Dungeons and Dragons – Mystara
Weapons Mastery – Spear
This is usually a wooden shaft with a pointed tip designed for melee and throwing.
- 5E Stats – One Handed or Versatile Simple Weapon, Costs 1 gp and has a weight of 3 lb.
- Weapon Options (Available to learn) – Armour-Piercing Thrust, Blunted Bash, Fearsome Accuracy, Grinding Halt, Phalanx, Pinning Hit, Trip, Unmount, Vault
Weapons Mastery – Spear
Weapon Mastery Non-Proficient – Attacks are with disadvantage, and damage is halved rounded down. Non-Proficient use does not grant access to most of the weapon special properties.
(Non-Proficient)
Spear Attack +Str to hit one melee or ranged target, Throw Range (-/50 ft)
Basic Hit: 1d6 +Str mod piercing (Halved)
Weapon Abilities – Range, Thrown
Weapon Mastery Proficient – This is the standard weapon stats from sourcebooks.
(Proficient)
Spear Attack +Str +Prof to hit one melee or ranged target, Throw Range (20/60 ft)
Basic Hit: 1d6 +Str mod piercing
Weapon Abilities – Range, Thrown, Versatile
Weapon Mastery Skilled – Weapons do an extra dice of damage. Gain abilities to activate as a bonus action on your round, or a reaction.
(Skilled)
Spear Attack +Str +Prof to hit one melee or ranged target, Throw Range (25/70 ft)
Basic Hit: 2d6 +Str mod piercing +Stun
Weapon Abilities – Range, Set, Stun, Thrown, Versatile
Weapon Mastery Expert – You gain an expertise on your attack, and weapons do an extra dice of damage. Abilities with weapons improve. Can use weapon options with this weapon.
(Expert)
Spear Attack +Str +Prof +Prof to hit one melee or ranged target, Throw Range (30/80 ft)
Basic Hit: 3d6 +Str mod piercing +Stun
Weapon Abilities – Range, Set, Stun, Thrown, Versatile
Weapon Options (Available to learn) – Armour-Piercing Thrust, Blunted Bash, Fearsome Accuracy, Grinding Halt, Phalanx, Pinning Hit, Trip, Unmount, Vault
Weapon Mastery Master – Your gain advantage on your attack, weapons do an extra dice of damage. Abilities and Options improve.
(Master)
Spear Attack +Str +Prof +Prof to hit one melee or ranged target, Throw Range (35/90 ft)
Basic Hit: 4d6 +Str mod piercing +Stun
Weapon Abilities – Range, Set, Stun, Thrown, Versatile
Weapon Options (Available to learn) – Armour-Piercing Thrust, Blunted Bash, Fearsome Accuracy, Grinding Halt, Phalanx, Pinning Hit, Trip, Unmount, Vault
Weapon Mastery Grand Master – A natural 1 counts counts as a critical hit, and if both dice deal a critical hit, then all dice in the attack are maximised. Weapons do an extra dice of damage. Abilities and Options improve.
(Grand Master)
Spear Attack +Str +Prof +Prof to hit one melee or ranged target, Throw Range (40/100 ft), Crit (1 and 20)
Basic Hit: 4d6 +Str mod piercing +Stun
Weapon Abilities – Range, Set, Stun, Thrown, Versatile
Weapon Options (Available to learn) – Armour-Piercing Thrust, Blunted Bash, Fearsome Accuracy, Grinding Halt, Phalanx, Pinning Hit, Trip, Unmount, Vault
Beyond Grand Master in Weapon Mastery – While not possible to learn at this level, some abilities and magical items might push skill above grand master, and if it does it adds an extra dice of damage and improves abilities and options as per the weapon progression.
Weapon Abilities – Spear
Weapon Ability – Base DC – Some of the effects produced by weapons masters has a saving throw to resist. This saving throw is calculated as 8 plus the ability modifier used in the attack roll, your weapon mastery bonus, your Weaponologist bonus, your weapons mastery feats and Archetypes.
