Can you be wearing heavy armor and still benefit from the Barbarian totem benefits?

November 30, 2024Zoltar Leave a comment

@JeremyECrawford @mikemearls Can you be wearing heavy armor and still benefit from the Barbarian totem benefits?

— Leo (@leonegron037) October 5, 2016

A barbarian in heavy armor can benefit from a totem feature if the feature doesn't prohibit such armor or doesn't rely on Rage. #DnD https://t.co/JOz9wfEkAR

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 6, 2016

@JeremyECrawford @leonegron037 @mikemearls does that mean bear, eagle and wolf can't be used with heavy, though only eagle specifies it?

— eric moss (@eerongal) October 6, 2016

The 3rd-level totem features rely on Rage and therefore don't work with heavy armor. The 6th-level features don't rely on Rage. #DnD https://t.co/xu1sCeAGD3

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 6, 2016

@JeremyECrawford Seems like you can rage in armor with no effect as written on PHB 48, so I thought bear would work. Am I reading it wrong?

— garret richardson (@eidolon_108) November 21, 2016

Rage. RAW: you can activate it in heavy armor and get nothing from the Rage feature. RAI: Rage and heavy armor don't mix. #DnD https://t.co/4GmHuwuxKl

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 22, 2016

Does Dissonant Whispers provoke an opportunity attack?

November 15, 2024Zoltar 2 Comments

@fmacanadaguy @JeremyECrawford I've run it as yes

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) April 28, 2016

@G0DL1K3D3V1LSorry if this is a late question, but if said character also has Warcaster, can he cast a Warcaster legal spell? War Caster does, indeed, work with opportunity attacks, as specified in its third benefit.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 6, 2017

Does the magic weapon spell work on natural weapons?

November 14, 2024Zoltar 2 Comments

@JeremyECrawford @mikemearls Does the magic weapon spell work on natural weapons (thinking about beast master rangers specifically)? #dnd

— James Introcaso (@JamesIntrocaso) May 31, 2016

The magic weapon spell targets weapons (PH 146–49), not body parts. A DM can rule otherwise and not break it. #DnD https://t.co/JeMdHcg6z4

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 4, 2016

@ofthemagi @JamesIntrocaso @mikemearlswait! this would undo every fighter / druid. beast natural atks are melee weapon attacks (q.v.) See the druid's Primal Strike feature.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 4, 2016

@ofthemagi @JamesIntrocaso @mikemearlsyes, of course, but any precedent that says beast natural is not a weapon has breaking reach. Their attacks count as weapon attacks, but the system doesn't consider their body parts weapons.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 4, 2016

@ofthemagi @JamesIntrocaso @mikemearlswouldn’t that mean every ftr type / drd multiclass is undone, unable 2 use ‘weapon’ abilities? Many fighter abilities rely on a weapon attack or a melee attack. Natural weapons qualify for both.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 5, 2016

@LexStarwalker ok. I’m still confused on when a natural weapon is considered a weapon by the rules & when not. Most of the system only cares whether an attack is a weapon attack, not whether the thing used is a weapon.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 18, 2016

Can a barbarian hit himself to keep his rage going?

October 12, 2024Zoltar 5 Comments

Can a barbarian hit himself to keep his rage going?

@Clint_CranfordCan a barbarian hit himself to keep his rage going? No.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) February 3, 2016

@PhoenixNorg @Clint_CranfordBut Rage continues if he takes damage? That’s correct.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 21, 2016

@JeremyECrawford @Clint_Cranford Then a barbarian COULD indeed hurt themselves to keep rage going. So “yes” to the original question?

— Juan Aviles (@aviles316) September 23, 2016

Barbarians can’t keep Rage going by simply attacking themselves (must be a hostile creature), but they can deal damage to themselves. #DnD https://t.co/jRUDHTBl4O

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 23, 2016

Is there any canonical instances of time travel in the Forgotten Realms?

