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Tagged with ranged-attack magic-items
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Incapacitation on Sleep Arrow?
The Incapacitation tag is missing from the Sleep Arrow, while it inherits all the other properties from the spell. It does however say that the target of the arrow is "subject to the effects of a ...
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How do I get back my Helmsman's Recourse after throwing it?
Helmsman's Recourse is a specific shield from Treasure Vault, that is based on a Meteor Shield. The only benefit of a Meteor Shield over a Steel Shield (that I can see) is that it can be thrown to 30 ...
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What to do when I shoot a target without AC at long range?
I'm creating some D&D 5e homebrew items based on the magic seeds from Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages. Similar to the Sling Bullets of Althemone from the Theros handbook, they're sling bullets with ...
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Adaptive special property with Strength Penalty
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When an archer wielding an Adaptive composite longbow's strength is reduced below 10, should the archer suffer a -2 penalty to attacks for using a composite bow with a strength rating that ...
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Can players mitigate the curse from a Shield of Missile Attraction by using thrown weapons?
The Shield of Missile Attraction states (emphasis mine):
This shield is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by the remove curse spell or similar magic. Removing the shield fails ...
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How does Shield of missile attraction work with friendly fire?
Let's say the tank is attuned to the shield of missile attraction and a fellow team member fires a bow/crossbow at an enemy within 10ft of said tank. Does the team member's projectile hit the tank ...
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Are there any magic weapons that return when thrown?
As someone who's ended up throwing quite a lot of daggers at enemies, it would be nice to find one that magically comes back to me, so I don't have to worry about retrieving them or running out.
I ...
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Can i get full number of attacks with a thrown returning weapon
Is it possible to get full attack's worth of attacks when throwing a weapon with returning magical ability? If not, are there ways to get returning to each of thrown weapons without investing lots of ...
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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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When the Shield of Missile Attraction changes the target of an attack, does the attacker have to make a new attack roll?
I got interested in the cursed item Shield of Missile Attraction, but I have some doubts about how it works. Consider the following scenario:
Thurin the dwarven fighter is walking along the city ...
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Is the ranged attack bonus +27 for a maxed out 20th level archery-styled Hunter with applicable RAW magic items?
Background: I’m DM’ing a quintet of players whom I let accumulate a bit too much AC-boosting stuff and so are very hard to hit with weapon attacks (at 12th level they’re all near AC 25, and one has a ...
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Do the Gloves of Missile Snaring work in conjunction with the Monk's Deflect Missiles ability?
The monk's Deflect Missiles feature description says:
Starting at 3rd level, you can use your reaction to deflect or catch
the missile when you are hit by a ranged weapon attack. When you do
so,...
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Stacking Bow and Ammo magical properties
I have some weird questions about the magical properties of bows and the magical properties of arrows (or correct ammunition) and how they get used together.
Most of what I am quoting comes from the ...
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How many thrown weapons need to be strapped to a Blinkback Belt to allow full BAB/with GTWF?
The scenario: a level 11+ Fighter has the Feats:
Two-Weapon Fighting
Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
Greater Two-Weapon Fighting
Quick Draw
Point Blank Shot
Precise Shot
Rapid Shot
How many weapons do ...
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Is it possible to create a magical ranged weapon that shoots fireballs or lightning bolts without the need of ammunition?
Back in the day when I played D&D 3.5 with friends, we once looted a bow that could shoot arrows of pure shadow energy as ranged touch attacks and didn't need ammunition. Let's say that our ...
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