Sometimes my redesigns/updates can stray a bit too far from the originals and even though they are fun, don't make the cut. Can anyone guess what monster these sketches were of? #dnd pic.twitter.com/DEJaPZR1Po

— Shawn G. Wood (@thesgw) July 26, 2018

This was actually an strange take on an Alkilith. Playing up the concept of a walking demon portal. While cool, it was a bit too much of a departure. That said, I like him. He may show up in the cannon some day 😉 Or at the very least in my home game. #dnd

— Shawn G. Wood (@thesgw) July 27, 2018

it was not, as the Oblex is a new monster. This was a different take on an old one 😉

— Shawn G. Wood (@thesgw) July 26, 2018

Has battlerager ever been a class for dwarves in any of the previous additions? It was in 2e and 3.5 iirc

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 21, 2018

In my version, nothing specific so far. However, tea would be pretty exotic within the Vale. I’m amping up the points of light concept by making most of the planet uninhabitable hellscapes, so long distance trade or travel is rare and difficult.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 26, 2018

Watching the #CriticalRole fire side chat. @matthewmercer, I was one of those who stuttered terribly & lost it when I sang; it’s how I started singing. My grandma had me sing things I when I couldn’t get the spoken words out (I was very young).
Now, professional #opera singe Yay! Yeah, years of speech therapy as a kid and finding theater helped me buck it. Mostly. My stutter still creeps in every now and then on certain words, or in high anxiety situations.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 10, 2018

Out of curiousity, does it ever affect you when you’re doing voice work? I just wonder if that’s similar to the effect reported by others who sing. Every now and then. Certain words and phrases will trip me up.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 10, 2018

watching your latest fireside chat and just came to the point you noted you were a stutterer. When I was younger I was as well. I learned after years when i spoke in character voices I seemed to push the stuttering away. How did you break away from yours? Speech therapy over many years, speaking in silly voices when by myself, theater, and singing. It still creeps in every now and then.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 11, 2018