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- Dictionaryversatile/ˈvəːsətʌɪl/
adjective
- 1. able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities: "a versatile sewing machine"
- 2. changeable; inconstant. archaic
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Looking at the definitions of finesse and versatile we have: Finesse: When Making an Attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the Attack and Damage Rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls. Versatile: This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses ...
However, in this case whether a weapon has the versatile property or not has no impact on the RAW as it only purpose in this case is to define what a monk weapon is, which is a shortsword or any simple melee weapon without either the heavy property or the two-handed property. Any other properties such as light, finesse, reach or versatile has in this case no bearing on the rules. Nor does how ...
Sep 24, 2019 · Additionally, none of the new damage increases outshine the greatsword as it still has a minimum of 2 damage and 12 max damage, 2 points higher than any versatile martial weapon or 4 points higher than a versatile simple weapon. Furthermore, versatile weapons would still not benefit from Great Weapon Master’s second benefit, meaning weapon ...
3. There is a difference between "using both hands to grip then throw" and "benefitting from having a free hand". The literal interpretation of the former stance (if you use both hands you must grip with two hands) is not required to rationalise extra damage from a versatile weapon or even a two-handed one. – Neil Slater.
Aug 23, 2016 · So you could conceivably have a 17th+ level Monk using a versatile weapon (quarterstaff, longsword, battleaxe, warhammer, spear, & trident) one-handed at d10 damage and two-handed at d12 damage. Mike Mearls tweeted that he would allow a quarterstaff's versatile property to be affected by Shillelagh as RAF as a DM, even though it does not as RAW.
Nov 6, 2019 · The Dueling fighting style works with a versatile weapon only when you attack with it using one hand. Share. Follow edited Jun 16, 2020 at 10:23. Co ...
Jan 28, 2016 · Yes. According to the wording of the spell (PHB 256)and the rogue ability Mage hand legerdemain (PHB 98), which allows the rogue to use cunning action to turn using the Mage hand into a bonus action (last line of MHL refers to CA which is on page 96), as long as the hand is within 30 feet of the PC and the AT uses the hands abilities listed in Mage hand, Mage hand legerdemain, or Versatile ...
Apr 27, 2016 · Note that on a versatile longsword's 1d10 with Great Weapon Fighting you're looking at a result of 3-10. If you had Duelist you could certainly throw a handaxe and attack with the versatile weapon one handed. In that instance it would be in the same range of 3-10. Admittedly, I haven't checked any other weapons (I'm pretty exclusively a sword guy).
Sep 26, 2017 · To me, this feels like a loophole with versatile weapons and shields that allows her to always benefit from both the AC bonus of shields and the damage bonus of using weapons two-handed. It's not that easy. Donning or doffing a shield costs an action: see the table on Player's Handbook page 146. Therefore most characters cannot don a shield ...
Dagger d4 (light, thrown) Martial finesse weapons: Short Sword d6 (light) Scimitar d6 (light) Rapier d8. Whip d4 (reach) The weapon you're proposing would be finesse as well as. Quarterstaff d6 (versatile (d8)) This means that the staff would fall into a group has a single finesse option, with a much smaller damage die, and no two handed option.
