D&D 5E Some recent tweets.

[MENTION=4650]Lord[/MENTION]_Sicarious Is it intentional that the Green Flame Blade's secondary target damage is unavoidable if in range? Bypasses AC, no save?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Green-flame blade—there is, indeed, no attack roll against or save for the 2nd creature. #DnD

@Opreich What does the leap effect of green-flame blade do if there are no hostile targets nearby?Does it jump to allies?#SageAdvice
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The intent is that you can choose no one. If you can't see, you can't choose anyway, and the flame halts. #DnD
[MENTION=90457]nerdim[/MENTION]mersion 2+ instances of resistance doesn't become immunity correct? I.e 2 sources grant resistance to radiant dmg #dnd
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford "Multiple instances of resistance … that affect the same damage type count as only one instance" (PH, 197). #DnD
[MENTION=83666]Go[/MENTION]kki77 Hello. I play a Warlock in dnd5.0. Can eldrich blast make a crit aka double damage attack since it's an ranged attack roll
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Yes, it can.

[MENTION=6802079]Herod[/MENTION]ragon33 Does the Water Genasi resistance to poison damage also give advantage to poison related saving throws?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Water genasi have resistance to acid damage, not poison damage.
[MENTION=86447]JP[/MENTION]arish48 would the fighting style archery bonuses for fighter and ranger stack while multiclassing?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford "You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once" (PH, 72, 84 & 91). #DnD
[MENTION=15493]Lo[/MENTION]nghornxtreme But you can have more than one Fighting style? Idea is to not stack the *same* fighting style? #dnd
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford You can definitely have more than one, but you can't take the same option more than once.
[MENTION=10148]JEB[/MENTION]_1981 No monster has AC above 25 (and most lower). But PCs can get past 25 with items etc. Is there supposed to be an AC 25 cap?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford An official cap? No. An effective/likely cap? Yes.
[MENTION=6679253]redwullf[/MENTION] Does damage from Hunter’s Mark overcome damage resistance/immunity from non-magical weapons?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The damage dealt by the hunter's mark spell is magical. #DnD

[MENTION=3535]Grey[/MENTION]ninetailfox Mr. Crawford, would the flames created by burning hands ignite spike growth?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Spike growth isn't meant to create flammable terrain. But a DM could rule otherwise. #DnD

@206Siro got a verdict on the number of attacks a barb gets while using frenzied rage and the great weapon master feat?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford You get only 1 bonus action on your turn, no matter how many are granted by Frenzy, Great Weapon Master, etc. #DnD
[MENTION=87421]thomas_bechtel[/MENTION] For Booming Blade, did you intend for standing up from prone to trigger the extra damage? It costs movement.
&#8207 [MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Standing up costs movement but moves you nowhere. To move while prone, you crawl or use magic (PH, 191). #DnD

@TadenRif elvenkind vs charms: which spells/effects are actually charms, anything from enchantment school ?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Being charmed means being subjected to the charmed condition. #

[MENTION=3403]Angel[/MENTION]55word Can you confirm a readied grapple would also stop their movement if successful.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The grappled condition does, indeed, reduce a creature's speed to 0. #DnD
[MENTION=33016]Apoc[/MENTION]alyptictwit is a net damaged if someone tries to inflict damage upon someone within the net with a slashing weapon?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford No rule says the net is damaged, but a DM could decide it is. #DnD
[MENTION=73661]AR[/MENTION]senixShirogon For the half elf variants in the Sword Coast Adventure Guide on page 116. What is the spell casting stat for the cantrip?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The high elf's Cantrip trait says what the spellcasting ability is: Intelligence. #DnD
[MENTION=6803278]TheThirdFlash[/MENTION] Doesn't Action Surge state that you can possibly get an extra bonus action? Is that the only exception?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Action Surge refers to the fact that you might have a bonus action, not that you might have more than one. #DnD
[MENTION=6778156]Brail[/MENTION]Says Any way to learn HP for spells like Power Word: Kill or just hope/guess?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Your guide is a DM's description of a target. A DM might allow a Wis. (Medicine) check to discern more. #DnD

What a good job, Edwin. Thanks for this thread.

‏@devnuhl … any/all UA-Underdark options AL legal?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Unearthed Arcana presents playtest material that might become official, as the storm sorcerer did in the SCAG. #DnD
[MENTION=32299]Aardvark[/MENTION]Blue Personal opinion: class power creep is beginning. Tunnel Fighter combined with a fear effect forcing foes to move past ...
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Nothing in UA is officially in the game. Via playtesting, it might evolve into something official or fade away. #DnD
[MENTION=10247]Ei[/MENTION]ghtspancrow As written, the Devil's Sight invocation gives you no benefit in dim light and full color vision in darkness. Intended?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Devil's Sight is meant to be an eerie ability: "Douse that candle so that the Dark Powers will lend me sight." #DnD
[MENTION=45267]Mithreinmaethor[/MENTION] How does the Monks Radiant Sun Bolt interact with the feat Spell Sniper????? Thanks
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The second benefit of Spell Sniper benefits Radiant Sun Bolt, which isn't a spell but is a ranged spell attack. #DnD
[MENTION=76053]KatoKatonian[/MENTION] Dissonant Whispers spell. Do you have to be able to see the creature to target it with spell? Or just within range?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A spell tells you if you must see its target. Dissonant whispers doesn't say that you must. #DnD

