Hey @TheEdVerse hows it going? quick question, If I'm using the AD&D method of wands that have limited charges when creating a wand or staff or whatever, how do I determine the amount of charges said item would have? Thanks in advance!

— Alex McClay (@AlexMcclay2000) March 27, 2020

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If you’re using the AD&D system, the DMG specifies the number of charges a given item will have (e.g. for wands, 81-100 charges), and the Book of Artifacts has recharging rules. If you’re placing an item for PCs to find as treasure, just decide how many charges 2)
…are left in the item when found, basing your decision on game balance (item to last for a short time? or to become a relied-upon, long-term weapon?). Some items tell the wielder how many charges are left, some don't but are rechargeable, and some just crumble…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 27, 2020

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…to dust when exhausted. Or have the "dying charge" of an item doing something spectacular and magically chaotic; keep magic mysterious and strange and INTERESTING.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 27, 2020

Good morning!

Time to start a new week, create some awesome games, and remind everyone that disabled people exist in #dnd, and adventure and live just like abled characters. #WotCStaff

— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) August 10, 2020

The ersatz eye and prosthetic limb magic items are in the game because these characters exist and thrive, and overcome their personal challenges. It's easy to focus on magical solutions because D&D is a magical game that spotlights exceptional individuals, but non-magical disability aids exist as well, and for adventurer and everyday people alike.

— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) August 10, 2020

Love the inclusion but do they really need to take up an infusion slot? Ends up being more beneficial to just play an artificer 1handed Artificer infusions aren't the only ways to create magic items.

— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) August 17, 2020

Oh gotcha, the infusion table’s the only place I’ve seen them so far The Replicate Magic Item tables are for that infusion specifically, and they list existing magic items that artificers can create using that infusion.

— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) August 17, 2020

Ersatz eye is in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, and the prosthetic limb is in Eberron: Rising from the last War.

Both are reprinted in Explorer's Guide to Wildemount.

— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) August 17, 2020

This Old Dragon: Retrospective, The Wizards Three.
Getting back into my “This Old Dragon” feature with a retrospective on Ed Greenwood’s “The Wizards Three”. Gary loved my portrayal of Mordenkainen, which was a great relief to me at the time. Dalamar vanished because of publishing timing: we didn't know his fate in Margaret and Tracy's DL novels at the time, so had to sidestep. (And the series was an editorial assignment.)#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 10, 2020

2012 Fun Fact: I probably remember my role on the Menzoberranzan book being bigger than it was, because I did a LOT of work with Kim Mohan in the managing edit phase to put final polish on it.

— James Wyatt (@aquelajames) February 3, 2020

2012 Fun Fact: Most of my work was behind the scenes with novels at this point, but I did a lot of work on the "year of the drow"—the 4e Menzoberranzan book and related adventures for D&D Encounters.

— James Wyatt (@aquelajames) February 3, 2020

Hello! If the PCs let the Cassalanters be damned to the Hells in Dragonheist, when, where and in which form would it be best for them to appear in Avernus? They could appear at any time! If you want them to be favored of Asmodeus, they could appear as greater devils with a “gift” from their benefactor. If they disappointed Asmodeus, then they could be a couple of squabbling minor devils blaming each other for their misfortune. Fun!

— Adam Lee (@adamofadventure) April 2, 2020