Base DC = 8 +Ability Mod +Prof +WM Bonus +Circle Bonus +Feat Bonus +Arch Type Bonus (Martial +2)
Associated Weapons – Bardiche, Bastard Sword, Battleaxe, Bill, Blackjack, Blowgun 1H, Blowgun 2H, Bola, Cestus, Club, Dagger, Dart, Flail, Glaive, Greataxe, Greatclub, Greatsword, Guisarme, Halberd, Hand Crossbow, Handaxe, Hat, Heavy Crossbow, Heavy Shield, Holy Symbol, Horned Shield, Javelin, Knife Shield, Lance, Lasso, Light Crossbow, Light Hammer, Light Shield, Lochaber Axe, Longbow, Longsword, Mace, Maul, Medium Shield, Morningstar, Net, Orb, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Quarterstaff, Ranseur, Rapier, Ring, Rod, Scimitar, Scythe, Shortbow, Shortsword, Sickle, Sling, Spear, Spetum, Spontoon, Staff, Sword Shield, Tome, Tower Shield, Trident, Tusked Shield, Unarmed or Natural, Vaulge, Wand, Warhammer, Warpick,
Weapon Ability – Range – A weapon that can be used to make a ranged attack has a range shown in parentheses after the ammunition or thrown property. The range lists two numbers. The first is the weapon’s normal range in feet, and the second indicates the weapon’s maximum range. When attacking a target beyond normal range, you have disadvantage on the attack roll. You can’t attack a target beyond the weapon’s long range.
Associated Weapons – Bastard Sword, Battleaxe, Blowgun 1H, Blowgun 2H, Bola, Club, Dart, Flail, Greatsword, Handaxe, Heavy Crossbow, Javelin, Light Crossbow, Light Hammer, Light Shield, Longbow, Longsword, Mace, Morningstar, Net, Shortbow, Shortsword, Sling, Spear, Trident, Warhammer, Warpick,
Weapon Ability – Set – As a reaction, a wilder can set this weapon against a charging foe, receiving a free attack which if it hits, is granted an extra dice of damage. The target must also make a Strength saving throw vs Base DC or be knocked prone (also dismounted if mounted).
Associated Weapons – Bardiche, Bill, Glaive, Guisarme, Halberd, Lochaber Axe, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Ranseur, Spear, Spetum, Spontoon, Voulge,
Weapon Ability – Stun – On a Critical Hit (for a range weapon only in the normal weapons range), the target must make a Stunned Saving Throw. Once you gained skilled in this weapon you learn the ability Attempt Stun. Each level above skilled adds +1 WM Bonus to the DC.
Stunned Saving Throw – Constitution vs Base DC. Failure causes stunned until start of their next turn, when they can make another saving throw.
(Skilled Bonus Action) Attempt Stun – Against a target you have already hit this round, you can force it to make a Stunned Saving Throw. The DC is increased by 1 for every addition hit you made against them this round with the Stun weapon.
Associated Weapons – Battleaxe, Flail, Greatclub, Greatsword, Lasso, Light Crossbow, Light Hammer, Maul, Sling, Spear, Spontoon,
Weapon Ability – Thrown – If a weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon to make a ranged attack.
Thrown (Attack Option) If the weapon is a melee weapon, you use the same ability modifier for that attack roll and damage roll that you would use for a melee attack with the weapon. For example, if you throw a Handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the finesse property.
Associated Weapons – Bastard Sword, Battleaxe, Club, Dagger, Flail, Greatsword, Handaxe, Javelin, Light Hammer, Light Shield, Longsword, Mace, Morningstar, Net, Shortsword, Spear, Trident, Warhammer, Warpick,
Weapon Ability – Versatile – Does more damage if wielded in two hands. When using two hands upgrade the dice to the next, a d4 becomes a d6, a d6 becomes a d8, a d8 becomes a d10. I don’t believe there are versatile weapons that start at d10.
