@bbeaulieu Secret for me: once a week (same day, if you can manage it), relax, make tea/your fave, and take stock. Review where you are, …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 25, 2016

@bbeaulieu …look at a calendar to check deadlines, take a look at back burners to see if any need to be shuffled, then take stock of …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 25, 2016

@bbeaulieu …those 3 front burners. This is NOT a stressor, this is to look over what you've done, make notes to self, re-read any bits …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 25, 2016

@bbeaulieu …you're pleased with. Go for a walk, even if it's just around the yard, then back to work. Works wonders. :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 25, 2016

Random TRPG design ethos I follow: Avoid creating mechanics for game elements that could be presented as DM advice. #WOTCstaff

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) August 16, 2016

@Daeva001I feel like this is along the lines of “don’t write rules that the players will use to beat the DM upside the head with,” no? very much so! #wotcstaff

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) August 16, 2016

@tabletopterrorsCan you share the example you had in mind when this advice sprang to mind? = ) hit that in a follow-up tweet – DMG advice on handling interaction

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) August 17, 2016

Example: Interaction from the DMG. Not a system, but advice on how to apply core rules to social stuff. #wotcstaff https://t.co/7TE6mcxZVL

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) August 16, 2016

@YYZhed So: “If it can be written as DM advice, do so. Otherwise, you may need to write mechanics for it”?
correct – if you want it to happen in the game, you have to do one of those two things

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) August 16, 2016

@DoctorBadWolfhow much do you think magic is part of the ranger, conceptually and as part of player expectations? I think it's a big piece – been in there since the '70s #WOTCstaff

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) August 29, 2016

@ChrisPerkinsDnD Any advice on dealing with players railroading someone when they want to try diplomacy? They wouldn't let the paladin talk.

— James Cody Phenis (@CodyPhenis) August 20, 2016

I would insist that the paladin be allowed to talk. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/MQWcFEw7Qs

— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) August 20, 2016

@ChrisPerkinsDnD how do you deal with a player that thinks like this "the DM wouldn't have put a door there if he didn't want us to walk in"

— Miguel DeDios (@jokerdedios) August 22, 2016

False door with a trap behind it. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/LU7pDT50R2

— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) August 22, 2016

@mikemearls @JeremyECrawfordColossus Slayer says you can add damage to an attack made once per turn. Can it be used on AoOs? Or to other additional attacks made on another creatures turn, when you used it during your attack?

— Jason Wasson (@jwasson5226) August 27, 2016

@jwasson5226 @JeremyECrawford usable only if the attack takes place during your turn, so no AoOs, etc unless they happen during your turn

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) August 29, 2016

@SpeedRunesLivehow do you treat investigation checks in combat? It seems like you treat them as free actions Investigation checks generally don't happen in combat. A perception check can be a quick glance.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 13, 2016

@SpeedRunesLive If one did, it would probably take an entire action.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 13, 2016