@Rugholm86Hi, Quick Q: “Leomund’s Tiny Hut” can creatures with Ethereal Jaunt enter? It’s force but it doesn’t say like Force Cage does. Since forcecage specifically calls out the Ethereal Plane, I'd rule that Leomund's tiny hut can be entered via the Ethereal plane
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) February 18, 2015
Evil comes in many forms: The 4 Princes of the Apocalypse
Evil comes … #ElementalEvil pic.twitter.com/m8ImOBwnaA
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) February 19, 2015
… in many forms. #ElementalEvil pic.twitter.com/fBzjEiSTJu
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) February 19, 2015
The King of Dungeon Masters, Chris Perkins, gives a blast from the past, something from an ancient tome called Fiend Folio: here are described the four Elemental Princes of Evil that will be in the upcoming campaign adventure Princes of the Apocalypse.
Master Chris is giving suggest me another thought : Princes of the Apocalypse adventure narrates about 4 Elemental Evil Prophets that are linked with their Princes of Evil, here their connection:
- AERISI KALINOTH, the Air Prophet ⇒ Yan-C-Bin (Prince of Evil Aerial Creatures)
- MARLOS URNRAYLE, the Earth Prophet ⇒ Ogrémoch (Prince of Evil Earth Creatures)
- VANIFER, the Fire Prophet ⇒ lmix (Prince of Evil Fire Creatures)
- GAR SHATTERKEEL, the Water Prophet ⇒ Olhydra (Princessof Evil Water Creatures)
If you want to dig in the knowledge about The Four Elemental Princes of Evil you need to search their alias: The Archomental.
In Planescape settings there’s the Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III that well describes all of them and their relationship with the Tharizdun/The Dark God/Elder Elemental God, they are powerful but not demigod, they grant spell to their followers and yes, they can be slain.
If you want to play now a good prequel of Prince of the Apocalypse you can play Egg of the Phoenix adventure module where player characters must recover a powerful artifact and save an entire land from destruction by the Princes of the Elemental Evil.
Other references about four Princes are
- Dragon Magazine #285 article with new Elemental Evil monsters, how to fight against Elemental Evil and new EE spells
- Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil adventure module that is an immense adventure for charcter 4-14 level
- The beginning: The Temple of Elemental Evil adventure module.
There’s only an unanswered question: where’s the fifth prince? The real son of the Elder Elemental God, Cryonax, Prince of Evil Cold Creatures???
Ranger’s Companion HP and ST
@TreyMcKnight1Ranger gets Beast Companion Wolf @ 3rd. How many hp does it have?
Does ranger Prof bonus add to all 6 saves? It would have 12 hit points (since 4 x 3 is more than its normal 11).
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) February 18, 2015
@TreyMcKnight1 And you add your proficiency bonus only to the saving throws that it is already proficient in. In the wolf’s case, none.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) February 18, 2015
Sage Advice: if you are looking for a full Beast Master Ranger List of Animal Companions you can find here: http://goo.gl/db4QZB
Do spells with attack rolls crit on a natural 20 in D&D 5e?
@Nick_ZOMZhey man quick question I’m sure you get a lot. Do spells w/ attack rolls crit on a nat 20 in D&D 5e? Yes; we specifically worded attack rolls and critical hits to work with spell attacks.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) February 18, 2015
Sage Advice: If you want to add gritty flavour to your criticals there’s a Lingering Injuries Table in the Dungeon Master Guide p.272, that describes different effect from a critical hit like losing an eye, broke ribs, horrible scar…
Downtime training
@nirvanstryder @JeremyECrawford @mikemearlsDown Time allows learn a tool/language. Can u learn One skill, weapon, armor type ie chain shirt? Nope. Downtime training can't be used for weapons, armor, or skills unless the DM rules it so.
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) February 14, 2015
RAW, RAF, RAI and Sage Advice
Master Jeremy is the new Sage!
All my best wishes for his new column Sage Advice:
http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/philosophy-behind-rules-and-rulings
In this article describes three different mode to interpret rules:
- RAW – Rules As Written
- RAI – Rules As Intended
- RAI – Rules As Fun – my favorite!
The article will start to describe philosophy behind DungeonsDragons rules and rulings, focus on the first “unsaid” rule: Your Dungeon Master is the key.
Key for your fun, Key for a quick and smart decision, Key to keep your campaign alive and not “freezed” for a rule discussion.
After reading this article my advice is to use rules like a tool to challenge your creativity and to push yourself beyond your imagination.
Master Jeremy says about him:
“In case you’re wondering who the new sage is, I’m one of the two lead designers of the new edition, as well as the lead designer of the Player’s Handbook and one of the leads on the Dungeon Master’s Guide. I’m also the managing editor who oversees the creation of material for the game.”
Follow (and ask) him on twitter: @JeremyECrawford
Behind the Screens 1: DM’s Cheat Sheet – Update
My first Behind the Screens article is up on the D&D website today! http://t.co/5uPpBrOf6Whttp://t.co/J7tUH3fMdf
— Rodney Thompson (@wotc_rodney) February 9, 2015
Master Rodney tell us how to improve DM adventure, especially storytelling with interludes, random encounters and recap.
Interludes are short texts that can describe your world, your story arc or character aspects.
The recap is like the one at the beginning of TV shows: it helps to focus on the following events.
A must read.
Gorgeous UPDATE!:
Banshee ship
Difference between fantasy and SF RPGs: In the fantasy campaign, the ship named the Banshee comes with an actual banshee on board.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) December 15, 2015
The good news for the party in my campaign is that they now own a ship. Bad news: they co-own it with the banshee that lives aboard it.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) December 15, 2015