Hey Ed there seems to be some confusion in the Forgotten Realms group I’m a part of… Is there to be no new Forgotten Realms novels? I mean I’m seeing a Drizzt book coming out later in July… The Wizards novel program is suspended indefinitely (no editors on staff any more, etc.), but third parties can license (make a deal with Wizards) to do FR novels; the current Drizzt books are outside licenses.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 29, 2020
in your opinion do Changelings revert your origin form when they “die” or go unconscious/0 hp? by RAW changelings revert when they DIE but not when they are unconscious (it would be hard to maintain a long term masquerade if you revert when you sleep!).
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) September 7, 2020
I bet suggested that a piece of a Changeling — such as cut hair — WILL revert, but that this is slow and may take up to 24 hours. So cutting hair isn’t a foolproof technique.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) September 7, 2020
Awesome. Thank you so much. I’d been staring at the rules and second-guessing myself. I’m playing a “Dwarf Paladin” and challenging myself to see how long I can keep the secret. Pretending I have darkvision is fun. The hair bit is good to know in case I get the dream magic item: Belt of Dwarven Kind!
— Ryan ⭐️ (@ftcup) September 7, 2020
I’m playing a warforged cleric in a campaign and we acquired a belt of dwarvenkind and I really wanted to be the warforged-with-a-beard… but by RAW I think you have to be able to grow hair for it to work.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) September 7, 2020
D&D is a people because it gave me an escape from my horrible small town, because it helped managed my PSD, because it gave me an escape, because it taught me about me, because it united me with people I may never had met. Because it saved my life. Because it gave me hope.
— Todd Kenreck (@ToddKenreck) June 27, 2020
Because I met all of you. We are in this party together. You all helped me slay my demons, you gave me heals, time for long rests. I’ve lost much and I gained you all. Running D&D, playing D&D is my blood, filling my heart. I wouldn’t be here without that escape and that heart. D&D ain't a product, it isn't a company. It is my home. I've seen terrible things in real life and D&D united me with the best people I know. It became something bigger. Long ago. Because of you. Your story. Your heart. Your kindness. Now more than ever. I just need to level.
— Todd Kenreck (@ToddKenreck) June 27, 2020
@TheEdVerse I'm reading through The Grand History of the Realms and wondering: is there a Year 0 DR or is -1 DR (Year of Shattered Relics) immediately followed by 1 DR (Year of Sunrise)? If there is a Year 0, what happens in it?
— Marcel Malfitano (@marcellvspqr) September 28, 2020
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There is indeed a Year 0 DR: the Year of the Rising Flame. If you consult the 2e tomes Heroes’ Lorebook or my The Seven Sisters, you’ll learn that this is the year when Ao told Mystra, and Mystra in turn told Azuth, that… 2)
…some of Mystra’s power must be vested in mortals (so she will have “Chosen”).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 28, 2020
Why then? Did Ao give Mystryl the same order? Yes. Ao foresaw the potential for the goddess of magic to become a tyrant among gods (controlling their easiest access to swift magic), and the disaster a complete collapse of the Weave would be to Toril, so…anchor the Weave not just in things, but in mobile beings.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 28, 2020
No, "must" is correct. Ao the Overgod issued an order. Mystra could obey it, or defy and be destroyed, or foot-drag and have it forcibly done for her. So, "must."
(For Mystra telling Azuth, it was a FYI of how things were henceforth going to be, not an order.)#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 29, 2020
Psionics UA Wizards Arcane Tradition’s “Empowered Psionics” with Magic Missile. If I aim all the missiles at one target, does each one get +INT to damage? It applies the bonus damage to one target, one time.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) January 23, 2020
And about Magic Missile, is it one d4 roll for all missiles, or a d4 roll for each? Jeremy has answered this one: As written roll 1d4 + 1, multiply by number of missiles hitting the target.
In practice, if you prefer to roll each missile's damage separately, that's completely fine.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) January 23, 2020
Kryngle the Cryomancer and his fire wyvern Rudolph #dnd #MerryChristmasEve pic.twitter.com/a0Aycyeokd
— Max Dunbar (@Max_Dunbar) December 25, 2019
I have a Descent Into Avernus question. My wizard has devoted himself to studying liches (to defeat them, of course). He got his hands on a soul coin to research possible connections with this item and phylacteries. Any thoughts on what he might discover? Your wizard might not only discover a very interesting (and possibly dangerous) soul,but he might also discover how the metaphysics of soul imprisonment works. He could find a way to develop (with the help of an artificer) a device that “sniffs” out soul imprisoning devices. 🙂
— Adam Lee (@adamofadventure) August 1, 2020
Do you wish you had kept 3e’s Ex/Su/Sp ability descriptors? Nope. My only regret in this regard is that we left the open-ended "magical effects" wording in some places.
Also, antimagic field is a funny spell in that it's the star of many internet discussions, despite not seeing frequent use at the game table.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 20, 2020