April 12, 2024Zoltar 1 Comment

Is there any canonical instances of time travel in the realms? I know a few sources dealing with Netheril, but think non-canon.No. :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2017

I see many ducks, but not two. Repeat, I see no paradox. Follow up question, were there canonical instances of time travel before someone time traveled? It IS before, and there are no canonical instances. There are just tales.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 16, 2017

There’s a 4e scenario of Baba Yaga’s Dancing Hut, where she has a soviet ww2 tank in one of the rooms. Published in one of the Dragon magz That's no proof of time travel, but rather of travel between worlds.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

How many Masked Lords of Waterdeep can there be at one time?

April 11, 2024Zoltar Leave a comment

@ChrisPerkinsDnD How many Masked Lords of Waterdeep are there/can there be at one time?

— Dan Locke (@Foobadoo) June 14, 2016

It goes up and down. There are fewer now, thanks to recent events (see DEATH MASKS, the new novel by @TheEdVerse ). https://t.co/HbanI5OsGD

— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) June 14, 2016

@BittersTweet @ChrisPerkinsDnD @Foobadoo No. Existing Masked Lords must vote you in. Open Lord knows all identities and controls slate.1/2

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 15, 2016

@BittersTweet @ChrisPerkinsDnD @Foobadoo (Slate of candidates to possibly become Lords.) DEATH MASKS looks at violently creating vacancies.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 15, 2016

@BittersTweet @ChrisPerkinsDnD @Foobadoo Also, no Masked Lord would wear a "standard hood." They have special enchanted ones: illo in CoS hc

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 16, 2016

The full magnificence of the Richard Wright cover for DEATH MASKS, my latest Realms novel. Creepily beautiful! pic.twitter.com/3g1dfpBd1k

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2016

…do other lords claim their holdings? I’m unclear how the masked lords work. If there is one novel that explains best, point me please. #dnd Death Masks shows us most re. the Masked Lords. But what "holdings"? Behind their lordships, all (usually) have "secret identities." Or to..

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

..put it another way, a real-world Representative (Congress) might use his or her position for personal gain, but the role is debate and…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…lawmaking, with every one of them having a private life before and after serving in office. The Masked Lords meet to decide policy and…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…pass laws (decrees), but any wealth, city property, etc. they personally possess is theirs, not tied to their offices. (The NOBLE …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

… "Lords of Waterdeep" are different than the Masked Lords, though a particular individual might be both a titled noble lord and a…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

… Hidden/Masked Lord of Waterdeep. Some Masked Lords are paupers, or have lowly jobs and social status when not wearing their masks. …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

… The masks are to conceal their true identities so pressure can't be put on them to vote or speak this way or that, and Ahghairon, at…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…least, intended the Lords to have representatives from all walks of life (genders, ages, races) to achieve wider experience/views and…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…therefore better governance. (Masked Lords don't have holdings attached to their lordships.) Hope this helps…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

Thank you! It is helpful. Yes, I connected Lord with its usage as a holder of land in feudal settings. I will have a look at Death Masks.Because I am now curious as to how legislators would be chosen anonymously.

— Bruce Logan (@BruceKLogan) September 17, 2017

The Open Lord approaches candidates privately/secretly, after the existing Lords choose the shortlist in closed-door (private from the…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…rest of the city) debate. (In other words, it's like a closed-membership club, with blackballs, etc.) Just as there are laws established

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…in the real world for how officeholders get chosen in extraordinary circumstances (like all the Masked Lords being wiped out, for…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…example) Waterdeep has them, too: certain Guildmasters, notably the head of the Watchful Order, and Noble Lords, and the Open Lord AND…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…Lord Mage (Blackstaff) of the city, if they've survived, too, choose the snortlist to repopulate the Masked Lords. (It's never…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…happened.) By "noble Lords" here, I meant that the heads of 12 specific noble families have the duty to meet and choose. Accepting a…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…Lordship (Masked Lord) is always voluntary, but sometimes life applies intense pressure to accept or decline. :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

P.S. "Snortlist" wasn't a typo. From the "home" (original) Realms campaign, that was my players' nickname for the secret roster of…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…folks to be approached, alluding to derisive snorts that would greet unpopular choices. The in-game term is "our Chosen" (to distinguish

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

…from the "Chosen" mortal servants of various gods).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 17, 2017

Do firearms such as muskets, blunderbusses exist in the Forgotten Realms?

