D&D 5E some tweets

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

Well as having to restore the backup brouhgt back this tread I might aswell update it.

@saintNoof Will Volo's Guide have handy tables for monsters by CR and habitat, like in the DMG (p. 302/306)?
@JeremyECrawford Volo's Guide to Monsters includes lists of creatures by CR, creature type, and environment.

@ronin_sama Two successful Command spells on the same target. Stop and Run. What happens next round?
@JeremyECrawford The effects of the same spell don't stack; use the most potent effect (PH, 205). If equal, use the most recent

@LemarcSharma Magic Missile: Do you roll the same d4 for all darts, or one d4 per dart?
@JeremyECrawford Magic missile. RAW: You roll 1 damage die (see "Damage Rolls," PH, 196). RAI: It doesn't matter; you choose

@MODMakk There's a bit of tension happening in my group surrounding pact tactics. DM says PT works at a range from target,PC says no
@JeremyECrawford Pack Tactics works at range if the attacker's ally is within 5 feet of the target

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=2213]Johnny[/MENTION]smithdnd does reach feature of whips and polearms allow use with cantrips like booming blade, green flame blade at 10'?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The reach of those weapons doesn't change the range of those spells.
[MENTION=6804890]Jstormtracker[/MENTION]1 If a 14th level Ranger casts Lightning Arrow as a 4th level spell, how many arrows that round are transformed?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Lightning arrow transforms 1 piece of ammunition or 1 thrown weapon
[MENTION=54629]pukunui[/MENTION]81 Shouldn't a lich's Wis save bonus be +10 (+3 Wis, +7 PB)? Also, shouldn't its Arcana be +19 (+5 Int, +7 PB x 2)?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The lich's Wis. mod. is +2. And yes, its Arcana bonus is unusual.
[MENTION=32867]jeff[/MENTION]_kiadar A magic shield +1 used like a improvised weapon will add the +1 to the attack and damage rolls? Thank you.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A +1 shield gives a bonus to AC. The bonus has no effect on an improvised attack roll you make with the shield

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=80388]Theo[/MENTION]fficialZIN can someone use comprehend languages or a similar spell to understand Thieves' Cant?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Comprehend languages reveals literal meaning. Thieves' cant is all allusion. Result: misleading translation
[MENTION=6734146]AlphonseJ[/MENTION]ameson Hi! Why are brooms of flying uncommon, but carpets very rare? Seems almost the same, but carpets carry more weight.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Magic item rarity combines game balance with world building. Some items are meant to be especially unusual.

@FDUScifiFantasy Does Bard Expertise stack with a Rogue's? Can a multiclass Bard/Rogue select a skill twice, and get twice the benefit?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford You never add your proficiency bonus more than once to a roll, unless a rule says otherwise (see PH, 173–174)
[MENTION=4069]Brian[/MENTION]Tabletop If a spellcaster is hit with all 3 attacks from a monster's multiattack, how many concentration rolls do they make?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Three—three different attacks, three different sources

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=1217]Taz[/MENTION]yMatt Spellcasting focus. Can a bard use their voice for this? Or a dance?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A spellcasting focus subs for a material component. Your voice is a verbal component. Dance would be somatic.

@true_shinken does Expertise stack with Natural Explorer? If it does, what's the resulting bonus, x3 or x4?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford See the rule on using your proficiency bonus (PH, 173). You don't get to double dip
[MENTION=4541]Death[/MENTION]_101010 If a wizard takes the Magic Initiate feat to learn Sacred Flame, does it count toward Empowered Evocation?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Empowered Evocation works on wizard spells. Sacred flame is not a wizard spell.
[MENTION=77538]Undrhil[/MENTION] For Banishment spell, mat. comp. is "something abhorrent to target". Can a focus replace the need for this component?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Yes.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=85177]Dr[/MENTION]opTheDie Please, for the love of the Gods.. Can people speak back telepathically to a Ghost Wise Halfling using racial telepathy?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The Silent Speech of the ghostwise halfling lets you telepathically talk to someone. It doesn't enable replies
[MENTION=6686667]Butler[/MENTION]sBestDeal What happens when a duplicate of the invoke duplicity domain is attacked?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The illusion created by Invoke Duplicity is invulnerable to damage. A weapon passes right through it!
[MENTION=90457]nerdim[/MENTION]mersion if 2 rangers cast Pass Without Trace, does the party get +20 to stealth like Paladin Auras of Protection?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Check out the rule on combining magical effects (PH, 205). Preview: a spell doesn't stack with itself.
[MENTION=3431]Drak[/MENTION]us1111 cats and tressyms both have +0 to hit with claws, but the calculations would imply that they should get +4?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Some critters, like cats and tressym, are designed to be unusually weak combatants.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=1845]Roman[/MENTION]Kitar Hello, Almighty! Does the Remarkable Athlete feat from Champion Fighter Archetype gives you plus to initiative?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Remarkable Athlete benefits Dex. checks that don't use your prof. bonus. Initiative is a Dex. check (PH, 189).
[MENTION=27097]tj[/MENTION]blademage wondering why you guys chose another ranger rework, instead of finishing the alternate posted months ago?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Unearthed Arcana is for exploring design directions. If we refine and finish a design, it goes in a product.
[MENTION=6698331]Sword[/MENTION]ofWit Speaking of Ghostwise Halflings' telepathy, would a wildshaped druid ghostwise still be able to use that feature?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A ghostwise halfling druid can use Silent Speech in beast form.
[MENTION=16639]iggle[/MENTION]sAZ do the animal companions of halfling beast master rangers gain the benefit of Lucky?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford A halfling's luck isn't contagious, alas. Lucky doesn't extend to a halfling's companions.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

