@jay_jaydraperThe only spell that blocks Raise Dead/Resurrection is Imprisonment, right? Disintegrate, and spells like it, can block those two spells by leaving no body to raise. But see true resurrection and wish.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 27, 2014
If the Tiefling gets another fire resist effect do they stack for 1/4 or something else?
@icehawke Q about resists. Tiefling gets fire resist. If the char gets another fire resist effect do they stack for 1/4 or something else? nope, they do not stack
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 26, 2014
Disadvantage reach
@ReubenFontanaMany effects key off being “within 5 feet” such as disadvantage on ranged attacks. Does having longer reach extend that? nope – an effect will either specify a distance or say your reach
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 26, 2014
@mikemearls Seems strange that an archer can back away from someone with 10 ft reach and fire with no penalty, but not from something with 5
— Dan Dillon (@ReubenFontana) September 26, 2014
@ReubenFontanaThanks so much for the clarification, by the way. Loving 5e so far. The spear and trident are identical as written, intentional? yes – trident has never been too popular, so we didn't want to make it complex to differentiate it.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 26, 2014
@ReubenFontana it's the disadvantage of being big – longer reach, but less finesse
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 26, 2014
Do rebuild characters keep current equipment of swap to new builds option?
@Vobeskhan @mikemearlsdo rebuild characters keep current equipment of swap to new builds option? #dnd5e If you mean a multiclass character, the intent is that class equipment is only acquired at character creation.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 27, 2014
Use “Wish” to duplicate lower level spell. Is it considered to have been cast as a 9th level slot?
@Brail4 @mikemearlsUse “Wish” to duplicate lower level spell.Is it considered to have been cast as a 9th level slot? I'd let the caster decide.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 27, 2014
Could you go through a simple combat and illustrate how wildshape works?
@ArandmoorCould you go through a simple combat and illustrate how wildshape works? Specifically using forms with more hp than the druid. It's pretty simple: while in the beast form of wild shape, you use that beast's hp. When that form runs out of hp, you revert.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) September 10, 2014
@ArandmoorYou have 15hp, change into a form with 25hp, take 12 damage, then change back. How many HP do you have? 15.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) September 10, 2014
@ArandmoorWhat would have to happen for me to change back into druid form with less than max hp? At 20 it seems like this would be broken In the example you gave, if you have 15 hp, turn into a 25 hp beast, take 30 damage, you revert and have 10 hp.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) September 10, 2014
@Arandmoor The beast form absorbs 25 points of the damage, then 5 carries over to your normal form.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) September 10, 2014
Vampiric dagger
@Mynock74vampiric touch and a dagger in the other hand. Can player attack with both using dagger as a bonus action, or just the one act Vampiric touch isn't a weapon, so you can't use it with Two-Weapon Fighting, if that's what you mean.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) September 25, 2014
Beastmaster pet bonus
@rwallace8665 can a lvl 3 Beastmaster ranger make an off-hand attack as a bonus action if his pet uses Help? Do you mean, using Two-Weapon Fighting? No. You're not using your action to take the Attack action, so no TWF bonus action.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) September 11, 2014