A carved wooden rod with either a bone or leather wrapped handle. It is about the length of a human forearm (may be larger or smaller based on race that created it) with a curved hook at the end that is pressed into the end of the ammunition being used and then whipped forward to dramatically increase the velocity of the thrown projectiles. This weapon uses your strength modifier for attack rolls. As the techniques to use this weapon are more complicated than simply throwing a weapon the user takes a -2 penalty to the attack roll if they are not proficient in its use.
The standard ammunition for an Atlatl is a bolt, which deals 1d8 damage on hit with a range of 80/320. Using other ammunition in this specialized weapon runs the risk of breaking that ammunition. For javelins, there is a 25% chance the javelin will break but it deals an extra 1d4 of force damage. For spears, there is a 50% chance it will break but it deals an extra 1d5 of force damage.
Proficiency with a Light Crossbow allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.
This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Slow. If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to it, you can reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.
Notes: Damage, Combat, Ammunition, Loading, Range, Two-Handed, Slow
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