Currently mid-session, and we need to know: do Tabaxi have opposable thumbs? Yes
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 15, 2018
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What kind of Government or Ruling Body does Eberron have?
#Eberron You both seem quite knowledgeable about #Eberron. I have a question for the both of you.
Q: What kind of Government or Ruling Body does Eberron have? doesn’t have “a” ruling body; it’s a world, with dozens of distinct cultural entities. There’s theocracies, monarchies, community councils, and… Zilargo. Breland is on a precipice between monarchy and democracy… and the Dragonmarked Houses are powers unto themselves.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) August 15, 2018
Although… if we wanted to be philosophical about it, the legend eludes to the progenitor dragon, #Eberron, who sacrificed her body to protect the #dnd #multiverse from #Khyber, her sister. In doing so became the world, Eberron, and thus is a governing body on her own right. pic.twitter.com/B3zXyDEqGg
— RutyWoot! #Inclusivity (@RutyWoot) August 15, 2018
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“We’ve no need for a lord protector. We have our blacksmith.”
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“Your offer is generous,” the old burgher agreed, “but we’ve no need for a lord protector. We have our blacksmith.”
The mountainous man on the horse sneered. “Some lout who hammers out sickles and plowblades all day has…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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…time and battleboldness enough to defend a village?”
The burgher gestured down the lane, at the distant din of hammering from the smithy.
The adventurer dug in his spurs and headed that way. Contemptuously.#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
3)
He found the usual hot, cluttered room, with four strapping girls working a four-sleeve bellows, and one middle-aged, muscular woman heating what looked like a sword for a giant, then hammering it hard yet precisely.#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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“You the blacksmith?” he bellowed.
The woman thrust her work back into the forge. “That some sort of trick question?”
Their eyes met. His cold, hers calm.
“Think you can defend this village?” he demanded.
“No complaints so far.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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The adventurer sneered. “But have there been any attacks, so far?”
The smith sighed, drew out her work, hammered it thrice, then slaked it in a bucket of oil and commanded, “Ladies, show the man.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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The quartet wordlessly left the bellows, went to the back wall, and pulled a cord. A tapestry fell away to reveal a wall studded with mounted heads. All manner of brutish-looking men, goblins, ogres, and worse.#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
7)
The adventurer stopped looking when he got to the third dragon head.
Which was about when he noticed that the four girls were all now holding cocked and loaded double crossbows that looked too big for anyone to lift. #epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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He looked back at the smith. Who was leaning casually on a sword much larger than his own.
“Two days’ ride THAT way,” she said politely, pointing with an axe even bigger than the sword that came out from behind her so fast…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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…the adventurer could only blink, “is the village of Thulbuckle. THEY need a lord protector.”
The adventurer regarded her for a long, silent time ere asking, “What happened to their last one?”
“He got imperial ambitions,”…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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…she told him, “and foolishly looked in this direction. We had a disagreement.”
“And?”
“The head on the far right, at the bottom. Right beside the empty hook awaiting the next one.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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“Thank you,” the adventurer said gravely. He nodded politely to her and then to the four crossbow-women, and rode away.
In the opposite direction from Thulbuckle.#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2018
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“Noncombatant” is backed into a corner + *forced* to engage in combat, what are their stats?
I can’t seem to find it in the DMG, but if for whatever reason a “noncombatant” is backed into a corner + *forced* to engage in combat, what are their stats? Should is simply use commoner stats? No proficiency bonus in anything? Or disadvantage? I’d use commoner stats
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 26, 2018
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Can a changeling be same as a Halfling in appearance and would their speed still be 30?
@ChrisPerkinsDnD can a changeling be same as a Halfling in appearance and would their speed still be 30?
— Cocoa Wonderpup (@CocoaWonderPup) August 3, 2018
Changelings can’t alter their size. So a medium changeling can’t impersonate a small halfling.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) August 3, 2018
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Are there any rules for players to craft or purchase traps?
Are there any rules for players to craft or purchase the traps outlined in the DMG or Xanathar’s? If you had to come up with rules on how to craft them, how would you implement them? Downtime rules? #DnD #dnd5e i’d use downtime… no idea on pricing
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 18, 2018
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For those fully immersed in the Adventurer’s League, how do these Tips feel to you?
These #dnd @DnD_AdvLeague tips aren’t fully baked yet but I’d love to get some feedback on them. For those fully immersed in the Adventurer’s League, how do these feel to you? pic.twitter.com/H5rX5SY8Ns
— SlyFlourish (@SlyFlourish) August 5, 2018
the check mark stuff is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to AL.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 5, 2018
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Want to add class levels to a monster or NPC?
It would be nice to see it talked about in more detail in a more official, widely-distributed form of documentation, but I'll take what I can get!
— GeorgeSutherlandHoward (@Acr0ssTh3P0nd) July 29, 2018
Want to add class levels to a monster or NPC? Take a look at the section "Monsters with Classes" in the "Dungeon Master's Guide" (p. 283). #DnD https://t.co/qwzrk8CvBX
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 29, 2018
Oh, of course! I just meant more “talk about how doing this could impact the game, and offer different takes and examples of how often DMs might reward NPCs levels depending on their campaigns”. It could be a good topic for a podcast episode! I've talked about it on Design+ with @bart_carroll. I can certainly do so again!
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 29, 2018
