How strong is too strong for a big bad the enemies are meant to see but not fight at level 3?
Don’t worry about it. Make the villain as tough as you want. Just don’t tell the players how tough the villain is. https://t.co/Rl5fRNylQl
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) February 2, 2016
@DerynDraconis @JeremyECrawfordDamage Immunity on lycanthrope: can 2 werewolves that are fighting each other do damage, among them,with claws? only if their attacks specify a damage type or effect that overcomes the resistance or immunity
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
@SlyFlourishIf a target outside of a cloud of darkness attacks a creature inside a cloud, does adv and disadv cancel out? #dnd Yes.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) February 4, 2016
As a general piece of DM advice – I don't sweat party strengths or weaknesses. Players like feeling competent.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
The real challenge in my campaigns comes in long-term goals players have to pursue. The "why" behind an adventure, rather than the "what".
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
Favorite example – players in my old Greyhawk campaign really, really hated a dwarf assassin who betrayed them. They wanted that guy DEAD.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
All I had to say was, "You heard Obmi has been spotted in town" and they were off on their next adventure.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
I never tried to save him. He was a devious bastard with like 4 escape plans, but I never metagamed or fudged to let him survive.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
Which meant when he got away, sometimes just by crazy dice luck, it made them hate him even more. As opposed to hating me for blocking them.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
That doesn't mean fudging is bad, per se. It's just another tool in a DM's arsenal, one that you need to use carefully, just like any tool.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
In general, I fudge stuff only to keep the game moving, and often "fudge" in the form of using a number I pick in place of a roll.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
Like, the PCs try talking to ogre mage. I could have them roll Cha to see if he attacks or talks, but I'd rather just dive into RP. No roll.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
@SignGuyOttawaso it is more about rolling or not rolling to move the story the way best, not actually fudging a role. yeah, learning when to roll vs. when to make a call
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
@NicSweeneyReading your feed, feels like you’re addressing 3 needs from self determination theory (competence, relatedness, autonomy) yes! the advantage of doing game design for a living – I get to study this stuff during work hours! Really applies to DMing
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 29, 2016
@Generalboxwould a paladins smite be affected by antimagic field or counterspell magic? nope – those things affect spells only IIRC
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) February 16, 2016
@ChrisPerkinsDnD where can I find up to date info on the Forgotten Realms? I have the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide and 4e campaign setting.
— Chris Maclean (@ChrisFmaclean) January 27, 2016
The SCAG is the most up-to-date FR roleplaying game product to date. https://t.co/jZrJd1u2UK
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) January 28, 2016
@ChrisPerkinsDnD I haven't had to use them before but where can I find info on siege or mounted weapons?
— Benjamin Wilson (@shadowviolet) January 28, 2016
Some siege equipment appears in chapter 8 of the DMG. https://t.co/MU804PIs8T
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) January 28, 2016
@ChrisPerkinsDnD @JeremyECrawford Was the intent of Zombies not being weak to radiant damage to make them "meat puppets" or just balance?
— JB Little (@DropTheDie) February 8, 2016
The 2 monsters in the MM vulnerable to radiant damage—shadow demon and shadow—are literally things of shadow. #DnD https://t.co/pTbNw6Pnz5
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) February 8, 2016
@DropTheDie @ChrisPerkinsDnDI know that one, just historically undead have BEEN vulnerable to radiant, why the change? In the game's 40+ years, only fourth edition made many, if not most, undead vulnerable to radiant damage.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) February 8, 2016
