Animate dead…
Do you need all 206 bones? Could it just be some of the bones? Could you just do like, legs and a skull? Do you need more than half?
If a creature was missing limbs in life could you raise them? (if they had a peg leg or something?)@JeremyECrawford

— Zee (@Zeebashew) April 20, 2020

Animating a skeleton with the animate dead spell in D&D doesn't require all the bones.

In a D&D session I ran two weeks ago, the heroes were attacked by a headless skeleton riding a skeletal warhorse. The poor skeleton had very bad aim! #DnD https://t.co/Idc2gWLKNG

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 20, 2020

What is the reason that an off-hand attack does not include the ability modifier to damage?

Peroanally, it would seem that you could still hit as hard, and the penalty should be for the roll to hit, not the damage roll.

— JT G (@Gwozdzilla) April 17, 2020

I was referring to the two-weapon bonus action, and thank you for a great answer! Thinking of it as a “quick” strike makes perfect sense. You're welcome!

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 17, 2020

@JeremyECrawford @Wizards_DnD Does Bigby's Hand "grasping" feature hold grappled flying creatures in the air, or do they fall as soon as the grapple succeeds?

— John Lent (@johnnyblaise) March 17, 2020

If Bigby's hand is grappling a flying creature midair in D&D, that creature is being held aloft by the hand.

The rule on flight states that you fall if your speed drops to 0 unless you're being held aloft by magic. The Bigby's hand spell is magic, as are all spells. #DnD https://t.co/oI3nMf2w32

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 17, 2020

@JeremyECrawford Can an artificer's Spell-Storing Item be activated with the Use an Object action, or is it considered a magical item?

— Eric Do (@derekleeketchum) February 21, 2020

The D&D artificer's Spell-Storing Item feature doesn't turn an object into a magic item.

That said, you could use the feature on a magic item. #DnD https://t.co/7xcLlR1Aoe

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) February 21, 2020

Does this mean one could activate a Spell-Storing Item with the additional action granted by the haste spell?

— Eric Do (@derekleeketchum) February 21, 2020

If you use the action of the D&D haste spell to take the Use an Object action, that object can’t be a magic item, since Use an Object works only with nonmagical items, as clarified in the DMG.

If the item of Spell-Storing Item is nonmagical, it’s usable with Use an Object. Most appreciative, thank you.

— Eric Do (@derekleeketchum) February 21, 2020

So is the action for casting a spell from a wand just a special unique action for that wand? Wand of fireball is "Use wand of fireball", its neither cast a spell nor use an object? Or does that instead depend on the casting time given for the wand?

— Girl Lover 3000 (@viviwizardshark) February 21, 2020

When a D&D magic item requires an action for its use, that action is a special action, not the Use an Object action.

On official DM screens, such as DM's Screen Reincarnated and the screen in the Essentials Kit, we call that special action Use a Magic Item. #DnD https://t.co/U6hOJ1f4wa

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) February 21, 2020

@matthewmercer @JeremyECrawford @SageAdviceDnD If an echo knight has a flight speed, does that allow the echo to fly as well? Or would the echo fall at the end of every turn?

— Dylan (@Shimmerkok) March 23, 2020

The echo created by an Echo Knight doesn't have a speed, and the knight can move the echo in any direction, including into the air. The echo can hang out wherever you move it. #DnD https://t.co/ccAThFieug

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2020

@JeremyECrawford @Dan_Dillon_1 does Gravity Well affect more than one creature? From Graviturgy 6th level.

— Josh (@projectrallus) March 17, 2020

Gravity Well doesn't impose a limit on the number of creatures it can affect. That means there's not a limit. #DnD https://t.co/kCyLHsqzZT

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 17, 2020

@JeremyECrawford A group I'm in concluded that dragon breath goes through stone walls unimpeded because RAW total cover only blocks spells and attacks and breath is a non-spell save. I figure physics still apply, the breath would hit the wall, & folks inside are immune. Help?

— Br. Ryan W. Roberts, n/OLF (@puxah) April 12, 2020

I figure the same should apply for paladin aura and other non-spell areas of effect. Hiding on one side of a 5' thick dungeon wall shouldn't affect the hallway on the other side. @JeremyECrawford

— Br. Ryan W. Roberts, n/OLF (@puxah) April 12, 2020

In D&D, everyday things—walls, gravity, bread, laughter—work the way we expect them to, except for when the rules say otherwise.

For example, D&D has magical effects that pass through walls, for walls are assumed to be impenetrable, unless you damage the wall itself. #DnD https://t.co/B1WbXuCKqO

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 12, 2020

The description of the prismatic wall spell talks about passing through it, so it is a marvelous exception to how we expect walls to work.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 13, 2020

So does casting lightning spells or hurling a Javelin of Lightning underwater cause everyone to be shocked as well? Where does this assumption that everything follows real-world logic begin and end?

— Theron (@BlazingSceptile) April 12, 2020

When you reach the edge of what the rules cover in D&D, your DM governs what lies beyond.

And when it comes to the rules, the DM is the chief interpreter of them for your group, ideally aiming for whatever interpretation brings the most enjoyment. #DnD https://t.co/9Y0L743s8u

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 13, 2020