Call me old fashioned, but if a waterfall isn't hiding a dragon's lair, a pirate's secret hideout, the lost entrance to a forgotten tomb, or an entrance to the Batcave behind its watery curtain, that's a waterFAIL.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) November 1, 2018
To be more direct, if I run into a waterfall and end up with a concussion rather than a fantastical adventure, I *will* be airing my grievances on Yelp.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) November 1, 2018
I had a situation where a player cast the shield spell after being hit while blinded. RAW this seems fine, but I feel like the spell should probably read “an attack you can see”. Thoughts? I could see that – I'd be sure to let players know ahead of time about that, though, since it does change the spell functionality.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 31, 2018
1)
After far too many a flagon
On a dare, I went hunting a dragon
They directed me to a cave
They called “The Mass Grave Of The Brave”— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 15, 2018
2)
So I built a mighty bonfire in it, to smoke the old wyrm out
But he charged forth so fast he inhaled the flame right up his snout
A mighty boom ensued
Ending in a sound wet and rude
And now small pieces of dragon are strewn everywhere about— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 15, 2018
After a year of writing this book, I find 5th edition is a blast to modify and expand and monkey with. Hats off to @mikemearls @ChrisPerkinsDnD @JeremyECrawford and the rest of the DevTeam. If S&F finds an audience, it will be in part because of their great foundation.
— Matt Colville (@mattcolville) October 9, 2018
Thanks man! Glad to hear you are having fun working with it.
— Mike Mearls, but Spooky (@mikemearls) October 9, 2018
Thank you for the kind words! And thank you for all you do to encourage and teach fellow D&D fans.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) October 9, 2018
When fleshing out a town for your D&D campaign, if a building is worth writing about it's also worth considering at least one reason why the characters might be tempted to break into the place.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 26, 2018
A wizarding school? Plenty of reasons.
Magic stuff to steal
Someone wants you to find proof that they’re summoning demons in there.
Needing a sample of a high-wizard’s handwriting for forgery purposes.
Someone went missing. Are they being experimented on by depraved mages? The students steal a character's beloved trinket or magic item as part of a scavenger hunt.— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 26, 2018
Very nice!
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 26, 2018
1)
She looked simply grand! And her parries were fine
But she hadn’t a chance; my first lunge went right through her spine
Then my second left her quite the most beautiful corpse that I have ever seen— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 13, 2018
2)
And I’ve seen quite a host
Untidy bloody ruins, most
Except for those I poisoned and left a lovely shade of green
So now, one more
To add to my score
So much for This Queen— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 13, 2018
1)
“Er, is that sword supposed to swing by itself?”
“Oh. Yes, it’s enchanted and haunted. So either its spell doesn’t like you, or one of the ghosts doesn’t. You might want to parry about now.”
[clang]
“Almost had me!”
“Indeed.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 2, 2018
3)
“So could we all. That’s called LIFE, friend. So savor the moment. And this next one. And that one, too. We only get so many of them.”
“Think you’re funny, do yuuuurrk!”
“There. Door’s safely bolted. Safe now.”
“Safe? Aren’t there other ways out of those rooms?”
“True. RELATIVELY safe, then.”
“Relatively? If it flies fast, I could be dead three breaths from now!”#epic fantasy See? Told you. Worry not, I’ll see you decently buried.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 2, 2018
