So I have to ask…are hags “hags” because of their gender @JeremyECrawford @mikemearls @ChrisPerkinsDnD

— Anthony Joyce (@Thrawn589) December 9, 2018

Hags are fey creatures in D&D. Like most monsters from folklore, their apparent has little or no bearing on their typical behaviors and motivations.

In my home D&D game, I've had hags appear as male, female, and neither. #DnD https://t.co/bB8dLSDI0d

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 10, 2018

I kinda feel this hardcore with all the fey, though. Like… they just bend all borderlines and expectations. Faerie gender and is a perpetual state of dawn and twilight, where the water meets the land, balanced on a delightful knifepoint. Wonderful way to put it!

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 10, 2018

Is it true though that they prefer the term “Granny” as a respectful name?

— 🎄Holly is a Festive Plant🎄 (@HollyConrad) December 10, 2018

My hags usually go by Auntie, Grandmother, or Granny. One might like Uncle, Grampy, Grandfather, or Papa. They want respect with a dash of affection, even if they're wicked. #DnD https://t.co/oNWtcVhzVG

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 10, 2018

@JeremyECrawford I guess the real question is, does proficiency with natural weapons count as a skill proficiency in the sentence "You also retain all of your skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of the creature" of a druids wild shape

— MoonDruid_4Life (@Moondruid4) December 9, 2018

Curious whether something counts as a skill in D&D? Take a look at the list of skills on page 174 of the "Player's Handbook." If something isn't on that list, the rules don't consider that thing a skill. #DnD https://t.co/tGfTQ2SNHB

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 10, 2018

Question from a guy that I couldn’t put to bed. –

“Can you fire a bow at somebody who is 5′ away and if so is it still a ranged attack?”

Answered as best I could, but he yearns for word from on high. Yes and yes.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 10, 2018

@JeremyECrawford when gaining the benefits of coverbal are you assumed to be crouching next to it.

— star tube (@startube2) December 10, 2018

The rules on cover make no assumptions about your posture. What matters is how much of your body is covered. #DnD https://t.co/kQTamfK2e7

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 10, 2018

.@JeremyECrawford do elves daydream? And if so, what's it about?

— Chicken Princess (@status_quo20) December 10, 2018

Anyone can daydream. In D&D, you decide what your character daydreams about. (I'm daydreaming about shortbread cookies and Dragon Quest XI.) #DnD https://t.co/iXN3esf7SO

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 10, 2018

So YOU ate all of the cookies @ChrisPerkinsDnD brought in! I did eat a ton of them! 😊

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 11, 2018

@JeremyECrawford @mikemearls @SageAdviceDnD I had a situation where a player cast the shield spell after being hit while blinded. RAW this seems fine, but I feel like the spell should probably read "an attack you can see". Thoughts?

— Korik (@Korik26037467) October 30, 2018

If you cast the shield spell in response to being hit by an attack, you don't need to see the attacker or the attack. If you needed to see either, the spell would say so.

The spell is intentionally that good. #DnD https://t.co/j92iPFC1iU

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 31, 2018

I could see that – I'd be sure to let players know ahead of time about that, though, since it does change the spell functionality.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 31, 2018

I could see that – I'd be sure to let players know ahead of time about that, though, since it does change the spell functionality.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 31, 2018

@JeremyECrawford there’s been some debate in the RAW community. Can Ranger BM give their companion a command like ‘attack’ and have the animal continue to attack each turn without issuing the command on consecutive turns ……? Thanks

— nothingjacob (@nothingjacob1) November 27, 2018

Ranger's Companion—when you and the companion are fighting as a unit, the beast takes whatever action on its turn that you chose for it on your previous turn. If you chose no action for it on your previous turn, it takes the Dodge action on its turn. #DnD https://t.co/t58lyK9kDQ

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 27, 2018

Does this mean Disintegrate no longer dusts the Wild Shaped Druid?

— Themyscira (@ThemyscirKnight) November 16, 2018

The new wording in the disintegrate spell makes the spell more polite: it deals its damage, allows your when-you're-reduced-to-0-hp features take effect, and then checks to see whether it dusts you. #DnD https://t.co/WC6z0aUc2F

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 27, 2018

That wasn’t supposed to be an intentional risk of Wild Shape though. And it was far more abusable by players (Polymorph + Disintegrate) than it was a risk to them, since many monsters flat-out don’t have spellcasting or have that spell specifically. Exactly, @armando_doval. Polymorph + disintegrate was the unintentional killer combo.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 28, 2018