Hiya folk. So I created a weapon for my character and I haven't been able to figure out the proper modifiers to get it to function exactly as it should. Maybe this is not possible, but I'm hoping that it is.

So the weapon I'm using is a blowgun. What I need to change is the damage dice from the original content of 1, to the modified damage of 1d4. I've changed everything that seemed logical to change: replace damage type, ranged weapon attack - piercing. But every time I look at it on my character sheet it still has the no dice roll 1+dex damange. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

The other thing I tried was changing the base weapon statline from blowgun to sling. But if I do this I gain proficiency in it, which is just as wrong.

Any help would be great. Thanks.

We cannot change base weapon damage at this time.

Edit: If you use the Sling as the basis then you can simply reduce the attack roll by an amount equal to your Proficiency bonus directly on the character sheet.

Ah, ok, that clears that up. Assuming you also can't take away proficiency? Or if I changed it's base damage to that of a sling could I also force it to be a martial weapon to get rid of proficiency? Not a huge deal since I'm using my own dice, but if possible I'll make it work.

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Ah, ok, that clears that up. Assuming you also can't take away proficiency? Or if I changed it's base damage to that of a sling could I also force it to be a martial weapon to get rid of proficiency? Not a huge deal since I'm using my own dice, but if possible I'll make it work.

 No, you cannot make it a martial weapon either.

If you use the Sling as the basis then you can simply reduce the attack roll by an amount equal to your Proficiency bonus directly on the character sheet.