Associated Weapons – Bastard Sword, Battleaxe, Longsword, Quarterstaff, Spear, Spontoon,
Weapon Options – Spear
Weapon Option – Armour-Piercing Thrust (Attack Option) – As an attack, you may pinpoint a weak point of an opponent’s armour. This attack pierces armour, treating the target’s AC as 10 + their Dexterity modifier. On a hit, this attack does normal weapon damage.
Associated Weapon – Bill, Dagger, Halberd, Horned Shield, Knife Shield, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Ranseur, Rapier, Spear, Spetum, Spontoon, Trident, Tusked Shield, Warpick
Weapon Option – Blunted Bash (Attack Option) – Instead of dealing piercing or slashing damage, you can choose to deal bludgeoning damage by striking the target with another part of the weapon. This attack’s damage die is one size smaller than normal.
Associated Weapon – Battleaxe, Dagger, Handaxe, Spear
Weapon Option – Fearsome Accuracy (Attack Option) As an attack, you may throw your weapon at a creature at the very limit of your range. Make an attack roll against a creature exactly at you range maximum. If the attack hits, the creature takes normal damage and must make a Frightened Saving Throw. Each level above expert with the weapon adds +1 WM Bonus to the DC.
Frightened Saving Throw – Wisdom vs Base DC. Failure has the target Frightened of you for 1 minute.
Associated Weapons – Bastard Sword, Battleaxe, Club, Dagger, Handaxe, Javelin, Light Hammer, Mace, Morningstar, Spear, Trident, Warhammer, Warpick
Weapon Option – Grinding Halt (Reaction Option) Whenever you must make a Strength saving throw to avoid being moved against your will and you fail the check, you can dig the weapon into the ground as a reaction. If your weapons Base DC equals or exceeds the DC of the saving throw you succeed. If the effect pushing you does not have a saving throw, you move 5ft fewer.
Associated Weapons – Bardiche, Bill, Glaive, Guisarme, Halberd, Lochaber Axe, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Ranseur, Spear, Spetum, Spontoon, Trident, Unarmed or Natural
Weapon Option – Phalanx (Attack Stance) If you are adjacent to at least two other phalanx trained and equipped allies, your attacks attacks have advantage, you deal an extra dice of damage and your have a +1 teamwork bonus to your Armour Class.
Associated Weapons – Bardiche, Bill, Glaive, Guisarme, Halberd, Lance, Lochaber Axe, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Ranseur, Spear, Spetum, Spontoon, Trident
Weapon Option – Pinning Hit (Attack Option) – When you make a melee or ranged attack with this weapon, you may attempt to pin a creature up to one size larger to a wall or surface by catching their clothing with the weapons edge or point. This can be used against creatures without clothing at the GM’s discretion. If you hit, the target must make a Restrained Saving Throw vs your Base DC.
Retrained Saving Throw – Strength vs your Base DC. On a failure the creature is restrained, and can use an action on their turn to make another Restrained Saving Throw to get free.
Associated Weapons – Bastard Sword, Battleaxe, Dagger, Dart, Hand Crossbow Handaxe, Heavy Crossbow, Javelin, Light Crossbow, Longbow, Shortbow, Sickle, Spear, Trident, Warpick
Weapon Option – Trip (Attack Option) As a melee weapon attack while you are wielding this weapon, you may sweep your opponent’s legs in an attempt to trip them. Make an attack roll against a creature one size larger or smaller. If the attack hits, it must succeed on a Prone Saving Throw.
Prone Saning Throw – Strength vs Base DC. Failure causes the Prone condition.
Associated Weapons – Glaive, Halberd, Handaxe, Javelin, Lasso, Quarterstaff, Ranseur, Scythe, Sickle, Spear, Unarmed or Natural, Warpick
Weapon Option – Unmount (Attack Option) As an attack while wielding this polearm, you may make a melee attack against a mounted creature. If the attack hits, the target must make a Prone Saving Throw.
Prone Saving Throw – Strength vs Base DC. On a failure, the target is dismounted and falls prone.
