Dnd 5e Gun Dmg
Explosives and guns in D&D 5e are where many groups draw a line in the sand. Traditionally speaking, it sort of makes sense since most groups opt for a more medieval, high fantasy, or Tolkien-esque setting. There weren’t any guns in any of these settings so it’s a bit jarring to include them. Aug 22, 2014 I'm fairly new to DnD so I apologize for the noob question. I recently found a game store running the Adventures League for 5e. Last night was our first adventure, had a ton of fun but I was hoping someone could help me with a couple questions in.
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Your class grants proficiency in certain weapons, reflecting both the class’s focus and the tools you are most likely to use. Whether you favor a longsword or a longbow, your weapon and your ability to wield it effectively can mean the difference between life and death while adventuring. The Weapons table shows the most common weapons used in the fantasy gaming worlds, their price and weight. Oct 22, 2015 Why wouldn't you use the modern firearms info on the 5e DMG, page 268? DND tries to rate each weapon individually, guns are simply better at killing than humans keep up with, if we did 'evolve' to resist or avoid the damage guns give than we would gain the advantage, but right now those weapons are made specifically to kill creatures like. Explosives and guns in D&D 5e are where many groups draw a line in the sand. Traditionally speaking, it sort of makes sense since most groups opt for a more medieval, high fantasy, or Tolkien-esque setting.
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Here's my version of a D&D relevant ballista. Design goals:
- Not meant to be super realistic
- Can be operated by one character with Martial Ranged Weapon proficiency
- Ballistas are basically intended to be used by NPC forces, but a PC can take control of one and use it against their enemies.
- Semi-portable, but really meant to be left static
- I intend to eventually write up a Siege Weapon Master feat of some sort that makes ballistas and mangonel scale up with the levels. I don't expect any players to take it, but then I can slap it onto NPCs.
Tell me what you think?
Weapon: Ballista
Martial Ranged Weapon
Cost: 200gp, damage: 3d10 piercing, weight: 300 lb., range: 120/480
Heavy, Loading, Two-Handed
A ballista is not carried like a normal weapon. Instead, it is treated as a large object on the battlefield. It comes with wheels to facilitate relocation, but it is still cumbersome. A character using a ballista can move it when they move, but their speed is halved. A ballista cannot be fired during any round it was moved.
To use an unattended ballista, a character must move into its space, which counts as difficult terrain and provides half cover. He may immediately spend an action to fire. If an enemy moves into the ballista’s space as well, attacks made with the ballista have disadvantage. An enemy can attempt to take control of the ballista by spending an action to make a contested Strength (Athletics) check against the current user’s Strength (Athletics).
Firing the ballista follows all the usual rules of a two-handed ranged weapon with the Loading property, except that enemies merely standing next to the ballista's space do not impose disadvantage on attack rolls.
A ballista bolt can hit multiple targets that are lined up in a row, like a line spell. Each target requires an individual attack roll. Such an attack will hit the shooter’s allies if they are in the line. Alternatively, the shooter can arc the bolt to hit only a single target.
Variant Firearms[edit]
Firearms as presented in the Dungeon Master's Guide are very similar to other weapons; however, many believe that they should be entirely different so that they carry the true weight of their potential. This variant attempts to bring risk and reward back into pre-modern firearms.
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Firearms under this variant have a few mechanical differences compared to other weapons. The first is that they all have the loading property, except that it takes a number of rounds to reload them as detailed under their individual property, requiring a hand free during the time they are reloaded. A character with proficiency in the firearm knows how to reload and maintain their firearm, but does not automatically know how to fix it should it break from a misfire (see below), while a character without proficiency can generally figure out (or be told) how to shoot a loaded firearm, but does not have the requisite training to reload one, whether not knowing how much gunpowder is needed, or how much force is required to clean the barrel after each shot.
Second, each firearm automatically misfires on a natural 1 on attack, after which it requires a full minute to repair using Tinker's Tools (DC 10) before it can be used again. When a firearm misfires, you take damage as though you had been hit by the weapon and rolled minimum damage.
Third, whenever a firearm scores a hit and does damage, if the roll on the die is even, the character may choose to add another die of the same type to the damage dealt (which is not multiplied on a critical hit), though if a 1 is rolled for damage, the weapon misfires and deals no damage whatsoever. The character may continue adding dice of damage as long as they roll an even number, but each time they do, the misfire chance increases by one (two on the second die added, three on the third die added, and so on).
Lastly, proficiency with firearms is entirely under the purview of the DM based on how common they are in the particular setting. In a campaign where virtually everyone has a firearm, they might be simple weapons; in ones where they are rarer, they might be martial, and in campaigns where they are almost unheard of, they might require the Weapon Master feat to gain proficiency.
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Firearm Types[edit]
Name | Cost | Damage | Weight | Properties |
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Pistol | 750 gp | 1d10 | 3 lbs | Firearm (range 20/80), loading (1d2+1 rounds) |
Musket | 1,000 gp | 1d12 | 10 lbs | Firearm (range 30/120), loading (1d3+1 rounds), two-handed |
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D&d 5e Firearms Dmg
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Dnd 5e Shotgun
Author | Ghostwheel |
Identifier | 5e Variant Rule |
Rating | Undiscussed |
Summary | Firearms in the DMG are very similar to crossbows. This attempts to make them more different from other weapons. |
Title | Variant Firearms |