Perception vs Investigation, more detailed answer?

@ChrisPerkinsDnD @JeremyECrawford Frequent "?" seen is Percep vs Invest. PlayerGuide/SageAdvice unclear to many. More detailed answer? >140 — James Moon (@jamesmoon80) July 27, 2016 Perception: used to notice something with your senses. Investigation: used to deduce something. #DnD https://t.co/7yzG3SW40v — Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 2, 2016 @JeremyECrawford @bedirthan So when you're trying to deduce something […]

Casting Wall of Ice from a Staff of Frost only costs 4 charges. Is that on purpose?

@pukunui81Casting ‘wall of ice’ from a staff of frost only costs 4 charges. Is that on purpose? I would’ve thought it’d cost 6. It's on purpose. — Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 12, 2016 @pukunui81d OK. That seems to be the only one where the # of charges doesn’t = the spell’s level. The staff of […]

Holy Water creation, costs the same + spell slot over buying it for 25Gp. Why?

@JeremyECrawford @mikemearls Curious about intent of Holy Water creation ritual. Costs the same + spell slot over buying it for 25Gp. Why? — Airatome118 (@Airatome) September 20, 2016 A typical temple doesn't try to make a profit by selling holy water. It's sold at cost to aid the fight against fiends and the undead. #DnD […]

Overchannel, can a wizard maximise damage on Cantrips all day long?

@JeremyECrawford Evocation Wizards ability Overchannel, Can a wizard maximise damage on Cantrips all day long and not suffer the Nectrotic D — Kevin G (@a1104477) August 2, 2016 Overchannel was changed in the PH errata; it doesn't work with cantrips: https://t.co/vzc7twThef #DnD https://t.co/CqPWkOKY1f — Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) August 2, 2016

Can a Beast Master Ranger’s Companion act independently?

@JeremyECrawford Can a Beast Master Ranger's Companion act independently (cf. Mounted Combat rules) or does it sit bemused until commanded? — Jon (@RunAGame) June 27, 2016 If you're present and not incapacitated, your beast companion awaits your command but uses its reaction freely. #DnD https://t.co/ZGDLnBoxqI — Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 21, 2016

When making your player character, do you come up with the character first then the race/class stuff; or choosing the race/class stuff then making a character around that?

Okay so odd Dungeons and Dragons question. Typically, when making your player character, do you come up with the character first then the race/class stuff; or the other way around, choosing the race/class stuff then making a character around that? It differs from character to character. I've done both. You get inspired in different ways, […]