Associated Weapons – Bardiche, Bill, Glaive, Guisarme, Halberd, Lochaber Axe, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Ranseur, Spear, Spetum, Spontoon
Weapon Option – Vault (Action and Attack Option) You can use your weapon as an action to double the length of your long jump, allowing you to leap a number of feet up to twice your Strength score (this jump is part of your movement). If you land adjacent to a creature at the end of this jump, you can make a single attack with your weapon as part of this action.
Associated Weapons – Bardiche, Bill, Glaive, Guisarme, Halberd, Lochaber Axe, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Quarterstaff, Ranseur, Spear, Spetum, Spontoon, Trident
Designing the Weapons Mastery
Combining multiple options together, this one seemed to work out better than I had expected and grants holders an extra attack of opportunity.
Weapons Mastery Version 1.0
- Spear (Non-Proficient) + to hit one target – Throw Range (-/50)
- Hit: 1d4+mod piercing.
- Spear (Proficient) + to hit one target (Versatile) Throw Range (20/60)
- Hit (1 hand): 1d6+mod piercing.
- Hit (2 hands): 2d4+mod piercing.
- Spear (Skilled) + to hit one target (Versatile) Throw Range (25/70)
- Hit (1 hand): 2d4+mod piercing.
- Hit (2 hands): 2d6+mod piercing.
- (R) Set: Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits it is a crit.
- Spear (Expert) + to hit one target (Versatile) Throw Range (30/80)
- Hit (1 hand): 2d6+mod piercing.
- Hit (2 hands): 3d6+mod piercing.
- Crit: Stun (Base DC) Con save or stunned for 1 round per every 5 the check failed by.
- (R) Set: Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits it is a crit.
- Spear (Master) + to hit one target (Versatile) Throw Range (35/90)
- Hit (1 hand): 3d6+mod piercing.
- Hit (2 hands): 2d8+mod piercing.
- Crit: Stun (Base DC) Con save or stunned for 1 round per every 5 the check failed by.
- (R) Set: Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits it is a crit.
- Spear (Grand Master) + to hit one target (Versatile) Throw Range (40/100)
- Hit (1 hand): 2d8+mod piercing.
- Hit (2 hands): 2d10+mod piercing.
- Crit: Stun (Base DC) Con save or stunned for 1 round per every 5 the check failed by.
- (R) Set: Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits it is a crit.
Content Updates
- 2022-08-19 – Moved from Slideshow to Tiled Gallery.
- 2022-05-04 – Converted over to version 2.0 of my weapon mastery rules.
- 2021-08-04 – Update links and menu.
- 2021-03-31 – Clean up for quick copy.
- 2020-06-09 – Updated to Grand Master, and new options.
- 2020-03-28 – Structure update.
- 2020-03-08 – Structure update.
- 2020-02-03 – DC clean up.
Weapons Mastery
Overview, Downtime for Weapons Mastery, Secret Craft: Weaponologist
Simple 1H or Versatile: Blackjack (or Sap), Cestus, Club (or torch), Dagger, Handaxe (or Tomahawk), Javelin, Lasso, Light Hammer, Mace, Quarterstaff, Sickle, Spear, Unarmed
Simple Ranged: Bola, Dart, Light Crossbow, Shortbow, Sling
Martial 1H or Versatile: Bastard Sword, Battleaxe, Flail, Lance, Longsword, Morningstar, Rapier, Scimitar, Shortsword, Spontoon, Trident, Warhammer, Warpick, Whip
Martial 2H: Bardiche, Bill, Glaive, Greataxe, Greatsword, Guisarme, Halberd, Lochaber Axe, Maul, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Ranseur, Spectum, Voulge
Martial Ranged: Blowgun 1H, Blowgun 2H, Hand Crossbow, Heavy Crossbow, Longbow, Net
Martial Shield: Heavy, Horned, Knife, Light, Medium, Sword, Tower, Tusked
Magical Implement: Hat, Holy Symbol, Orb, Ring, Rod, Staff, Tome, Wand
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