Did your primary firearm break mid-fight with no means of preparing it?
Got an angry mob with pitchforks coming your party’s way?
Use these rules for mob combat in Dungeons & Dragons.
What Are Improvised Weapons?
For a full list of simple or martial weapons, consult Chapter Six of the2024 Player’s Handbook.
See the table below for some examplesof how standard weapons can be transformed into improvised weapons.
Bandits by Katerina Ladon
Pike
Martial, Melee
Throwing the pike at an enemy 20 feet away.
Greataxe
Using the flat end of the greataxe’s blade to deal non-lethal damage and knock out an opponent.
How Do Improvised Weapons Work?
Bandits by Katerina Ladon
What Kind Of Damage Does An Improvised Weapon Do?
After you’ve attacked with an improvised weapon, determining damage is super simple.
Can You Become Proficient With Improvised Weapons?
Light Crossbow via Wizards of the Coast
By default,no player has proficiency with improvised weapons.
However,there is a workaround for thisif you take a certain origin feat at first level.
With this feat in tow,you’re free to add your proficiency bonus to improvised weapon attacks.
Pike via Wizards of the Coast
What exactly is encumbrance in D&D and how does it affect you?
We’ve got everything you’re gonna wanna know right here.
Greataxe via Wizards of the Coast
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