Thursday, July 12, 2018
Probably a very stupid question, but I need to ask.
Probably a very stupid question, but I need to ask. What does it mean when a weapon has two dice listed for damage? For example, Dane Axe or Flail d8/d8. I can't find this described anywhere, so I'm betting this is some kind of OSR "common knowledge" that I am missing. Or I just have crappy attention to detail.
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It can be used carefully or recklessly. Essentially you can use a spear or Dane axe/Warhammer normally or you can accept the advantage to damage disadvantage to stat check to use it more “recklessly”. One die of damage has the asterisk, the other does not.
ReplyDeleteIt's one handed / two handed.
ReplyDeleteThe latter has an asterisk, meaning you get advantage on the damage die.
Eric Nieudan The asterisk also means disadvantage on the stat check. I didn’t see anything about it being two handed. Why doesn’t the quarter staff have it?
ReplyDeleteEric Nieudan I don’t disagree with your assessment, it makes more sense than my interpretation. I’m just curious why it doesn’t apply evenly and where you got that answer from.
ReplyDeleteJason Knepper I removed the stat check disadvantage in the last couple of drafts. I figured having to use two hands (meaning no shield or torch) is enough.
ReplyDeleteThe asterisk means a weapon is two handed - it's at the bottom of the table.
Not sure about the quarterstaff not having an asterisk... Probably just an oversight on my part :)
Eric Nieudan ... didn’t know you wrote it. Now I feel dumb for discussing “interpretations”...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cool thing you wrote and the clarification Eric!
No worries Jason Knepper! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's helpful thanks. For some reason I was blind to the asterisk because of the slash. Follow-up: what does it mean in the monster stats? I don't think it can mean two handed, or maybe it does?
ReplyDeleteHans Messersmith Might just mean they have advantage to damage rolls (for whatever reason). I have to confess that despite having run over thirty games with MM (and one high level game yesterday) I have never looked at the monster stats and always tend to whip up my own...
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