DnD Weapons Mastery Ranseur

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Weapons Mastery – Ranseur

A ranseur, also called roncone, was a pole weapon similar to the partisan used in Europe up to the 15th century. It was still seen in court as a ceremonial weapon through the 17th century.

Often thought to be a derivation of the earlier spetum, the head of a ranseur consists of a spear-tip affixed with a cross hilt at its base. Often this hilt is crescent-shaped, giving it an appearance similar to that of a trident. Generally, the hilts do not have a cutting edge, unlike the double-edged partisan. Ranseurs are generally six feet or longer.

The spearing function of the weapon is apparent but not always effective against armor of great protection. The deflection includes the trapping of opponents’ weapons in the space below the main blade, where a twist of the shaft can apply pressure from that moment on at long range, and of pulling mounted opponents from the saddle.

• 5E Stats – Two Handed Martial Weapon, Costs 20 gp and has a weight of 6 lb.
• Weapon Options: Armour-Piercing Thrust, Grinding Halt, Phalanx, Rebuff, Unmount, Vault

Weapons Mastery – Ranseur (polearm)

• Ranseur Attack: (Non-Proficient) + to hit, Heavy, Two Handed, one target
  • Hit: 1d6+mod Piercing.

• Ranseur Attack: (Proficient) + to hit, Charge, Heavy, Reach (5 ft), Set, Two Handed, one target
  • Hit: 2d6+mod Piercing + Charge
  • (F) Charge – If you move 20 ft in a straight line before attacking all hits are treated as a Crit
  • (R) Set – Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits, score double damage

• Ranseur Attack: (Skilled) + to hit, Charge, Heavy, Reach (5 ft), Set, Two Handed, one target
  • Hit: 3d6+mod Piercing + Charge
  • (F) Charge – If you move 20 ft in a straight line before attacking all hits are treated as a Crit
  • (R) Set – Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits, score double damage
  • (B) AC Defence (+1/2) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
  • (B) Disarm (Base DC) Dex save or opponent you have struck this round is forced to drop their weapon. If they roll a natural 20 you drop yours instead.

• Ranseur Attack: (Expert) + to hit, Charge, Heavy, Reach (5 ft), Set, Two Handed, one target
  • Hit: 2d8+mod Piercing + Charge
  • (F) Charge – If you move 20 ft in a straight line before attacking all hits are treated as a Crit
  • (R) Set – Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits, score double damage
  • (B) AC Defence (+1/3) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
  • (B) Deflect (1) – Before an attack is made you can choose to deflect several attacks instead using your attack roll instead of your AC.
  • (B) Disarm (Base DC) Dex save or opponent you have struck this round is forced to drop their weapon. If they roll a natural 20 you drop yours instead.

• Ranseur Attack: (Master) + to hit, Charge, Heavy, Reach (5 ft), Set, Two Handed, one target
  • Hit: 2d10+mod Piercing + Charge
  • (F) Charge – If you move 20 ft in a straight line before attacking all hits are treated as a Crit
  • (R) Set – Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits, score double damage
  • (B) AC Defence (+2/4) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
  • (B) Deflect (1) – Before an attack is made you can choose to deflect several attacks instead using your attack roll instead of your AC.
  • (B) Disarm (Base DC) Dex save or opponent you have struck this round is forced to drop their weapon. If they roll a natural 20 you drop yours instead.

• Ranseur Attack: (Grand Master) + to hit, Charge, Heavy, Reach (5 ft), Set, Two Handed, one target
  • Hit: 2d12+mod Piercing + Charge
  • (F) Charge – If you move 20 ft in a straight line before attacking all hits are treated as a Crit
  • (R) Set – Get a free attack against a charging foe, if it hits, score double damage
  • (B) AC Defence (+2/5) – You gain an armour class bonus, for a set number of attacks each round.
  • (B) Deflect (2) – Before an attack is made you can choose to deflect several attacks instead using your attack roll instead of your AC.
  • (B) Disarm (Base DC) Dex save or opponent you have struck this round is forced to drop their weapon. If they roll a natural 20 you drop yours instead.

Weapon Qualities – Ranseur (polearm)

• AC Defence (+ AC bonus/number of attacks): If you spend your bonus action this round on this quality you gain a bonus for your armour class for the next indicated number of attacks.
• Base DC (+number): 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. This is sometimes increased as you gain skill with the weapon, gain the Weapon Mastery feat or the fighter archetype.
• Charge: If the attacker can move twenty or more feet in a straight line before attacking, then a hit is treated as a critical hit.
• Deflect (number of attacks): If you spend your bonus action this round on this quality, you can attempt to deflect several attacks per round. This can be used to deflect melee or ranged attacks with a base of ability mod for weapon using the attack roll as DC. Failure to deflect an attack still uses the ability. On a successful deflect you weapon takes half the damage you deflected.
• Heavy: Attacks are at disadvantage on attack rolls with heavy weapons. A heavy weapon’s size and bulk make it too large for a non-proficient creature to use effectively.
• Heavy (additional effects with proficiency): Small creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls with heavy weapons. A heavy weapon’s size and bulk make it too large for a Small creature to use effectively.
• Reach: This weapon adds the listed distance to your reach when you attack with it.
• Set: As a reaction, a wilder can set this weapon against a charging foe, receiving a free attack which if it hits, is treated as a Crit. The target must make a Strength saving throw vs Base DC or be knocked prone (also dismounted if mounted).
• Two-Handed: This weapon requires two hands to use.

Weapon Options – Ranseur (polearm)

• Armour-Piercing Thrust: As an action, you may pinpoint a weak point of an opponent’s armour and make a single attack with your weapon against it. This attack pierces armour, treating the target’s AC as 10 + their Dexterity modifier. On a hit, this attack does normal weapon damage.
• Disarming Parry: When a creature attacks you with a weapon, you may use your reaction to catch their weapon in yours and disarm them. Make an attack roll with your weapon. If the result of this roll equals or exceeds their attack roll, their attack misses and they must succeed on a Strength saving throw or drop their weapon.
• Grinding Halt: Whenever you must make a Strength saving throw to avoid being moved against your will, you can dig the weapon into the ground as a reaction. Roll your weapons damage and add the number rolled to the saving throw. If the effect pushing you does not have a saving throw, you move 5 feet fewer.
• Phalanx: If you are adjacent to at least two other phalanx trained and equipped allies, your attacks attacks have advantage.
• Rebuff: As an attack while you are wielding a polearm, you may use the haft of your weapon to rebuff up to two adjacent creatures. Make a single attack roll against one or two adjacent creatures within 5 feet of you. If the attack hits a target, you push it up to 10 feet away from you.
• Unmount: As an action while wielding this polearm, you may make a single attack against a mounted creature. If the attack hits, the target must make a Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is dismounted and falls prone.
• Vault: 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.

Design 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 enhancment changes.

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• 2021-08-25

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