@JeremyECrawfordAwakened – Psionic Surge. I’m unclear on it.
Can I do it once per rest, or once per Discipline every rest? "Your psychic focus immediately ends if it’s active, and you can’t use it until you finish a short or long rest."
— John Appleton (@jaa0109) March 18, 2017
@jaa0109 Every "it" in that sentence has the same antecedent: psychic focus.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 18, 2017
@JeremyECrawford Alrighty, thank you!
— John Appleton (@jaa0109) March 18, 2017
@JeremyECrawford How do talents/disciplines interact with rules for casting a bonus action spell? (PHB202) Discipline=spell, talent=cantrip?
— Righteous Forest (@RighteousForest) March 18, 2017
The rule on casting a spell as a bonus action applies only to spells. #DnD https://t.co/nrafVjWJF3
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 18, 2017
@mikemearls How do you weed out feedback that simply doesn't understand a concept, or is innately against it? "I hate Psionics so it sux"?
— John Appleton (@jaa0109) March 16, 2017
We start with survey numbers, then look at comments. We get enough replies that outliers don't sway it. #wotcstaff https://t.co/bkQMDClrQB
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
@mikemearls At what % is the "Well let's try it from another angle?" phase?
— John Appleton (@jaa0109) March 16, 2017
It's separate from percentage – based on what people ask for, what we know are key elements. A thing can be low rated by desired. #wotcstaff https://t.co/RNpLEtqfrJ
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
Let me explain up front why I'm not addressing mystic queries at the moment. It comes down to giving this class the QA it needs. #wotcstaff
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
Adding a new class and a slew of new powers is a big undertaking. It's critical that we get feedback based on the text, not tweets.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
We have very high standards for putting stuff in the game – 70% positive moves an element into the polish phase, aiming for 80% or higher.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
Below that mark means a thing either gets dropped from the design cycle, or it needs significant work.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
If the mystic is right on the margin, I'd rather err on sending it back for more work than trying to push it ahead.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
The big picture issue is that UA is for testing, not previewing stuff that we will 100% publish as official. We're going to be very picky.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
That doesn't mean we'll abandon stuff people want to see. We'll just put more time into trying to hit our standards. #wotcstaff
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
5e has not been such a huge success because we compromised – we're following the same path that got us here in the first place. #wotcstaff
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 16, 2017
@MarkSparklFarklSoul Knives make attack rolls like normal weapons but damage is 1d8 (no modifier) psychic damage? I read your tweet too quickly and missed the "(no modifier)" part. Nothing in Soul Knife says you don't add your modifier.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 15, 2017
@JeremyECrawford Question: was this ability intended to have an attack roll or save associated with this, or is the damage just free? pic.twitter.com/PI7qnptPt9
— Dangerous Alex (@hensyn_) March 15, 2017
@hensyn_ That ability does what it says.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 15, 2017
Wherever the mystic (and artificer) experiment leads, no class is added to the game without extensive development/playtesting. #DnD
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 15, 2017
The mystic is an experiment that uses disciplines instead of spells. But the class's abilities could be replicated easily with spells. #DnD
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 15, 2017
The mystic is an example of us testing a concept in UA: is it fun to represent a different mode of magic with a different subsystem? #DnD
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 15, 2017
@BrandesStoddard The “clustering” effect of Disciplines is super interesting and does an awesome job of carrying theme. Indeed. Yet we could cluster spells in the same way. But we're experimenting with a non-spell approach.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 15, 2017
@JeremyECrawford Fun for a player who wants something different, or fun for a GM who has to learn a whole new system for that one player? 😉
— Chris Fontenot (@ChrisFontenot13) March 15, 2017
A class should be fun to play and for a DM to witness. If a new class is a headache for most DMs in playtesting, we change or cut it. #DnD https://t.co/uDDRxtQPPQ
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 15, 2017
