Do the modifiers apply for the barbarian natural weapons? Claw, Bite, Tail? It doesnt say so like it did with Tabaxi and Lizardfolk natural weapons

— Deion Jackson (@basedwiseguy) January 14, 2020

When making a weapon attack in D&D, your attack and damage rolls are modified by a number:

• Your Strength mod. if it's a melee attack
• Your Dexterity mod. if it's a ranged attack

Exceptions exist. For more info, see "Modifiers to the Roll" (PLAYER'S HANDBOOK, p. 194). #DnD https://t.co/vv82GzBpCT

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 14, 2020

Are thrown weapons exceptions? I.E. A hammer using strength when thrown for attack/damage? Or is it dex as well? It uses the same ability score you'd make when normally using the weapon. The Thrown property on PHB pg. 147 lays it out!

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) January 14, 2020

With the exception of their natural weapons at 6th level during rage. That is very explicitly magical. 🙂

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) January 14, 2020

Unearthed Arcana is here! The new year starts with 4 subclasses to playtest:

– Barbarian, Path of the Beast
– Monk, Way of Mercy
– Paladin, Oath of the Watchers
– Warlock, the Noble Geniehttps://t.co/W6bfp6anH9 pic.twitter.com/bYIC6fLvis

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 14, 2020

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As befits the rulers of all air and sky, they who ride the winds and sculpt the clouds, worthies whom soaring birds praise with song and cry, envy of the glimmering sun itself, of course it could be!

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) January 14, 2020

The psion shouldn’t be anything but a psion. If I could anted to play a spellcaster then I’d go play a spellcaster. Reinvent the psion with its own unique system and stop defaulting back to spellcasting.

— Lawnikky (@Lawnikky) December 10, 2019

I've seen this fascinating feedback before. When did we make a psion that uses spellcasting?

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 10, 2019

That was a rhetorical question (in case that wasn't obvious). We haven't made a spellcasting-based psion in 5E. I'm not against the idea of making one; I just find it fascinating when we get feedback on something that doesn't exist.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 11, 2019

Agree … none of the subclasses are psions but they are psionic-themed that mirrors the spellcasting system. Going down this line is enough information to show the direction psionics will go when (if) you do release a proper psion or psionic system? We’ve now done 4 subclasses that are explicitly psionic, and 2 of those 4 don’t rely on spellcasting for their key features.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 11, 2019

Two unfounded notions have been in play: that we’ve determined the fate of the mystic/psion (we haven’t) and that 1 of the 4 recent psionic subclasses (the wizard) replaces the psion (it doesn’t). Plus, why that subclass and not the other 3?

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 11, 2019

A new Unearthed Arcana survey is live! This one for your feedback on the Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard document, along with new spells and feats.

Note: There is NO new UA material at this time, just the survey. #WotCStaff #dndhttps://t.co/EaOOd9yva8 pic.twitter.com/DbOqQJdXYG

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 21, 2019

Hey friends, even if you're not following UA, I'd really appreciate any retweets or other platform shares of the original quoted tweet here. Feedback is important, and I don't want this to get lost in the holiday shuffle.

Thank you! #dnd #WotCStaff https://t.co/yy3bOSxNgW

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 21, 2019

Can psionics be countered with counterspell, specifically the Psionic Traditions 6th level ability, removing the need for all component (with no cost)? If you can’t perceive the spell being cast (such as by seeing the caster employing components) it doesn’t trigger counterspell’s reaction. https://t.co/B9kHqf0IH0

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) November 30, 2019

Wow, okay, so psionic casters are the strongest in the game.

Thanks for the response! There’s a reason it’s limited to only being within thought form. 😉

Sorcerers with Subtle Spell know this power well.

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) November 30, 2019

True, and high level druids too.

I also missed the big about you becoming basically a light house too, making it obvious somethings up too. Oh yes. Your spells can’t be countered because they’re being driven by your psionic will, but there’s absolutely no mistaking that something strange is going on.

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) November 30, 2019

Does that mean WotC would contemplate a psionics system separately? For a setting like Dark Sun, perhaps?

— Alphastream (@Alphastream) November 30, 2019

When you say “psionics system,” what are you imagining? We have found that new fans have no desire for such a thing and long-time fans often have mutually exclusive desires for such a thing. So I need to know that you mean before I can give a useful answer.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 30, 2019

I was a little confused by the inclusion of a wizard subclass instead of a sorcerer blood line. other than arguing which mental stat psionics belongs under, it seems to fit the sorcerer model better, it starts at level one, is more flexible based on your focus, etc.

— Michael Phillips (@roninkakuhito) November 30, 2019

Sorcerers are a great fit for psionic-themed powers. Take a look at the Aberrant Mind sorcerer for one of the ways psionics can manifest in a sorcerer: https://t.co/Jn36MnaaPx #DnD https://t.co/j8eISIMN0h

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 30, 2019

Each of those editions had a different psionics system. Which one is your favorite?

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 30, 2019

I may be misunderstanding. It sounded like you were saying this UA was focused on subclasses, but that you might use a different system/approach for a psionic class. You’ve just touched on the complexity of the issue. Some people mean “psionic class” when talking about a psionic system, while others mean a general system for all psionics in the game. And those latter people often mean mutually exclusive systems.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 30, 2019

The 1st and 2nd mystic UAs said that "psionics and magic are two distinct forces". The 3rd changed it to "psionics is a special form of magic use, distinct from spellcasting". Now, it seems there is arcane, divine and psionic spellcasting. Personally, I think the 3rd did it best.

— Millstone85 (@Stonemill1985) November 30, 2019

D&D has many forms of magic, each of which can manifest through spells and without spells. This is true whether the magic is arcane, divine, psionic, or something else. For example, the mind flayer has psionic abilities that are spells and others that are not. #DnD https://t.co/9YkyAce9nE

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 30, 2019