017Zoltar Leave a comment

@mikemearls how would you deal with a players repeated absence during a campaign?

— Reconcrimson321 (@Reconcrimson321) August 21, 2017

I turn this on its head – treat character as guest star who shows up once in a while. Makes things easier. https://t.co/GnzMb4Rdty

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 21, 2017

I once played as a recurring githyanki when I couldn't make every session reliably. Just plane shifted in when I could make it.

— Erik Everson (@platostotle) August 21, 2017

Love this approach! Especially if a player knows they'll have attendance issues. Talking to your DM and players works, people! https://t.co/7YBM63qzrt

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 21, 2017

One of my players wants Succubus-themed Invocations…

September 14, 2017Zoltar Leave a comment

One of my players(Warlock)wants Succubus-themed Invocations. The 3 betrayals MM284 come to mind, but can’t think how to apply it For invocations – detect thoughts at will, 1/rest secretly force someone to say something of your choice on failed save, charm person 1/rest

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 21, 2017

What are The Forgotten Realms of Dungeons&Dragons?

September 14, 2017Zoltar Leave a comment

Much of D&D’s Fifth\NEdition books take place in the the Forgotten Realms. Now, if you’re a new\Nplayer you might not know what that means. And, if you’re an old school\Nplayer you might just be surprised about what new\Nthings may be discovered. – So, the Forgotten Realms, as a setting, it’s an old medieval world. So old that all of the\Ncivilizations that we know exist in the world today are\Nbuilt upon the bones of empires and\Ncivilizations that the world has forgotten about. – It’s this giant playground. And, I think that gets us, like\Nwith what we’re dealing with now it’s sort of like how\Ndo we put it to full use. – Take, for example,\Nthe city of Waterdeep. It is a metropolitan, coastal\Ncity on the Sword Coast. It has hundreds of thousands\Nof people living in it. But, what people don’t\Nrealize and what few people in Waterdeep actually remember\Nis that it is built on top of a dwarven city, which was built on top of an elven city. So, if you delve into\NWaterdeep far and deep enough you will discover these\Nforgotten realms underneath it. And, that’s sort of a\Ntemplate that carries through the entire setting. You can look to pretty much\Nany place where civilization resides now and say there was\Nsomething else there before. What is that and what\Nmysteries does it contain? And, that’s sort of a\Nkey theme of the setting. – It also could harbor\Nthings that are kind of like canon from different\Neditions and all kinds of things like that. So, I think when we work\Nwith it we just try to like squeeze the best out of it. But, it’s so sprawling. Like, it’s just so big. – I want to be like what\Nin there, there’s something that’s sticking out of\Nthe ground and that cannot be explained and it’s\Nnot a part of any realm you know of or you’ve\Nread about in the books. It’s something that is\Ncompletely forgotten and you don’t know what it is. And, it’s out of the\Nlore and what the heck is that thing? So, Richard and I, we talk\Nabout this and we’re like we wanna put something\Nin the realms that is truly forgotten, that\Nyou don’t know about. And so, as I’m going along\Nto my D and D career here I’m gonna get a chance to actually write my own adventures and work with the team and create these things. And, I’m gonna put some\Nthings in the Forgotten Realms that you don’t know about. You’ve read all the books\Nand you’ve never heard of this thing before and nobody has, because I love that. I think when something\Nis mysterious and unknown it fires up the imagination. And, it sparks, it’s\Nmakes it like as we do our little fearful quest through the world to make everything known is to like create this sense of security. But, when something is\Ncompletely unknown it’s like, “Whoa, where was that,\Nwhere did this come from?” And, it’s why I love\Nthings like the pyramids. Like, there is this thing\Nthat actually exists in the world that people don’t know how the hell it was done. People theorize about it, but\Nit’s still a giant mystery. And, I love that. I love that actually exists in reality. – Now take for an\Nexample the current story Tomb of Annihilation which\Ntakes place in Chult. One of the key features\Nof the story is that you discover a lost city in the jungle that belonged to an\Nancient Chulton Kingdom that’s never been described before. We wanted to actually\Nplay out this idea that nobody knows anything about this place. And so, it just heightens the mystery. But, as you explore it\Nyou learn, or you start to sort of unravel clues\Nof how this place fell. And, without giving away too\Nmuch this Chulton Kingdom once worshiped a god called\NUbtao who abandoned them. So, they took on, these\Nother gods came to sort of fill the spiritual vacuum\Nand they turned out to be trickster gods who kind of misled this culture into sort of\Na self destructive course. I won’t spoil anymore\Nthan that, but I mean, you can meet, you can\Nfind the bones of one of the old queens under the city. And, that sort of illuminates\Npart of the story. I think that what makes the\NForgotten Realms interesting is the discovery of the ancient.

Download The Official Tortle Package!

September 14, 2017Zoltar 1 Comment

#DnD Tortle Package (5e) https://t.co/yJnZ7FDBPT from @Wizards_DnD is available now with proceeds going to @ExtraLife4Kids

— DriveThruRPG (@DriveThruRPG) September 15, 2017

The Tortle Package features new art by @WhittersRichard and @studiowander, and maps (tagged and untagged) by @BeholderPie. #WOTCstaff pic.twitter.com/g3b5Dq3yii

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) September 14, 2017

pic.twitter.com/9OBQHZkOJ3

— Richard Whitters (@WhittersRichard) September 14, 2017

A Tortle Warrior done for Chris Perkins awesome Tortle Adventure #dnd #dungeonsanddragons… https://t.co/mksPtLk7qB

— Richard Whitters (@WhittersRichard) September 14, 2017

I just noticed the tiny bird. 💕

— Lysa the Mercyful (@mercyfuldm) September 14, 2017

Our graphic designer, Emi, suggested to Richard that he give the tortle a little bird buddy. Teamwork! 🐦 #wotcstaff https://t.co/3QvIqC519S

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) September 14, 2017

U can download The Tortle Package starting on Friday. $9.99 on https://t.co/80LabUd5qm. Every $ that #WotC gets goes to #ExtraLife charity.

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) September 14, 2017

Holly Conrad on Strix Cosplay, D&D and Player Advice

September 13, 2017Zoltar Leave a comment

A Strix: The Trash Witch @HollyConrad spotlight arrives tomorrow on D&D Beyond. pic.twitter.com/Q8s63kLiAc

— D&D Beyond (@DnDBeyond) September 12, 2017

D&D Sage Advice

Questions on Dungeons & Dragons answered by game designers

Widgets

Are there currently plans to officially release the revised ranger?

We are prepping to fight a mindflayer, any advice?

I want to make inns full of bad peeps and the woods full of evil beasts. Too much?

How would you deal with a players repeated absence during a campaign?

One of my players wants Succubus-themed Invocations…

What are The Forgotten Realms of Dungeons&Dragons?

Download The Official Tortle Package!

Holly Conrad on Strix Cosplay, D&D and Player Advice

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this: