Timeline for Do weapons looted from creatures that are larger than Medium in size retain their damage when wielded by Medium-sized PCs?
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| Feb 19, 2018 at 20:58 | comment | added | Slagmoth | I would like to add that PC classes are not necessarily proficient with the variant weapons of large and larger monsters as well. This would mean they don't get their proficiency bonus as well as have disadvantage until they spent a good amount of time overcoming that, rules are in the DMG for that as well. The PHB just says they are proficient in the list there. Monsters have different rules as many are fond of quoting so their weapons are not technically on the list in the PHB. | |
| Apr 4, 2016 at 6:28 | comment | added | Paul Hutton | The bigger issue would be if they already have disadvantage - another source of disadvantage has no further effect. So a monk could use unarmed attacks most of the time, using the large spear only when disadvantaged, for example. | |
| Apr 3, 2016 at 20:18 | vote | accept | Psyntax | ||
| Apr 3, 2016 at 14:11 | comment | added | András | Actually, having advantage with a normal weapon is stronger (GWM, static bonuses) than a attacking without advantage with an oversized weapon | |
| Apr 3, 2016 at 11:27 | comment | added | Miniman | @András Only if they're actually taking disadvantage on their attacks. A player who builds around this could easily cancel it out by giving themselves advantage on all their attacks. | |
| Apr 3, 2016 at 10:25 | comment | added | András | The disadvantage on attacks more than compensates most of the time for the increased base damage if you do the math. I would allow it until the player finds out he traded for the worse. | |
| Apr 3, 2016 at 9:50 | history | answered | Miniman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |