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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
that fires heavy bolts. Loading a Ballista requires the Utilize action, and aiming it requires another Utilize action. Then a crew member can take the Ballista Bolt action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
) Bludgeoning damage. A Mangonel is a catapult that hurls heavy projectiles in a high arc, so it can hit targets behind walls. Loading a Mangonel requires two Utilize actions, and aiming it requires two more Utilize actions. Then a crew member can take the Mangonel Stone action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Swarm of Crawling Claws appears where the sack lands.
Loading a Decrepit Mangonel requires two Utilize actions, and aiming it requires one Utilize action. Then a creature can take the Sack of Hands action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, bronze cannon inlaid with arcane runes and mounted on a heavy tripod device. It launches balls of crackling electricity. Aiming a Lightning Cannon requires the Utilize action, then a crew member can take the Lightning Ball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
) Bludgeoning damage. A Trebuchet is a catapult that throws its payload in a high arc so it can hit targets behind walls. Loading a Trebuchet requires two Utilize actions, and aiming it requires two more Utilize actions. Then a crew member can take the Trebuchet Stone action. Tom Babbey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Object Armor Class: 15 Hit Points: 50
Ballista Bolt (Requires Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 120/480 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10) Piercing damage.
Aiming the Automatic Ballista requires the Utilize action. Then a creature can take the Ballista Bolt action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
electricity. Storm Cannon Medium Object Armor Class: 18 Hit Points: 30
Lightning Ball (Requires Aim). Ranged Attack Roll: +6, range 200/800 ft. Hit: 22 (4d10) Lightning damage.
Aiming a Storm Cannon requires the Utilize action, then a creature can take the Lightning Ball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
power to propel heavy iron balls at destructive speeds. A Cannon is usually attached to a wooden frame with wheels. Loading a Cannon requires the Utilize action, and aiming it requires another Utilize action. Then a crew member can take the Cannonball action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
feet from the launcher. Failure: 14 (4d6) Poison damage. Success: Half damage. A back-mounted, wooden catapult flings small kegs of toxic gas. Loading a Keg Launcher requires the Utilize action, and aiming it requires another Utilize action. Then a crew member can take the Toxic Keg action. Kent Davis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
action, the captain, first mate, or bosun directs the crew’s firing, aiding in aiming one of the ship’s weapons. Select one of the ship’s weapons that is within 10 feet of the officer. It gains advantage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
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Aiming the Forge Launcher requires the Utilize action. Then a creature can take the Fiery Canister action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the Monster Manual. You may use some, all, or none of these tools, and feel free to customize how they work. Your group’s enjoyment is paramount, so make these rules your own, aiming to match your group’s tastes. Tasha prepares to win another game of wizardly chess against her rival Mordenkainen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
line between playing an archetype and parodying it; the “hard-boiled detective” noir archetype has been parodied so often that a campaign based on it can easily lean on the comedic side. Talk with your players early and often about the tone you’re aiming for, as well as what they want from the campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
aiming to raid Djaynai and its neighbors. During the Passage of Vultures, countless captured Djaynaians leaped from the ships of the marauders, like raindrops falling into the sea. “Freedom now!” they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
normal range, and you can’t attack a target beyond long range. Ranged Attacks in Close Combat Aiming a ranged attack is more difficult when a foe is next to you. When you make a ranged attack roll with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
long range. Your attack roll has disadvantage when your target is beyond normal range, and you can’t attack a target beyond the long range. Ranged Attacks in Close Combat Aiming a ranged attack is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
they mean. Be clear about your character’s intentions unless you’re deliberately aiming for inscrutable or mysterious.
You might say, “Snapper makes the noise of a hammer slowly and rhythmically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
normal range, and you can’t attack a target beyond long range. Ranged Attacks in Close Combat Aiming a ranged attack is more difficult when a foe is next to you. When you make a ranged attack roll with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
everything. When you encounter something that the rules don’t cover or if you’re unsure how to interpret a rule, the DM decides how to proceed, aiming for a course that brings the most enjoyment to your whole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
long range. Your attack roll has disadvantage when your target is beyond normal range, and you can't attack a target beyond the long range. Ranged Attacks in Close Combat Aiming a ranged attack is
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about your character’s intentions unless you’re deliberately aiming for inscrutable or mysterious.
You might say, “Snapper makes the noise of a hammer slowly and rhythmically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
several adjustments. You can craft the stat block as you see fit to match the challenge rating you’re aiming for.
For a giant child of any age, you can further modify one of these stat blocks by adding the parents’ damage immunities and resistances (if any) and any inherent traits.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
as the characters advance or attempt to fall back from the arch, the bounty hunters spring their ambush: Seven figures spring up from behind the wall, aiming longbows at you.
“Clear out!” one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
teleport, aiming to appear in a known teleportation circle or some other location in another world.
Whatever method you use to reach a world, the DM determines whether you succeed and where exactly you appear if you do arrive in that realm.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
T8. Baragustas calls the Bringers of Woe (see area T7), who arrive 10 minutes later. The villains raise cages one by one to attack trapped characters, aiming to capture them. Larrakh then plans to sacrifice the characters at a special ceremony.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, aiming, and firing the flame cannons in that location. If the characters choose to parley with Yargoth, she suggests they combine forces and storm Zox’s fortress. Yargoth knows that the fortress doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the surrounding walls, aiming bows at the pedestal. The floor in front of the pedestal bears a mosaic depicting a monstrous serpent constricting a furious monkey. Moss obscures much of the detail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, aiming for the shore of the lake. This stage covers about 180 miles through the dense forest. Each day of the journey, roll once on the following table to determine what the characters encounter on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ship’s operation to take the place of a cultist on the crew. For their part, the cultists are willing to crew the vessel so that the characters can focus on navigation, as well as loading, aiming, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the wreck of a cog (a 54-foot-long cargo vessel with a single mast). The wreck’s features are as follows: Hull. The ship has broken in half, the shattered bow aiming northward and the aft section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
cavern, all of them aiming heavy crossbows at the party. The duergar are hostile, and the guard who spoke follows up on every answer the characters give. One character can take the lead in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
of these villains lie or otherwise mislead the characters, aiming to kill them with misinformation. Thayans who escape the characters’ assault and have no other purpose either leave the Doomvault
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
least one character has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 16 or higher, read: You see a dark figure crouched low and perfectly still, aiming a crossbow in your direction. If more than one scout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
stat blocks). If they notice an intruder in the mess hall, the goblins panic and attack. The goblins attempt to overwhelm any intruder with sheer numbers, aiming to subdue instead of kill. If all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Shooting Galleries. These target-shooting games are fitted with controllers shaped like laser rifles that emit harmless beams of light. The player assumes the role of a cosmic protector, aiming the weapon at