@mikemearls can you explain your stance on gnolls, at all? Going from *very* good 4e winning races writeup to "they're mutant hyena demons"

— SocialJusticeWarlock (@DoctorBadWolf) October 28, 2016

Nothing is stopping you from running gnoll PCs in your game. We have to pick what we put into a book based on lore. #wotcstaff https://t.co/JQ9fNkV0Zw

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) October 28, 2016

@Sam_Urfer Wasn’t the Gnoll a second tier pick when the race options survey went out? Not clear why Gnoll lore can’t work, but Orcs can?
looking at the data I have, gnolls are at the bottom of the second tier – not 0, but behind a lot of options #wotcstaff

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) October 28, 2016

@Sam_UrferOK, so not a super-popular option: that seems a better reason, ad the lore is there historically for playable Gnolls? not per our default lore – we're trying to make each humanoid race more distinct. #wotcstaff

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) October 28, 2016

@LeMarcSharma @JeremyECrawfordDo Tritons speak underwater with each other, and if yes, can they cast spells underwater? yes and yes

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) November 11, 2016

@ThatLoneGamer yup, anticipate revising list and requirements #WOTCstaff

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) November 11, 2016

@DnDJester You can thank @ChrisPerkinsDnDI kinda want to know why @Wizards_DnD updated the grung in Volo’s Guide to Monsters rather than the more well known grippli. for that gem!

— Dungeons & Dragons (@Wizards_DnD) November 6, 2016

Actually, it was Chris Lindsay who advocated putting grungs in VGtM. I mocked him mercilessly, but now I like them. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/np8iXmpTsv

— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) November 6, 2016

@ChrisPerkinsDnD @mikemearls why are orcs the only playable race that has a decrease to ability scores? #DnD5e #WOTCstaff

— Jacob Waterman (@your1_nightmare) November 8, 2016

Kobolds, too – captures their flavor vs. other races, distinguishes from half-orcs in case of orc. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/xoVR9FcLzm

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) November 8, 2016

Volo's Guide to Monster lair DD maps now available (this time for real! 🙂 https://t.co/nc9pEh7UHe #dnd5e #dnd #rpg #volosguidetomonsters pic.twitter.com/5AcyPjrs5M

— Jared Blando (@TheRedEpic) November 15, 2016

@JeremyECrawford
Hi. Wich is the TRUE Aasimar? Volo's or DMG?

— Moses Lord (@MosesLord777) November 14, 2016

The aasimar in the DMG is an example of building a race. The one in Volo's Guide to Monsters is for broader use. A DM may use either. #DnD https://t.co/ElqkvyJT8y

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 14, 2016

@ElDuxarinoVolo’s PC Orc race seems pretty lack luster and doesn’t seem to follow the design of other races. Why is that? (1/2) Take a look at the first paragraph of the section "Racial Traits" (VGM, 118). The monstrous races are, indeed, unusual.

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) November 14, 2016