hey dnd virgin here. My dm doesnt know this. My Quarterstaff shows two types of attacks on it. Does that mean that I roll for both attacks and calculate the damage sum of it? or do i choose one of those options?
If you use it with one hand, it does 1d6+5 damage, but you have a hand free for other things. If you use it with two hands, it does a little more damage at 1d8+5, but requires both hands. This is the versatile weapon property, and the longsword has it as well.
To expand on what TexasDevin said, some melee weapons in 5E have the Versatile property. This means that they're normally considered to be one-handed weapons, but they can wielded with both hands for increased damage (provided you're not holding something else with that hand). The smaller damage die represents it as a one-handed weapon, the large represents it as a two-handed weapon.
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Omg thank you so much. I had a feeling it wasn't like the thought i had because that would simply be too op for a level one character to begin with. THank you
hey dnd virgin here.
My dm doesnt know this. My Quarterstaff shows two types of attacks on it. Does that mean that I roll for both attacks and calculate the damage sum of it? or do i choose one of those options?
to further explain this, it says:
Damage:
1d6+5 bludgeoning
1d8+5
If you use it with one hand, it does 1d6+5 damage, but you have a hand free for other things. If you use it with two hands, it does a little more damage at 1d8+5, but requires both hands. This is the versatile weapon property, and the longsword has it as well.
Hope that helps.
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To expand on what TexasDevin said, some melee weapons in 5E have the Versatile property. This means that they're normally considered to be one-handed weapons, but they can wielded with both hands for increased damage (provided you're not holding something else with that hand). The smaller damage die represents it as a one-handed weapon, the large represents it as a two-handed weapon.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
Omg thank you so much. I had a feeling it wasn't like the thought i had because that would simply be too op for a level one character to begin with.
THank you
Ik I'm a bit late, but thanks a bunch. I was so lost lol