@DMHeartstrings I get greater gods don't have stats because of how powerful they are but what if they fight another god?
@JeremyECrawford When gods fight, the DM decides who wins. Such quarrels rarely work out well for mortals.

@YourEvilKiller Does Swashbuckler's Rakish Audacity (the Sneak Attack part) works if an ally is within 5ft of him?
@JeremyECrawford The second part of Rakish Audacity doesn't work if anyone other than your target is next to you.

@LemarcSharma Using Different Speeds, with 30ft speed, 60ft flying, I can run 20ft then fly 40ft but can't fly 40ft and then run 20ft?
@JeremyECrawford That's correct.

@TadenRif Hi! What if you want to protect a buddy w/ "help" action in melee, interposing between attacker and target, = cover ?
@JeremyECrawford Take a look at the rules for cover. You provide half cover to someone if you're between them and the attacker.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

[MENTION=13913]pl[/MENTION]atostotle why is Tiamat CE if she resides in the 9 Hells?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford You can reside on a plane of existence without sharing its predominant alignment.
[MENTION=85378]Atlemar[/MENTION] as god of vengeance isn't she more lawful evil?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford She is the god of evil dragons. Anything else is secondary. And she cares little for law or maintaining cosmic order.
[MENTION=82555]the[/MENTION]WardVG Does an enlarged monk get 1d4 extra dmg on unarmed attacks? It says weapon attack. but larger fists should hurt more right?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Being larger than Medium doesn't change a monk's Martial Arts dice.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Turns out the original question was about the enlarge spell, nor enlarging a monk in general. New answer coming.
&#8207 [MENTION=82555]the[/MENTION]WardVG My question was regarding the enlarge spell effects additional damage, not the attacks damage die itself
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Enlarge/reduce spell can enlarge your weapon with you. RAW: doesn't work on unarmed strikes. RAI: I'd allow it.
[MENTION=82492]MP[/MENTION]etruzz How can I tell whether a creature uses Str or Dex to calculate its attack bonus if the two are equal (Panther)
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford If the distinction is relevant, the DM decides

@RMHWilde Rewording, you can't use YOUR Inspiration to apply to an opponent's rolls to put them at disadvantage while you cast spell?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Inspiration has one use: to benefit your roll or the roll of a friend.

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

@FDUScifiFantasy I feel the Natural Explorer feature is too powerful for 1st
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford Initial designs, including the new ranger, are almost always too powerful. We tune them in development.
[MENTION=29251]Exe[/MENTION]ntrik137 For the new UA ranger, is it the intent for a beast ally to learn feats with its ASIs? Alternatively, would you allow it?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford No on both counts
[MENTION=7108]Critter[/MENTION]_Bitic Apologies if repeat. Does Beast Master companion in UE rework scale with char level or Ranger level? RAW reads as character
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The UA ranger hasn't been tuned for multiclassing yet. We tune a class for multiclassing after the design moves into development.
[MENTION=16183]Eld[/MENTION]ucecappaluci If a druid in deer becomes pregnant from a stag, what happens? Not planning on it, just wondering. Thanks ahead of time.
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford When two deer love each other, they … Talk to the local archdruid about the rest. The DM decides any outcomes. #DnD #birdsandbees
[MENTION=6805661]DMJohnBard[/MENTION] Does a Druid retain his Barkskin spell after he shapeshifts?
[MENTION=4036]Jeremy[/MENTION]ECrawford The text of barkskin doesn't say the targeted creature must be humanoid. Changing creature type doesn't end it

 

[Edwin Suijkerbuijk]

@platostotle As I understand it, Tiamat had always been LE. Why the change to CE in 5e?
@JeremyECrawford Tiamat's invasions of worlds in the multiverse keep failing. She's cranky (CE = Cranky Evil).


@MrStonebraker So Animate object turns objects into creatures. Does this mean they can give and recieve flanking adv
@JeremyECrawford Yes.

@theCrossDM when one disengages, do you disengage from a specific target or everyone?
@JeremyECrawford Disengage isn't directed at a particular combatant. You take the action, and you gain the benefit.

@Andreblima21 master, if a character has multiclass(wiz 12/fighter 1) can he level up both classes to 20?
@JeremyECrawford The maximum character level is 20. If you multiclass, your levels in all your classes can add up to a number no higher than 20.