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Weapons Mastery – Throwing Hammer or Light Hammer
A hammer weighted for throwing and is a favourite of Dwarves.
- 5E Stats – One Handed Simple Weapon, Costs 2 gp and has a weight of 2 lb.
- Weapon Options (Available to learn) – Blackjack, Bruising Blow, Close Quarters Combat, Dazing Blow, Fearsome Accuracy, Headcrack, Ribshatter, Sunder Joints
Weapons Mastery – Light Hammer
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)
Hammer – Light Attack +Str to hit one target, Thrown Range (-/50 ft)
Basic Hit: 1d4 +Str mod bludgeoning (Halved)
Weapon Abilities – Range, Thrown
Weapon Mastery Proficient – This is the standard weapon stats from sourcebooks.
(Proficient)
Hammer – Light Attack +Str +Prof to hit one target, Thrown Range (20/60 ft)
Basic Hit: 1d4 +Str mod bludgeoning
Weapon Abilities – Light, Range, Thrown
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)
Hammer – Light Attack +Str +Prof to hit one target, Thrown Range (25/70 ft)
Basic Hit: 2d4 +Str mod bludgeoning + Stun
Weapon Abilities – Light, Range, Stun, Thrown
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)
Hammer – Light Attack +Str +Prof +Prof to hit one target, Thrown Range (30/80 ft)
Basic Hit: 3d4 +Str mod bludgeoning + Stun
Weapon Abilities – Light, Range, Stun, Thrown
Weapon Options (Available to learn) – Blackjack, Bruising Blow, Close Quarters Combat, Dazing Blow, Fearsome Accuracy, Headcrack, Ribshatter, Sunder Joints
Weapon Mastery Master – Your gain advantage on your attack, weapons do an extra dice of damage. Abilities and Options improve.
(Master)
Hammer, Light Attack +Str +Prof +Prof to hit one target, Thrown Range (35/90 ft)
Basic Hit: 4d4 +Str mod bludgeoning + Stun
Weapon Abilities – Light, Range, Stun, Thrown
Weapon Options (Available to learn) – Blackjack, Bruising Blow, Close Quarters Combat, Dazing Blow, Fearsome Accuracy, Headcrack, Ribshatter, Sunder Joints
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)
Hammer – Light Attack +Str +Prof +Prof to hit one target, Light, Thrown range (40/100 ft), Crit (1 and 20)
Basic Hit: 5d4 +Str mod bludgeoning + Stun
Weapon Abilities – Light, Range, Stun, Thrown
Weapon Options (Available to learn) – Blackjack, Bruising Blow, Close Quarters Combat, Dazing Blow, Fearsome Accuracy, Headcrack, Ribshatter, Sunder Joints
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 – Light Hammer
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 – Defensive – If you spend your bonus action this round on this quality you gain a bonus for your armour class until the start of your next round as long as you still have your reaction. Each level above skilled adds +1 WM Bonus to the Shield bonus provided.
Defensive (Skilled Bonus Action) – This weapon provides a +1 Shield bonus to your armour class as long as your still have your reaction. If an attack would have hit you, but misses because of using defensive, you deflect the attack and expend your reaction. (Martial weapons add +1 to the shield bonus, A shield weapon does not use up reactions but can trigger retaliate instead)
Associated Weapons – Bardiche, Bastard Sword, Battleaxe, Bill, Bola, Club, Flail, Glaive, Greataxe, Greatclub, Greatsword, Guisarme, Halberd, Handaxe, Heavy Crossbow, Heavy Shield, Horned Shield, Lance, Light Crossbow, Light Hammer, Light Shield, Lochaber Axe, Longbow, Longsword, Mace, Medium Shield, Morningstar, Net, Partisan, Pike, Poleaxe, Quarterstaff, Ranseur, Rapier, Scimitar, Scythe, Shortbow, Shortsword, Sling, Spetum, Tower Shield, Tusked Shield, Voulge, Warhammer,
Weapon Ability – Light – Can be used with Two Weapon Fighting.
(Proficient Bonus Action) Two-Weapon Fighting Additional Attack – Can use this attack if other attack in the round was a light weapon. This attack does not use your mod bonus to damage.
Associated Weapons – Blackjack, Cestus, Club, Dagger, Hand Crossbow, Handaxe, Javelin, Light Hammer, Mace, Scimitar, Shortsword, Sickle, Unarmed or Natural
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 – 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 Options – Light Hammer
Weapon Option – Blackjack (Attack Option) For an attack roll with your weapon against a humanoid target. If the attack hits, it does no damage, but the target must make a Stunned Saving Throw. Each level above expert with the weapon adds +1 WM Bonus to the DC.
Stunned Saving Throw – Constitution vs Base DC. Failure causes target to be stunned until the beginning of its next turn.
Associated Weapons – Blackjack, Cestus, Club, Light Hammer, Mace, Quarterstaff, Unarmed or Natural
Weapon Option – Bruising Blow (Attack Option) – For an attack roll with your weapon against a living creature. If the attack hits, it deals normal weapon damage and the target must make a Bruised Saving Throw. Each level above expert with the weapon adds +1 WM Bonus to the DC.
Bruised Saving Throw – Constitution vs Base DC. Failure causes the target to lose its Dexterity Modifier (if positive, or double it if negative) to its AC until it takes a short rest or is treated with a successful Wisdom (Medicine) check vs the Base DC.
