I’m interested I the contagion changes… On one hand it makes the spell do something right away!
…On the other, it now makes it so poisoned immune creatures are immune the spell now as well. Both things are intentional.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 18, 2018
Understandable, but wouldn’t that affect its usability as a 5th level spell? There are plenty of potential targets that aren’t immune to poison/disease.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 18, 2018
@JeremyECrawford The spell Summon Demon's material component is blood from a recently killed humaniod. If that humaniod is revived would the spell end, a circle of the blood no longer grant protection or would it the person still be considered killed in the last 24 hours.
— Jonah Verhoog (@Jonah_Zin) November 8, 2018
If someone is killed and then revived, being revived doesn't change the fact that they were killed. #DnD https://t.co/bq0u37lq2M
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 8, 2018
The little details in D&D’s rules are only as important as your group decides. If you love all the nuances, glory in them! If you like to play fast and loose with the rules, glory in that!
D&D’s rules are tools. Each D&D group decides how to use them to build its fun. #DnD
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 29, 2018
This is something that kind of freaks me out as a wargamer and recent D&D convert. I often find myself wondering, "so, are other people counting down their ration packs…?" But also not wanting to bring it up in case that's being too 'retentive….'
— Compel Bast (@Compel_Bast) October 29, 2018
If you’re curious how much your new D&D group likes to go by the rules, ask the DM or another player. The DM often sets the tone for a group, so you can learn much by paying attention to how closely the DM keeps the game in line with the rules. #DnD https://t.co/K1jb0i0Lyc
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 29, 2018
Further questions regarding the Flanking rule in #DnD:
Do creatures you control offer Flanking, as ‘allies’?
i.e. Snakes from the Robe of Serpents?
Beasts from Conjure Animals?
What if you dismounted a Wolf mount and flanked the enemy?
Would a Familiar count?@JeremyECrawford? pic.twitter.com/4dYOl3v3AX— Rob 🎲 🍷 🏳️🌈 (@DiceRefgemlin) November 12, 2018
The word "ally" in D&D retains its English meaning when referring to someone else: someone who cooperates with or helps you in a particular activity.
A word in the rules means what it means in English, unless the rules redefine the word in some way. #DnD https://t.co/5G59V73dxl
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 12, 2018
That's… super vague. Like, if you summon a creature, and it's friendly to you, but isn't actively directed, it's not necessarily going to "cooperate" with you even if it's on your side and is likely to attack people attacking your enemies, because there's no coordination.
— Thomas "You Can Call Me Tom" (@thomasabarry1) November 12, 2018
If a creature is friendly to you and helping you, it's your ally. #DnD https://t.co/H5CfJvJR2i
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 12, 2018
And by "Helping" you do not narrowly mean "using the Help action" I imagine 😀
— Thomas "You Can Call Me Tom" (@thomasabarry1) November 12, 2018
When the rules (and I) mean the Help action, the text says "Help action." #DnD https://t.co/VmpOFEEBfA
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 12, 2018
In D&D, there is no general rule that says only one spell can be cast on your turn. There is, however, a rule about casting a spell with a casting time of 1 bonus action. For more information on how spells work, see chapter 10, “Spellcasting,” in the “Player’s Handbook.” Cantrips are counted as a bonus action for that purpose, right?
— 🕶 Sage Of Song 🕶 (@SageOfSong) November 8, 2018
How does that interact with Quickened spell? Does it follow the same logic since you are converting a 1 action spell to a bonus action?
— Magic Goblin (@magical_goblin) November 8, 2018
If something in D&D changes the casting time of your spell to 1 bonus action, you now use the rules for spells that have a casting time of 1 bonus action. #DnD https://t.co/TE8qQqzKRq
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 8, 2018
I really love 5e, but I am getting increasingly disappointed with the support you guys are giving it. It feels like you all spend way too much time on Twitch and not enough time on QA. If you find concrete problems in one of our books, please let me know. We look into such things regularly so that we can (a) correct errors and (b) improves processes to avoid them as much as possible in the future.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 28, 2018
Thanks for the response, Jeremy. Is there some way I can contact you directly other than via Twitter? I don’t think it’s the best medium for discussing these sorts of things. (Can’t get in enough detail, for one thing.) You can send comments and questions to sageadvice@wizards.com.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 28, 2018
While you're answering questions, are the hit points and proficiencies of a class "class features" for the purposes of spells like Magic Jar and Shapechange, that say you do/don't get class features?
— Thomas "You Can Call Me Tom" (@thomasabarry1) November 5, 2018
In your class's description, any feature under the "Class Features" heading is a class feature. #DnD https://t.co/NdcIm8xUJP
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 5, 2018
@JeremyECrawford When silence or a similar non-visual area of effect is created, should it be clear where the boundaries are to players (and NPCs) who didn't cast it?
— PigFiend (@PigFiend) November 7, 2018
The boundaries of a silence spell are only clear to you if you cast the spell, you magically detect it, or you notice the lack of sound and discern the extent of the effect (by walking through it, for example). #DnD https://t.co/z2sAOD1TZ3
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 8, 2018
