6/28/2023 0 Comments Battle axe 5eAsk your DM if it can spark with lightning so you can pretend to be Zeus.A mere 5 SP at a smith, easy to craft from a branch and a rock, or found on some fighters who like throwing things.Simple Weapon: Most characters can use one.Throw it further than any other ranged weapon 30-120 ft.If you want to be the master of throwing things from a good way back, a Javelin might be a good choice with its very cheap price, and fair damage to boot. Only 5 GP at a smith, easy to craft from stone, or found on the corpses of most tribal foes.Simple Weapon: most people can use one.as an attack using Strength or Dexterity. Hold two at once to make one more attack.Whether you want to find the little woodsman in you, AXE a whole lotta questions, or pretend to be a Native American who throws hatchets, a Handaxe can be very handy. Handaxe (Good early weapon for strength characters) Backstab your “friends” or random politicians who don’t stop talking.ĭagger Details: 9.Only 2 GP, and easy to find at a smith or craft from a rock or branch.Simple weapon: pretty much everyone can use one of these.Hold two at once for more stab chances.Use your Strength, or Dexterity for attack and damage rolls.Whether you are a rogue who wants to use sneak attack, a wizard who wants a backup or a fighter who blew starting gold on armor, a dagger is pretty well rounded, and I think it fits well into this list. But if you want to face your problems a little more elegantly or your DM is growing tired of your fireball addiction, One-handed weapons are incredibly versatile when you want to use a shield, or you want to be ready in case that barbarian walks up into your face.Ī few things I should mention about these items I’m going to highlight is that they are from D&D 5e, and they are grouped by how well they work together, and I’m also not going over magic items as that would extend this list incredibly. ![]() In the magic-filled world of D&D, there are many ways to dismember your foes from the standard fireball to a Greataxe wielded by a raging barbarian. Here is a halfling in full plate with a battleaxe.D&D Best One-Handed Weapons and How To Get Them Why would a smaller character deal less damage when, with a mildly cheesy example, she should be able to draw as much or even more blood? Also, is a gnome with Strength 14 less strong than a human with Strength 14? Is she less strong than an orc with Strength 14, or a weakling ogre with Strength 14? Now that there are no more Strength penalties or to hit modifiers for being small as compared to medium sized there is no more need for having smaller weapons that deal less damage (even if they could plausibly be causing more instead).ĭoes it look odd to see a halfling with a battleaxe in one hand, while the weapon has a haft that is likely to be as long as its wielder? Sure. However, I do like the idea of simplification somewhat. Let's increase the dagger damage for small attackers to 1d6 or even 1d8.īut no, seriously, I don't really think small weapons should have the ability to deal more damage. In fact, I think this should be the reason why smaller weapons should actually deal far more damage, when seen in the abstract hitpoint system where hitpoints don't actually represent just wounds, but also exhaustion, minor scrapes, cuts and bruises, and the ability to 'roll with the blow'. It has far more options when talking about horizontal and diagonal veins being cut through, even only superficial ones. The gnome on the other hand likely made a less deep gash, but it goes all the way down. The human made a wound that my be a little deeper, but it lacks length. We are playing a game of make-believe, so we may apply visuals to a game mechanic. ![]() This attack probably ends somewhere around the target knee naturally, and when the gnome stoops down, the attack would likely even be able to lengthen the wound down to the target's toes. Being smaller, the gnome didn't even have to stoop down to hit the top of the thigh, and when the arm is drawn down, the dagger slices the flesh. This then draws blood by pulling the dagger downwards. The gnome attacker slashes, and hit the top of the thigh. He would have to stoop down even to have the wound reach doen to the knee. He then draws blood by pulling the dagger downwards. ![]() The human attacker slashes, and hit the top of the thigh. (And yes, I realize hit locations are, at best, a very optional house rule, but then again, just read the example.) A human with a dagger attacks the leg of a human.Ī gnome with a small dagger attacks the leg of a human.
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