Associated Weapons – Blackjack, Cestuc, Club, Greatclub, Light Hammer, Mace, Maul, Morningstar, Quarterstaff, Unarmed or Natural, Warhammer
Weapon Option – Dazing Blow (Attack Option) For an attack roll, you may make a single ranged weapon attack with this weapon. If the attack hits, the target must make a Incapacitated Saving Throw. Each level above expert with the weapon adds +1 WM Bonus to the DC.
Incapacitated Saving Throw – Constitution vs Base DC. Failure has the target incapacitated until the end of its next turn
Associated Weapons – Club, Light Hammer, Mace, Maul, Morningstar
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 – Headcrack (Attack Option) As an attack, you may make a ranged weapon attack with your bludgeoning weapon. If the attack hits, the target must make a Stunned Saving Throw. Each level above expert with the weapon adds +1 WM Bonus to the DC.
Stunned Saving Throw – Constitution vs Base DC. Failure causes target to be stunned until the beginning of its next turn.
Associated Weapons – Blackjack, Bola, Light Hammer, Mace, Sling, Warhammer
Weapon Option – Ribshatter (Attack Option) Make a single attack roll with your weapon against a humanoid target. This attack does normal weapon damage and the target must make a Stunned Saving Throw. If the damage you dealt was greater than half the creature’s maximum hit points, it is stunned until the end of its next turn.
Stunned Saving Throw – Constitution vs Base DC. Failure causes target to be stunned until the beginning of its next turn.
Associated Weapons – Cestus, Flail, Greatclub, Light Hammer, Mace, Maul, Morningstar, Unarmed or Natural, Warhammer)
Weapon Option – Sunder Joints (Attack Option) When you make a melee weapon attack with this weapon against a creature in medium or heavy armour, you may choose to damage the joints of their armour instead of dealing damage to the creature. If the attack hits, that armour takes the damage, and the creature must make a Joint Saving Throw.
Joint Saving Throw – Dexterity vs Base DC. Failure causes target to be Slowed by 10ft until they remove or repair the armour. This reduction is not cumulative.
Associated Weapons – Cestus, Club, Flail, Greatclub, Horned Shield, Light Hammer, Mace, Maul, Morningstar, Quarterstaff, Scythe, Unarmed or Natural
Details on building Weapons Mastery
I have managed to even out most of the damage, but also increased it in this case as it is working better with my magical weapon enhancement changes.
Weapons Mastery Version 1.0
- Hammer, Light Attack: (Non-Proficient) + to hit, Thrown Range (-/50), one target
- Hit: 1d4+mod bludgeoning.
- Hammer, Light Attack: (Proficient) + to hit, Light, Thrown range (20/60), one target
- Hit: 1d6+mod bludgeoning.
- (B) Two-Weapon Fighting – Can use this attack if other attack in the round was a light weapon. This attack does not use your mod bonus to damage.
- Hammer, Light Attack: (Skilled) + to hit, Light, Thrown range (25+Stun/70), one target
- Hit: 2d4+mod bludgeoning.
- Ranged Crit (within 25): Stun (Base DC) Con save or stunned for 1 round/per 5 under the check
- (B) AC Defence (+1/2) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
- (B) Two-Weapon Fighting – Can use this attack if other attack in the round was a light weapon. This attack does not use your mod bonus to damage.
- Hammer, Light Attack: (Expert) + to hit, Light, Thrown range (30+stun/80), one target
- Hit: 2d6+mod bludgeoning.
- Ranged Crit (within 30): Stun (Base DC+1) Con save or stunned for 1 round/per 5 under the check
- (B) AC Defence (+1/3) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
- (B) Two-Weapon Fighting – Can use this attack if other attack in the round was a light weapon. This attack does not use your mod bonus to damage.
- Hammer, Light Attack: (Master) + to hit, Light, Thrown range (35+stun/90), one target
- Hit: 3d6+mod bludgeoning.
- Ranged Crit (within 35): Stun (Base DC+2) Con save or stunned for 1 round/per 5 under the check
- (B) AC Defence (+1/4) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
- (B) Two-Weapon Fighting – Can use this attack if other attack in the round was a light weapon. This attack does not use your mod bonus to damage.
- Hammer, Light Attack: (Grand Master) + to hit, Light, Thrown range (40+stun/100), one target
- Hit: 2d8+mod bludgeoning.
- Ranged Crit (within 40): Stun (Base DC+3) Con save or stunned for 1 round/per 5 under the check
- (B) AC Defence (+1/5) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
- (B) Two-Weapon Fighting – Can use this attack if other attack in the round was a light weapon. This attack does not use your mod bonus to damage.
Content Updates
- 2022-08-19 – Moved from Slideshow to tiled for images.
- 2022-05-02 – Converted over to version 2.0 of my weapon mastery rules.
- 2021-08-25 – Cleaning up the weapons mastery section.
- 2021-08-04 – Updating the layout and the menu.
- 2020-07-15 – Removed reach.
- 2020-06-10 – Reduced AC bonus.
- 2020-06-09 – New Weapon Options, updated to Grand Master.
- 2020-03-28 – Structure.
- 2020-03-07 – New Structure
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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