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I pick up a rock and throw it at a fast-moving target. Do I roll a DEX save, or an unarmed strike?
For context, the rabbit happens to be host to the alien jackalope fungus that has just been vomited from a possessed NPC.
Cairn, page 11:
Saves:
A save is a roll to avoid bad outcomes from risky ...
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Am I correctly understanding how the modern firearms from the DMG work?
I am having a bit of trouble in understanding how firearms work.
Let's take for example the hunting rifle (DMG, page 268). It has the Reload property, and it has 5 shots. Now suppose a creature has ...
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If the drow shadowblade uses Shadow Sword as a ranged attack, does it throw a sword (that it then has to retrieve before using it again)?
The drow shadowblade (Monsters of the Multiverse version, p. 105) has a "Shadow Sword" action that can be a melee or ranged weapon attack.
Is this ranged attack done by throwing the sword? ...
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Do the Gauntlets of Flaming Fury infuse ranged weapon ammunition with magical properties?
The description of the Gauntlets of Flaming Fury says:
While you wear both of these steel gauntlets, any non-magical weapon you grasp with either gauntlet is treated as a magic weapon.
Does this ...
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How do I determine the proper bonuses for my attack and damage rolls?
I am a half-orc monk at level 14. I am using a homebrew gun called "the demon of powder", which has 6 charges that it expends as ammunition instead of regular bullets. My stats are 14 20 14 ...
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Planning to use 1 arrow to hit a second target if it misses the first target
I've read a lot about "shooting the other enemy" and how enemies don't occupy the entire 5ft square; however what I can't find is the following scenario:
I intentionally position my character to have ...
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Can a 5th level fighter use a Extra Attack with a longbow?
I need a simple straight forward clarification. Can a fighter shoot a longbow twice in same turn using extra attack attained at 5th level?
page 72 of PHB says the fighter gets an extra attack during ...
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Do ranged weapon attacks against creatures restrained in a Watery Sphere have advantage?
Creatures engulfed by a Watery Sphere are restrained, which grants advantage on all attacks against them. However, they may also be considered underwater, which would impose disadvantage on most ...
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When using a Longbow from hiding with Extra Attack, can I nock 2 arrows and fire them at once to attack twice with advantage?
Today I was searching for some 5th edition rules to clarify attacking with a longbow from stealth and how the fighter's extra attack feature interacts with gaining advantage from attacking from ...
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Do I add my ability modifier and Sharpshooter's extra damage when I hit with the Lightning Arrow spell?
The lightning arrow spell says:
The next time you make a ranged weapon attack during the spell’s duration, the weapon’s ammunition, or the weapon itself if it’s a thrown weapon, transforms into a ...
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Can you use Dwarven Thrower for extra attacks?
It's not clear to me how the extra attack feature works with this weapon.
I understand that the weapon's description states that the weapon returns to the wielder's hand after thrown, but at the same ...
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Does the Sharpshooter feat work on ranged spells that require an attack roll?
I had a player ask me whether the Sharpshooter feat (PHB, p. 170) works on spells, but I wasn't entirely sure. It says “ranged weapon attacks”, but I'm not sure if an eldritch blast cantrip counts as ...
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What's a reasonable range for the shoot skill?
The Shoot skills specifies
Attack: This skill makes physical attacks. You can make them
from up to two zones away, unlike with Fight. (Sometimes the
range will change with the weapon.)
The ...
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