D&D 5E Some recent tweets.

[the Jester]

I tweeted him months ago about magical rods used as weapons (club/mace?), but never got a reply.

I'll point out that the mace of terror and mace of smiting were once known as rods of smiting/terror. My guess is the rods that are rods in 5e aren't meant to be used as weapons.

 

[CapnZapp]

I'd guess something called a mace can be used as a mace.

Anything else is just poor design.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

@adamPollack7 does dispell magic effect an arcane ward?
@JeremyECrawford Dispel magic ends spells. Arcane Ward isn't a spell. #DnD
@Glytched Does that mean magical items cant be dispelled either? We've assumed that they could be disabled temporarily with dispel.
@JeremyECrawford Dispel magic can end spells that come from a magic item, but it has no effect on the item itself. #DnD

@Glytched Can I ask for clarification on a casting rule? Can you cast a spell while walking or running, so long as you meet requirements?
@Wizards_DnD Casting a spell generally takes an action, but I'm sure @JeremyECrawford has a better answer!
@JeremyECrawford You can move before/after casting a spell on your turn, speed permitting. The casting isn't part of the move. #DnD

‏@Rohn72 Can Unseen Servant count as an adjacent ally for a rogue's sneak attack?
@JeremyECrawford Unseen servant creates "an invisible, mindless, shapeless force." In combat, it doesn't act as an enemy/ally. #DnD

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=2283]Clint[/MENTION]_Cranford Can a familiar use Help to grant his wiz adv. at range? And does the AT's familiar count as an ally for his Sneak Attack?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A familiar can't attack but can take non-attack actions, including Help. And a familiar is an allied creature. #DnD
[MENTION=6668275]mackenzie[/MENTION]884 Otherwise Eldritck Knights/Arcane Tricksters get Permanent True Strike every round from a familiar helping. but PH175
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A familiar that is constantly in melee has a good chance of being attacked and destroyed--a risk of using the familiar thus.
[MENTION=90457]nerdim[/MENTION]mersion I'm curious why only fire genasi have darkvision when each variety had it in older editions #dnd #sageadvice
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Only in 3rd ed. did all genasi have darkvision. Originally, only fire genasi had special sight. #DnD

@LebMit Can spellcasters prepare spells not all at once, but leave some "slots" for preparing spells later during the day?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford You prepare your list of spells only at the end of a long rest. #DnD
[MENTION=6800208]st33d[/MENTION] Can one’s bonus action be used to deliver a kick?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford To do something as a bonus action, the act's description must say it can be done as a bonus action. #DnD

@siseru My fighter attack a creature with a magical longbow and non-magical arrows. Is this attack magical ? #dnd5e
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The attacks made by a magic ranged weapon are magical, even if the ammunition isn't magical. #DnD
[MENTION=2762]JamesM[/MENTION]a70265430 Tumble and Overrun: Was it intended to allow these as a bonus action? Does this Nerf Cunning Action? These generic B Acts?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Tumble & Overrun in the DMG can, indeed, be used as bonus actions. Cunning Action is more reliable & versatile. #DnD
[MENTION=2762]JamesM[/MENTION]a70265430 ty. Thought as a BA it would allow nonRogues to tumble and disengage in 1 turn, just like rogue could do if it wasnt a BA.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Keep in mind that Tumble & Overrun include no movement. They just give you permission to move through an enemy's space.

@FWesSchneider What fantasy settings have their main focus continent south of the world's equator?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Al-Qadim

 

[discosoc]

I tweeted him months ago about magical rods used as weapons (club/mace?), but never got a reply. Could someone more likely to get a reply ask for me? I'm an AL DM/player, so it's good to know how to handle situations where my Fighter/Warlock decides to swing with his Rod of the Pact Keeper instead of switching to his rapier. The AL version of RotPK has a quirk requiring a Dex save when picked up. Knowing the weapon profile of rods will also decide a potential synergy with Shillelagh.

I think it would be an improvised weapon, so disadvantage to attack and the closest weapon type for damage would be a club.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=4056]Satan[/MENTION]sToast Q: when a PC is hit and goes below 0 HP, does he stop at 0 or is he at a negative number (for purposes of heals, etc.)?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Hit points go no lower than 0 in fifth edition #DnD.

@Webfactor8 Can silence interrupt a spell caster? I.e. cleric readies silence, trigger is enemy begins spell casting.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford As DM, I'd allow a readied silence spell to interrupt the casting of a spell with a verbal component. #DnD
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford At 0 hp, you die if damage = your hp maximum or higher. And damage imposes 1 death save failure (2 if a crit). #DnD
[MENTION=4650]Lord[/MENTION]_Sicarious Aren't all melee attacks against unconscious targets crits though? Does that mean those hits auto-deal 2 failed saves?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Every critical hit against a creature with 0 hp does, indeed, impose 2 failed death saves on it.
[MENTION=6786221]No[/MENTION]ckwurst are Dragonborn immune to dragon fear?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Dragonborn have no innate immunity to a dragon's Frightful Presence. #DnD
[MENTION=96034]and[/MENTION]riecycle Did you see my tweet question about delayed blast fireball and beholder anti magic? Can you control it once inside field?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford As DM, I'd rule that you can't control a delayed blast fireball while inside an antimagic field. #DnD
[MENTION=72432]Karl[/MENTION]Dotenswine 4 surprise doesnt gel. cube exmpl conflict w/ "If neither side tries to be stealthy, they automatically notice each other"?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The gelatinous cube's Transparent trait makes the monster exceptionally surprising. #DnD

