How much damage can a 3rd level Ranger with 2 short swords (with Two- Weapon Fighting fighting style) deal in total during a round? The Ranger rolls 2d20 and hits the enemy with both (with no bonus or penalty or advantage), so he can roll the damage dice: 1d6+6 (strength bonus + proficiency) and 1d6+6 (strength bonus + proficiency). Is this correct?
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\$\begingroup\$ ok, I make a mistake (not only one): the damage dice is 1d6+4 (not 1d6+6 sorry) for each hand/weapon. Total: 1d6+4 +1d6+4 \$\endgroup\$– alemayoCommented Jul 19, 2023 at 15:56
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\$\begingroup\$ Your +4 would suggest an ability score of at least 18, which is not possible with standard array by level 3, only if you roll for your ability scores. Is that on purpose? Also, are you interested primarily in what this default damage baseline is, or what the damage woudl be for a special subclass of ranger (as that may differ)? \$\endgroup\$– Nobody the HobgoblinCommented Jul 19, 2023 at 16:25
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2\$\begingroup\$ Recall that you can modify your post, correcting the eventual errors/typos that are present. \$\endgroup\$– EddymageCommented Jul 19, 2023 at 16:41
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\$\begingroup\$ @NobodytheHobgoblin Yes the Ranger has Strength 18 cause we use to roll 7 series and choose 6 and he gave 17 to strength plus +1 for the human race. No restrictions. \$\endgroup\$– alemayoCommented Jul 21, 2023 at 15:24
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\$\begingroup\$ @Eddymage Can I edit my question again and correct "1d6+6" to "1d6+4"? If I, then some comment/question/answer in this page loose meaning. Or not? \$\endgroup\$– alemayoCommented Jul 21, 2023 at 15:28
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You don't add proficiency bonus to damage
You only add your proficiency bonus to your to hit, not to your damage, so you would be doing 1d6+4 with either attack. This is explained in the Combat chapter, PHB, p. 194, for attack rolls:
When a character makes an attack roll, the two most common modifiers to the roll are an ability modifier and the character’s proficiency bonus
vs. PHB, p. 196, for Damage:
When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability modifier—the same modifier used for the attack roll—to the damage.
No proficiency bonus here.
Two-weapon fighting
Normally, when you fight with two light melee weapons like short swords, one in each hand, you do not get to add your ability modifier to the damage from your off hand (PHB, p. 195):
When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you’re holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you’re holding in the other hand. You don’t add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.
However, on 2nd level, the ranger can pick the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style, so they get to add their ability modifier to the second attack:
When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.
Assuming an ability score of 181 for a +4 bonus, if you pick the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style, you get to deal 1d6 +4 (ability modifier) with either short sword, for a total of 2d6+8 if both attacks hit.
Depending on what Ranger archetype you pick, and on your opponents, you will get additional bonuses to your damage. For example, with Colossus Slayer you would get to add another d8 damage if your foe is under their hit point maximum.
1 You confirmed in comments that you have an ability score of 18 for Strength, from your homebrew method of rolling stats by rolling 7 sets of 3d6, and keeping and allocating the 6 highest results, then applying racial modifiers.
answered Jul 19, 2023 at 15:39
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\$\begingroup\$ Which subclass did you calculate this on? They'll have different damage outputs. \$\endgroup\$– NotArchCommented Jul 19, 2023 at 15:42
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1\$\begingroup\$ Why guess what they want? Just ask them to clarify :) \$\endgroup\$– NotArchCommented Jul 19, 2023 at 15:52
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2\$\begingroup\$ I think you mean ability score of 18 for a +4 bonus, not 16. \$\endgroup\$– smbaileyCommented Jul 19, 2023 at 16:07
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1\$\begingroup\$ Why are you going with implied assumptions and guesses? If you want to really help OP, get the details so you can give them what they need. \$\endgroup\$– NotArchCommented Jul 19, 2023 at 16:20
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1\$\begingroup\$ Ok, I confirm: I got ability score of 18, we use a particular style to roll dice in creation: we roll 7 series of 3d6, then we choose the 6 better, then we apply each one on each ability. The human race did the next. I've got Strenght 18 and so +4 mod. \$\endgroup\$– alemayoCommented Nov 16, 2023 at 18:05