Hello experienced players! I have a conflict with understanding the thunder gauntlets. As stated in the Armorer, thunder gauntlets count as simple weapons. But that is all it says in the description. It doesn't tell me its damage type. Crusher states: "Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an attack that deals bludgeoning damage, you can move it 5 feet to an unoccupied space, provided the target is no more than one size larger than you." Combining this with Mobile feat, it looked like a good combo to protect my friends by the time I hit level 4. Mobile is my level 1 feat, then crusher. Character creation is level 3.
I'd like to assume the gauntlets are bludgeoning weapons but my last assumption about two weapon fighting with gauntlets got shot down by my DM. I tried to find a reassuring post on here or reddit, but surprisingly, this question was never asked. So I ask everyone else here, as this is my 3 game of dnd, are gauntlets bludgeoning weapons or just simple nondescript weapons? Is there a hidden post from the creators that I missed? Please help and thank you for your time.
The description of the Thunder Gauntlets (see here) says they deal 1d8 Thunder damage on a hit, so they're not eligible for use with the Crusher feat. ("Bludgeoning weapons" isn't really a thing in D&D; it's whether the weapon deals bludgeoning damage, which these don't.)
You can't use Two-Weapon Fighting with the gauntlets because they don't have the Light property.
Yea my DM gave me the same reasoning for TWF. As for weapons, I do find that a bit silly. However, I suspect my DM will give me that exact same logic you gave. Thank you for your response!
Yea my DM gave me the same reasoning for TWF. As for weapons, I do find that a bit silly. However, I suspect my DM will give me that exact same logic you gave. Thank you for your response!
One other thing to keep in mind is that the Thunder Gauntlets have an additional effect beyond just doing damage: a creature hit by one of them has disadvantage on attacks against targets other than you until the start of your next turn. The flavor text kind of implies this is a result of it being magical Thunder damage rather than just a physical bonk.
Personally, if I were DMing, I'd be fine with letting them deal Bludgeoning damage instead of Thunder (making them eligible for Crusher) if you were to forego that extra benefit.
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Hello experienced players! I have a conflict with understanding the thunder gauntlets. As stated in the Armorer, thunder gauntlets count as simple weapons. But that is all it says in the description. It doesn't tell me its damage type. Crusher states: "Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an attack that deals bludgeoning damage, you can move it 5 feet to an unoccupied space, provided the target is no more than one size larger than you." Combining this with Mobile feat, it looked like a good combo to protect my friends by the time I hit level 4. Mobile is my level 1 feat, then crusher. Character creation is level 3.
I'd like to assume the gauntlets are bludgeoning weapons but my last assumption about two weapon fighting with gauntlets got shot down by my DM. I tried to find a reassuring post on here or reddit, but surprisingly, this question was never asked. So I ask everyone else here, as this is my 3 game of dnd, are gauntlets bludgeoning weapons or just simple nondescript weapons? Is there a hidden post from the creators that I missed? Please help and thank you for your time.
The description of the Thunder Gauntlets (see here) says they deal 1d8 Thunder damage on a hit, so they're not eligible for use with the Crusher feat. ("Bludgeoning weapons" isn't really a thing in D&D; it's whether the weapon deals bludgeoning damage, which these don't.)
You can't use Two-Weapon Fighting with the gauntlets because they don't have the Light property.
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Yea my DM gave me the same reasoning for TWF. As for weapons, I do find that a bit silly. However, I suspect my DM will give me that exact same logic you gave. Thank you for your response!
One other thing to keep in mind is that the Thunder Gauntlets have an additional effect beyond just doing damage: a creature hit by one of them has disadvantage on attacks against targets other than you until the start of your next turn. The flavor text kind of implies this is a result of it being magical Thunder damage rather than just a physical bonk.
Personally, if I were DMing, I'd be fine with letting them deal Bludgeoning damage instead of Thunder (making them eligible for Crusher) if you were to forego that extra benefit.
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