@PinkDiceGM Hat of Disguise -- how do I set the spell save DC for Disguise Self? Does the wearer have to be a caster?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Use your spellcasting mod. to set the DC. If you don't have one, use your prof. bonus to set it (DMG, 141). #DnD

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

@PinkDiceGM Hat of Disguise -- how do I set the spell save DC for Disguise Self? Does the wearer have to be a caster?
@JeremyECrawford Use your spellcasting mod. to set the DC. If you don't have one, use your prof. bonus to set it (DMG, 141). #DnD

@st33d Can one’s bonus action be used to deliver a kick?
@JeremyECrawford To do something as a bonus action, the act's description must say it can be done as a bonus action. #DnD
@MACChaos does that mean you cant just use a bonus action to do any old thing like kick a chair?
@JeremyECrawford Certain game features let you take a bonus action. You don't have a generic bonus action to spend as you like. #DnD
@MACChaos what about a free action? or would that require your action to kick down a table or something
@JeremyECrawford You get a free interaction with one object or environmental feature during your move or action (PH, 190). #DnD


‏@aschlachter1 For >1/2 Cover, can an intervening creature cause these? 1/2 cover rule seems to imply creatures only generate half cover.
@JeremyECrawford A creature, regardless of size, provides 1/2 cover. A DM might situationally adjust the degree of cover. #DnD

@Gandhi39 Can I misty step (bonus), fire bolt (action) and fireball (surge) on same turn? Or need action surge also be a cantrip?
@JeremyECrawford In that situation, the Action Surge spell would also need to be a cantrip. #DnD

@jollymatth Should a Ranger 3/Paladin 2 get Extra Attack, since both classes get Extra Attack at the same level (5th level)? #DnD
@JeremyECrawford That character (ranger 3 / paladin 2) gets Extra Attack upon reaching 5th level in ranger or paladin. #DnD

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

@ceej_90_ are booming blade and green-flame blade compatible with extra attack? since they are spells i wouldn't think so
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Extra Attack requires the Attack action, not the Cast a Spell action.
[MENTION=6730950]BenjaminM[/MENTION]alley Q: for the spell "conjure woodland beings" (pp.226), who choose the conjured creatures, DM or player?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The Sage Advice Compendium has the answer: https://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/SA_Compendium_1.03.pdf …
[MENTION=9682]Tyger[/MENTION]_Bryte How would you recommend converting minor gear bonuses like padded boots that used to give +1 stealth? Adv seems too high?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A bonus that small in a nonmagical item is rarely worth converting.

@wyndll Was it ever officially said whether a Bard can retrain spells gained through Magical Secrets, or not?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A spell learned via Magical Secrets counts as a bard spell, so it can be replaced upon gaining a level later.

@SgtStakas If an enemy leaves my melee range and triggers an opportunity, can I use my reaction to shove and knock them prone?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The shove option (PH, 195) relies on the Attack action, not an opportunity attack, but you could ready it.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=86447]JP[/MENTION]arish48 can you make a wis save agnst hold person as your reaction?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The intent is that you can't use your reaction to make a save unless a spell or other feature says you can.

@DewarNash could an awaken tree or beast learn a class? Like the awaken tree druid in eberon, in previous lore. Regards Nash
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A DM could use the NPC guidelines in the DMG to add a class or new traits to an awakened tree or beast.
[MENTION=45375]DMdan[/MENTION]danfieldng If a PC is stunned until end of turn and has to make a dex save at end of turn, does the PC auto-fail the dex save?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford As DM, I let the player decide the order of effects that happen to a character simultaneously.

@Micarafein Great Weapon Master-feat: Do you have to use the bonus action immediately, or could you move and then use it at same turn?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The intent is that you could move before taking the bonus action in the Great Weapon Master feat.
[MENTION=3431]Drak[/MENTION]us1111 can a character with the charger feat make their charge attack when a mount uses the dash action?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The Charger feat relies on you, not your mount, taking the Dash action.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=6788866]Jesterpunch[/MENTION] is there a limit to the number or creatures I can have bound with Planar Binding?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The planar binding spell imposes no limit on the number of creatures you can bind with it.

@NGirbes When a monk using "Deflect Missile" catches and throws a projectile, whats the damage of the attack?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A missile counts as a monk weapon if thrown via Deflect Missiles; it deals its damage or Martial Arts damage.

@MrStonebraker Hey [MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford When a creature attacks which starts a grapple (ie smothering carpet) Can the cleric trigger Wrath of the Storm? Thanks
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Wrath of the Storm is used in response to being hit by an attack, regardless of what that attack does on a hit.

@Il_Gama A question on Polearm Master feat: does the bonus of a magic weapon (+2 halberd) apply to the opposite end d4 damages?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Yes, it applies.
[MENTION=6791493]Hungryghoast[/MENTION] if someone uses Jump or a magic item to jump straight upward 30 feet, do they take 30 feet falling dmg coming back down?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford As DM, I'd probably roll falling damage if a character jumped straight up and then dropped like a stone. #DnD
[MENTION=27392]Kas[/MENTION]eyumland Invis creature failed sv on Faerie Fire. Attacks have advantage on invis creature?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford That's correct.