D&D 5E Mearls and Crawford interview with The Mary Sue

[Agamon]

I wasn't until now.

 

[Thaumaturge]

Wait. You were picturing him with a soul before?

Thaumaturge.

 

[Agamon]

Wait. You were picturing him with a soul before?

Rotton Ronnie has no morals. It's the Burger King that has no soul. It's those creepy dead eyes...

 

[Remathilis]

Rotton Ronnie has no morals. It's the Burger King that has no soul. It's those creepy dead eyes...

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

And I'm guessing that pic will be the exception to the "sensibly clothed female" rule we've seen for the art so far.

Sensibly clothed is one thing. But will they have comfortable shoes, and more importantly, will said shoes provide a mechanical advantage? 'Cause if the pumps deliver +2 Cha, the flats had better provide +2 Con.

 

[arjomanes]

I like the openness and honesty Mearls has had so far in this process.

 

[Remathilis]

Sensibly clothed is one thing. But will they have comfortable shoes, and more importantly, will said shoes provide a mechanical advantage? 'Cause if the pumps deliver +2 Cha, the flats had better provide +2 Con.

Your working off the older playtest: flats have no bonus or penalty, but heels grant +2 cha, but disadvantage on acrobatics and stealth checks.

 

[TwoSix]

Wait. You were picturing him with a soul before?

That would be silly. He's a ginger.

 

[Agamon]

I like the openness and honesty Mearls has had so far in this process.

I'm glad they let Mike go out and talk about it rather than some PR shrill. You can tell he's a gamer that's really proud of his creation.

 

[Thaumaturge]

Rotton Ronnie has no morals. It's the Burger King that has no soul. It's those creepy dead eyes...

Good point.

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Now I'm not sleeping tonight, so thanks.

That would be silly. He's a ginger.

That was my thought.

I'm glad they let Mike go out and talk about it rather than some PR shrill. You can tell he's a gamer that's really proud of his creation.

There was a video Q&A recently, where I really got that vibe from him. He's a gamer making a version of D&D, and he's super-stoked about the D&D he helped make. That by itself got me more pumped about this edition.

Thaumaturge.