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If a character with the Thrown Weapon Fighting fighting style has no weapons drawn, can they use Two-Weapon Fighting to draw and throw 2 daggers?
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (p. 42) adds the Thrown Weapon Fighting fighting style option for fighters, whose description states (in part):
You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as ...
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Can you benefit from the Dueling fighting style after having thrown a light weapon?
So, the PHB has this to say about unsheathing a weapon (page 190)
You can also interact with one object or feature of the environment for free, during either your move or your action. For example [......
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How does the extra fire damage from the Helm of Brilliance item interact with the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style?
The item Helm of Brilliance includes a feature that reads (DMG, 173):
You can use an action and speak a command word to cause one weapon you are holding to burst into flames. [...] When you hit ...
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Does the damage bonus from the new UA "Thrown Weapon Fighting" fighting style stack with that of the "Dueling" fighting style?
The description of the Dueling fighting style (on PHB p. 72, and in other class descriptions) says:
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons,
you gain a +2 bonus to ...
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Does the Dueling fighting style work with versatile weapons while wielding them with two hands?
The Dueling fighting style states that:
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
I know that the versatile ...
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Do Gunslinger firearms count as ranged weapons?
Do Firearms (specifically, the firearms from Critical Role's Gunslinger Martial Archetype for Fighters) count as ranged weapons?
Can they be used with the Archery or Close Quarters Shooter (UA) ...
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Does a lance qualify for the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style when wielded unmounted?
I'm devising a character that uses a jousting lance, but without a horse. Given that the rules for lances state you need to wield them with two hands while unmounted, does that meet the requirement ...
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Can you train your ranger to master different fighting styles?
I realize this is similar to How can I take multiple fighting styles? but it's been still a nagging question that I'd like to find a solution to without multiclassing.
I like playing a Ranger who ...
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What are the benefits of using a lance in 5e?
Can the benefits from dueling/great weapon fighting styles apply when using a lance while mounted/unmounted respectively?
Are Lances a DEX or STR weapon in 5e?
What other perks are provided by ...
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What are the advantages to fighting with a 1-handed weapon and a free hand?
So, in a melee combat situation in D&D 5E, I am to understand that there are 4 options as to the variants of weapon-wielding a person can use.
Two-handed. A character wields a single, usually ...
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Does the Dueling damage bonus not apply to Two-Handed Weapons?
The Dueling fighting style is defined as following (PHB p 72):
"When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon"
Can I ...
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Can I draw a weapon before making a bonus-action attack and get the damage bonus from the Dueling fighting style?
I've got a character with the Dueling fighting style who fights with a rapier while keeping their other hand free. They also have a dagger sheathed.
The way I see it, my character can perform a ...
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Can you reroll both dice or only one when Great Weapon Fighting with a Greatsword?
GWF let's you reroll the die if it's a 1 and 2, so in the instance of a Greatsword do you reroll only one of those die if both land on a 1 or a 2, or both? I imagine if you could reroll both it would ...
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Does Dueling Fighting Style apply to thrown weapons?
PHB p. 72 (and others)
Dueling
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
PHB p.147
Thrown. If a weapon ...
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What are the limitations on the "Dueling" fighting style for Fighters? [duplicate]
So I was looking over the wording for the fighting styles for Fighters, and I notices the wording for the Dueling Fighting Style (p. 72 PHB) seemed to allow for more options than you would ...
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