[MENTION=6688165]Avi[/MENTION]les316 Halfelf variant in swordcoast should it be Keen senses AND a trait and not OR? Why trade any 2 skills for just perception?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The half-elf's Keen Senses option in the SCAG is, alas, superfluous. Take one of the juicy options below it. #DnD

@MrMalcho Hey, I recently saw a DM'ing session with you, and I was wondering which programs you used on your laptop?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The 2 main tools on my laptop are Excel, for tracking initiative and monster hp, & OneNote, for session notes. #DnD
[MENTION=6801478]seal[/MENTION]ab2015 does the arcana domain give the cleric 2 more cantrips(wizard) along with the 3 that you start with?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford It sure does!

@attacop Does a wizard with the Keen Mind feat have unrestricted prepared spells?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The Keen Mind feat isn't meant to change how a wizard's spell preparation works. #DnD

@206Siro Can spells such as Dimension Door be cast using a higher spell slot than their original spell level?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Any spell can be cast with a spell slot of its level or higher. See "Spell Slots" on p. 201 of the PH. #DnD

‏@CheridanTGS Can a familiar use the Help action to grant advantage on an attack?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford It can!
[MENTION=6800208]st33d[/MENTION] Can one use a bonus action spell in the same turn as Benign Transposition or is it considered a spell also?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The wizard's Benign Transposition feature isn't a spell, so it isn't affected by the bonus-action spell rule. #DnD
[MENTION=84923]gold[/MENTION]leej Does the extra attack feature of Bladesong Wizard allow you to cast Green Flame Blade and also make the second attack?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Extra Attack requires the Attack action. Casting a spell (cantrips included) requires the Cast a Spell action. #DnD

[MENTION=82555]the[/MENTION]MaDdi3 Wand of Paralisys - it requires an attack roll&it calls for saving throws without saying ST's characteristic!
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Wand of paralysis has an attack roll erroneously. It should be a DC 15 Con. save, as in the upcoming errata.
[MENTION=3745]Kris[/MENTION]Koletar Can spiked armor only be used as weapon by Battleragers? Can you make a primary attack with it or just bonus?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Only battleragers are trained in FR to use spiked armor effectively as a weapon, and only via their features
[MENTION=11751]Gregor[/MENTION]ySSmith is a 5e Paladine immune from the Lycanthropy Curse?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Paladins don't have a feature that makes them all immune to curses.
[MENTION=15732]Tavic[/MENTION]z Does spells with "humanoid" target affect creatures with "giant" type, though they are not "humanoid" types in the tag?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A spell or other effect that targets a humanoid only affects a creature that is of the humanoid creature type. #DnD
[MENTION=6746703]Mattwilljackson[/MENTION] What happens if a grappled creature (or the initiator) teleports? (Benign Transposition, Shadow Step, other?)
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Being grappled ends "if an effect removes the grappled creature from the reach of the grappler" (PH, 290). #DnD

[MENTION=21659]Josh[/MENTION]Geurink I'm confused by unarmed strikes. Errata says they don't count as weapons, rules updates say they're melee weapon attacks.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford From PH errata: An unarmed strike is a nonweapon [you can't silver a fist] that can make a melee weapon attack. #DnD
@jaa0109 I disagree. Have you even tried to silver a fist?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Please report to an ER immediately if you have tried to silver your fist.
[MENTION=9903]Seanbo[/MENTION]nney So a monk can't use unarmed for Stunning Strike? Kung Fu movies taught me unarmed can do anything.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford From earlier this year: Stunning Strike requires a melee weapon attack. An unarmed strike qualifies. #DnD
[MENTION=9903]Seanbo[/MENTION]nney Sounds good to me. Though today's Rules about Sneak Attack confused me: "An unarmed strike isn’t a weapon"
&#8207 [MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford An unarmed strike is an exceptional nonweapon that can make melee weapon attacks.
[MENTION=13205]JJ[/MENTION]RTracy so I'm summary... Unarmed strikes are not considered melee weapons, but do make melee weapon attacks.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford That's correct. They're exceptional.
[MENTION=6803278]TheThirdFlash[/MENTION] Those rulings on Unarmed Sneak Attacks and Savage Unarmed Attacks seem to conflict. Is a fist a weapon or not? #confused
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford See the PH errata from several months ago. An unarmed strike is a nonweapon that can make a
[MENTION=6802079]Herod[/MENTION]ragon33 What do persuasion and intimidation roll against?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A check w/ Persuasion/Intimidation is vs. a DC set by the DM or part of a contest vs. Insight/Intimidation/etc. #DnD