March 21, 2024Zoltar Leave a comment

@TheEdVerse @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD Do firearms such as muskets, blunderbusses etc. exist in the Forgotten Realms? Are they common? #dnd

— Joshua Parry (@jvcparry) April 22, 2017

Primitive firearms do exist in the Realms but are not common. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/1NgPD39T2n

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) April 22, 2017

@jvcparry @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD Yes; see my Firearms articles in DRAGON # 60 and 70. Gunpowder doesn't work (combust) in the Realms, only smokepowder. Firearms VERY rare.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2017

@jvcparry @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD 1/3) Bombards use the ground to take their recoil and great weight. Most Realms ships can't handle cannon recoils (wheeled shipboard …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2017

@jvcparry @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD 2/3) . . . carriages not invented yet). Airships can get hurled backwards by cannonfire. So most warships use rams, side-shears (against oar

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2017

@jvcparry @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD 3/4) …s and enemy hull), ballistae (volleys of javelins or heavy crossbow bolts) or mangonels hurling "firepots." Fireballs burn NOT sink

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2017

@jvcparry @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD 4/4) . . . right away. Many ships carry sandbags, water cistern to quench deck fires. MOST pirates: crossbow volley, then storm and board.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2017

@jvcparry @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD A pleasure! :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2017

@techjunkie30 @jvcparry @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD What is the difference between gunpowder and smoke powder? And of course gunpowder won't ignite (work at all) in the Realms. Saltpeter (by itself) will burn, not explode. Smokepowder will.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 24, 2017

@jvcparry @techjunkie30 @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnDIs there a canon reason for this? 1/2) In-game: the Firelord (Kossuth) decreed it so; natural or creature-made attempts to combine ingredients into what we would call …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 24, 2017

@jvcparry @techjunkie30 @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD 2/3)…gunpowder are absorbed by him (no blast as he takes energy). Out-of-game: TSR execs decided "no firearms," Jeff Grubb later came up..

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 24, 2017

@jvcparry @techjunkie30 @Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD 3/3) with smokepowder for the giff in Spelljammer. The ingredients for which are completely different than gunpowder's.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 24, 2017

Combining Aid

November 17, 2023Zoltar Leave a comment

@JeremyECrawford Can the Aid spell be used on a target multiple times? Are its hps considered healing? Could they wake an ally from 0hp?

— Thatguy fromtheplace (@Mr_Ahlquist_84) June 17, 2015

The effect of a spell like aid can't be stacked on a single target. See "Combining Magical Effects" (PH, 205). https://t.co/7aVo9F2pvO

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) June 17, 2015

@JeremyECrawford could I re-increase current HP(not max) while Aid still active? PH,205:"The most potent effect from those castings applies"

— Dale Cooper (@trueDaleCooper) September 15, 2016

The rule on combining magical effects applies only when the effects have the same name. Cure wounds =/= aid #DnD https://t.co/GGeiirPM1X

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 15, 2016

@exentrik137 @trueDaleCooper As a dm, would you allow researching a different but identical to another spell just to double dip? Definitely not.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 15, 2016

@trueDaleCooperSorry I meant with a second casting of Aid. Max HP increases don’t stack for sure, but maybe current HP still increases? A spell's effects aren't meant to be picked apart like that.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 15, 2016

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Do firearms such as muskets, blunderbusses exist in the Forgotten Realms?

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