I’m curious about the decision to require using half your movement to get up from prone. Seems odd if I have 30 it’s 15 if I have 300 it’s 150? How come a static number wasn’t used?Because we wanted you to use half your speed.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 29, 2018
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Aura of Hate: would the damage bonus also apply to an Awakened Undead PC
@JeremyECrawford Aura of Hate: fiends and undead within 10 feet of the paladin gain a damage bonus. Does this apply only to fiends and undead friendly to the Oathbreaker, or would the damage bonus also apply to an Awakened Undead PC within ten feet of the enemy NPC Oathbreaker?
— Joe (@JLemmonhead) January 15, 2018
The Oathbreaker’s Aura of Hate makes no mention of the fiends and undead being the paladin’s allies. In other words, the aura benefits a fiend or an undead whether or not the creature is friendly toward the paladin. #DnD https://t.co/4Dqmhq8wpi
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 15, 2018
Mike gave you a useful house rule. The Oathbreaker isn't designed for player characters, as Aura of Hate demonstrates, so that house rule is a fine way to make it work.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 15, 2018
— Joe Manganiello (@JoeManganiello) January 15, 2018

Can you please clarify something silly?
@JeremyECrawford Can you please clarify something silly? You said that cantrips can't be cast using slots, but the rules seem to imply otherwise. Do you stand by this? Cantrips are spells and spell can be upcast so I don't see the issue. https://t.co/TewPQwJTvu
— Nathaniel Mosher (@RubiksMoose) January 5, 2018
The first sentence of the rule on cantrips says they don't use spell slots. The rule isn't kidding. #DnD https://t.co/JUzAGPqsQk
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 5, 2018
A spell must be cast with a spell slot for you to be able to cast it with a higher-level spell slot. This means you can't use a higher-level slot with a cantrip or a spell you cast from a magic item without a slot. #DnD https://t.co/PUFRFQGxBX
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 5, 2018
Think of them as level 0 spells. Can be cast infinite times and cannot be up-cast with slots.
— Jordan Astley (@JordanAstley90) January 5, 2018
Cantrips are, indeed, 0-level spells. #DnD https://t.co/GcD1lwtVIb
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 5, 2018
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— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 5, 2018

Are sorcery points rolled into my sorc’s spell points?
@JeremyECrawford Sry for the spam, but I see ur active & must know. Are sorcery points rolled into my sorc's spell points? I've found conflicting stuff online and reading the rules, replacing slot level with point cost makes converting 1:1 at least one direction.
— Justin Thibault (@justinthibault8) December 20, 2017
If you're a sorcerer using the spell point variant from the DMG, your sorcery points aren't meant to be mixed with your spell points. They're two different pools of points. #DnD https://t.co/sXlcZtnoWT
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 20, 2017

Lucky feat: Can you use multiple luck points on the same roll?
@quadhund @JeremyECrawford
Question about the Lucky feat: Can you use multiple luck points on the same roll? I've seen players use Lucky 3 times on the same roll until they get the result they want. That seems ridiculous.— Gibzerius Mequel Dat (@GibzMeDat) December 29, 2017
The Lucky feat lets you spend only one luck point per roll. #DnD https://t.co/EMVf7ihUCz
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 5, 2018

Can you cast an illusion spell on a creature that had been blinded?
@JeremyECrawford can you cast an illusion spell on a creature that had been blinded to make it think it could see and then allow them to see by showing them their actual surroundings?
— Jason McFarlane (@horus500) December 18, 2017
Some illusion spells affect a creature's mind, whereas others create phenomena perceivable by the senses. A creature's ability to see is only relevant to an illusion that relies on fooling sight. #DnD https://t.co/itqAll98z7
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 18, 2017

Does the +1 from Improved Pact Weapon carry through when used as a spell focus?
@JeremyECrawford Does the +1 from Improved Pact Weapon carry through when used as a spell focus?
— McGill (@RandomMagilla) December 19, 2017
The bonus to attack rolls conferred by Improve Pact Weapon applies to the weapon's attack rolls, not to a spell's attack rolls. #DnD https://t.co/t8HIFPxnwj
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 19, 2017

A weapon attack with vases, chairs, frying pans, dusty tomes, trophies, hand mirrors…
You have previously stated to the effect of "improvised weapons count as weapons for the instant you attack with them". Was that simply referencing that you make weapon attacks with them or do they count as actual weapons for that attack?@JeremyECrawford
— Dave Williams (@DaveWil33) January 13, 2018
You can make a weapon attack with all sorts of things: vases, chairs, frying pans, dusty tomes, trophies, hand mirrors, etc. Objects that aren’t normally considered weapons can be treated as such at the DM’s discretion, as explained in the improvised weapon rule. #DnD https://t.co/3tfaMKURCp
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 13, 2018
So, can you use part of your body as an improvised weapon instead of as an unarmed strike as part of an attack in order to have the object that is your body be treated as a weapon at the DM's discretion?
— Thomas "You Can Call Me Tom" (@thomasabarry1) January 13, 2018
A character is a creature, not an object. #DnD https://t.co/taGxggoDre
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 13, 2018
Whacking a foe with another creature is entirely in the realm of DM adjudication; no rules govern that situation. When I’m DMing, I use the damage and range guidelines in the improvised weapon rule as a source of inspiration for how to run it. #DnD https://t.co/WfSD5mKgNc
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 14, 2018