I’ve got a kind of strange question. I’ve been reading through the 3.5 books and came across the “dream prison” giant artifact. Would it be possible for a pre Dreaming Dark quori spirit to still be caught inside or would it have ceased when Dal Quor reformed? It’s certainly possible. The novel The Shattered Land has a quori spirit from the previous age that was preserved inside a docent.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) December 12, 2019
So I’m a multi Druid/echo knight. That giant octopus wild shape etc can cover a 30’range, ya? The shadow reflects the form? The echo looks like a shadowy copy of you, however you happen to look.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) May 6, 2020
Lastly, the first version of the Nymph was also from this Dover book. Sadly, the whereabouts of the original are unknown. All that I have of this rejected image is a laser copy. Fun fact: The published version in the “Monstrous Manual” was the third version.🧚♀️ pic.twitter.com/gQL4jPyniK
— Tony DiTerlizzi (@TonyDiTerlizzi) May 18, 2020
The book: pic.twitter.com/YyWzA8btC7
— Tony DiTerlizzi (@TonyDiTerlizzi) May 17, 2020
Alternate rule idea for D&D. When you fail all your death saves your character decides to give up adventuring and find a more simple life.
— Todd Kenreck (@ToddKenreck) September 4, 2018
Reminding that D&D's rules support changing what doesn't work for you is a stopgap. It's a band aid.
The hope is that it can alleviate some pain points in the meantime, while deeper structural fixes happen over time. No one is saying "DIY" is the final answer. #WotCStaff
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) June 27, 2020
What we put into the books has weight, it sets the foundation of the game. We know it, and we’re not shying away from it. It's got a timeline, though, and if that's gonna be too long for you, I understand. Can't blame you.
I just want to do right by the people who love RPGs, and I hope we can earn some of your trust.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) June 27, 2020
D&D won't be everyone's cup of tea, and that's okay (play other RPGs too, they're fricking great). But everyone should see themselves welcome in it, without having to rebuild the foundation into something that doesn't cut them.
That's it for me. G'night y'all. 🖤
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) June 27, 2020
Greetings & HUZZAH @TheEdVerse! My Hin Cleric of Chauntea wants to name her owl animal companion "wise friend", her pony "strong friend", etc, but I haven't been able to find a "Hin dictionary" anywhere. Any pointers for a humble admirer? Thanks!
— ubergrog (@ubergrog) August 8, 2020
1)
I’ve assembled only the barest bones of a Realms hin lexicon over the years, but I can tell you this much: “true friend” or “trusted friend” is “vaer” and in any compound linguistic construction in the halfling tongue comes… 2)
…first, with the descriptor second (“sautha” is “drinking buddy” or “pleasant acquaintance”).
“hrimm” is wise and “yahael” is strong, so “wise friend” would be “vaerhrimm” and “strong friend” would be “vaeryahael” and could…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 9, 2020
3)
…indeed be used for formal names, as halflings tend to speak Common almost exclusively, and save their own tongue for oaths, terms of endearment, names, and vows.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 9, 2020
Ahmet Cem Alemdar @AhmetCemAlemdar
Dear @TheEdVerse,
I humbly ask, how would a 1v1 duel between Telamont Tanthul and Mordenkainen would end. Who would win and if Telamont were to end up in Barovia would he share Mordenkainens fate there. Thanks.#dnd— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 16, 2020
1)
Assuming the duel occurs when Mordenkainen isn’t raving insane, and Telamont doesn’t manage a disabilitating ambush to begin the fight, Mordenkainen would almost certainly mop the floor with Telamont, who is arrogant and far 2)
…too used to being obeyed by underlings and not fighting against those who do not consider him their superior. Mordenkainen has far more dirty-fighting and ‘walk many worlds, face many foes and challenges’ experience.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 16, 2020
3)
The besetting fault of the Princes of Shade is their overconfidence/dismissal of everyone else as ‘lesser;’ it’s a weakness that gets them in trouble every time. Experienced beings like the Srinshee and Larloch can often 4)
…easily manipulate senior Thultanthans without necessarily ever having to fight or confront them, just by seeing and exploiting their weaknesses.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 16, 2020
5)
Telamont in Barovia would very likely wind up sharing Mordenkainen’s fate and worse, because he’d underestimate the capabilities of not just Strahd, but nigh everyone else he encountered.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 16, 2020
Ok here’s Jim Darkmagic pic.twitter.com/wpETtCKkD0
— Richard Whitters (@WhittersRichard) April 6, 2020
