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30 questions linked to/from Is an Unarmed Strike considered a Weapon attack?
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Does the Haste spell's hasted action allow you to make multiple unarmed strikes? Or none at all?
The Haste spell states that you can
take the Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, Disengage, Hide, or Use an Object action.
(emphasis mine)
But we know that "weapon attacks" and "melee weapon ...
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Is there a way to increase the damage done by the claw attack for a Tabaxi?
Is there a way to increase the damage taken by tabaxi's claws? For example, increasing the die number/number of dice or something of the sort?
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Do monks add their ability modifier to their additional attacks?
Starting at first level monks can use their Martial Arts ability to make an unarmed strike as a bonus action (and later they get more than one attack with Flurry of Blows).
When you use the Attack ...
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Can a monk use the Stunning Strike feature on an opportunity attack?
The description of the monk's Stunning Strike class feature states:
When you hit with a melee weapon attack, you can spend 1 ki point to make the target stunned until the end of your next turn if it ...
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Can a Drunken Master monk spend a ki point to use Flurry of Blows, but use the Disengage benefit to move before attacking a different target with it?
Can a Drunken Master Monk spend a ki point to use flurry of blows, but use the disengage part from the Drunken Technique feature to move to a different target before attacking with the flurry of blows?...
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Can this multiclassed character build combine the Symbiotic Entity feature with unarmed strikes?
I accidentally stumbled upon what seems like an incredibly resource-heavy but incredibly powerful monk build. The mechanics seem to work together, but I want to get clarification on whether I’m ...
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Are the Gray and Death Slaad's Bite and Claw attacks magical?
The Gray and Death Slaadi from the Monster Manual have the Magic Weapons trait:
The slaad's weapon attacks are magical.
And they have a Multiattack action:
The slaad makes three attacks: one ...
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Can Battle Master maneuvers also apply to special attacks?
Battle Master maneuvers can give to-hit modifiers, attack advantages, damage bonuses and various effects to regular attacks.
My question is : can they do the same for Shoves (trips & pushes) and ...
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Can a Paladin smite using an unarmed attack if they’re wearing Demon Armor?
Since Demon Armor turns the wearer’s unarmed strikes into magic weapons can a Paladin smite with their unarmed strikes while wearing it?
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Unarmed Strikes/Martial Arts with Potent Psionics
Is it possible, with all discussed rules of Unarmed Strike/Martial Arts for it to be used with UA Mystic 3's Potent Psionics?
Potent Psionics
At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your ...
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Do unarmed strikes count as attacks with "weapons" for purposes of features like Enlarge/Reduce and Brute Force? [duplicate]
According to this tweet by Jeremy Crawford:
Unarmed strikes have always been weapon attacks. Here's where the confusion comes in: your unarmed strike (fist, elbow, knee, butt, etc.) is not ...
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Can you use an unarmed strike with the Hunter Ranger's Horde Breaker feature?
The Hunter Ranger's Horde Breaker feature states:
Once on each of your turns when you make a weapon attack, you can make another attack with the same weapon against a different creature that is ...
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Can a Battle Master use their combat superiority damage dice with the alter self spell's damage dice after it has been cast?
Can a Battle Master use their combat superiority damage dice in conjunction with the alter self spell's damage dice after it has been cast on the individual?
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Is there a way to increase weapon damage for unarmed strikes, blowguns, and nets without magic? [closed]
I was wondering if there was a way to increase damage for the following weapons could obtain increased damage because they either do 1 or 0 damage.
unarmed strikes
blowguns
nets
I also want these ...
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Buffing Unarmed Attacks [duplicate]
In D&D 5e after the errata it was clarified that monks unarmed attacks are not weapons.
But in saying that, they are melee weapon attacks which is a form of a weapon attack.
My question is for ...
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