Damage Abbreviations

• B = Bludgeoning
• BA = Ballistic
• F = Fire
• FO = Force
• L = Lightning
• N = Necrotic
• NU = Nuclear
• P = Piercing
• PO = Poison
• S = Slashing
• SR = Shredding

Alt-Injury. When making an Attack with an Alternative-Injury Weapon, typically one that has both a sharper, pointy, and/or blunted side, you can choose to deal its other damage type. The type of which appears in parentheses with the property.

Ammunition. You can use a weapon that has the Ammunition property to make a ranged Attack only if you have ammunition to fire from the weapon, of the weapon's type (arrows for bows, bolts for crossbows, etc.). Each time you attack with the weapon, you expend one piece of ammunition. Drawing the ammunition from a quiver, case, or other container is part of the attack (you need a free hand to load a one-handed weapon). At the end of the battle, you can recover half your expended ammunition by taking a minute to search the battlefield.

If you use a weapon that has the Ammunition property to make a melee Attack, you treat the weapon as an Improvised Weapon. A sling must be loaded to deal any damage when used in this way.

Double-Strike. Whenever you make an attack using the attack action with a double-weapon, you can make another attack with the other end of the weapon as part of the same action, no more than only once per turn.

Draw Weight. Draw Weight in bows is the amount of strength needed to pull an arrow into a bowstring. You cannot attack with this weapon if you do not meet the Strength requirement of the weapon, of which appears in parentheses with the property.

Finesse. When making n Attack with a finesse weapon, you can choose to use your Dexterity modifier instead of Strength for the Attack and Damage Rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls.

Fist. This weapon is considered both an unarmed strike and a melee weapon, for the purposes of it being a melee weapon attack or unarmed strike.

Heavy. Creatures that are Small or Tiny have disadvantage on Attack rolls with heavy Weapons. A heavy weapon’s size and bulk make it too large for a Small or Tiny creature to use effectively. You must have a Strength score of 15 or higher to wield a heavy weapon if you aren't medium-sized or larger.

Light. A light weapon is small and easy to handle, making it ideal for use when Fighting with two Weapons. See the rules for Two-Weapon Fighting in "Making an Attack" section.

A light weapon is also small enough to be hidden within one's apparel or clothing, making any appropriate Stealth or Sleight of Hand checks required to do so.

Loading. Because of the time required to load this weapon, you can fire only one piece of Ammunition from it when you use an action, bonus action, or reaction to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can normally make.

Range. A weapon that can be used to make a Ranged Attack has a range in parentheses after the Ammunition or Thrown property. The range lists a single number, which is its range increment. Attack Rolls beyond the weapon's range increment takes a -2 penalty for each additional multiple of that increment between you and the target. Attacks beyond the fifth range increment (-10) are impossible.

Reach. This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you Attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for Opportunity Attacks with it.

Special. A weapon with the special property has unusual rules governing its use, explained in the weapon's description (see "Special Properties" later in this section).

Strapped. This weapon is strapped to your arm like a shield would be. You can't be disarmed with this weapon, however you can't wield or hold items while it continues to be strapped. You can strap and unstrap a weapon as a bonus action.

Superheavy. This weapon is unusually lage and unwieldy for most medium-sized creatures. You must have a Strength score of 19 or higher to wield a superheavy weapon if you aren't large-sized or larger.

Thrown. If a weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon to make a ranged Attack. If the weapon is a melee weapon, you use the same ability modifier for that atta⁠ck roll and damage roll that you would use for a melee att⁠ack with the weapon. For example, if you throw a Handaxe, you use your Strength, but if you throw a Dagger, you can use either your Strength or your Dexterity, since the Dagger has the finesse property.

Two-Handed. This weapon requires two hands to be able to attack with it.

Versatile. This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property—the damage the weapon deals when used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Anti- Property Weapons

Anti- Prefixed Weapons are specifically utilized in warfare against individual foes, such as the grand warmachines of the future or legions of vile warriors.

*Anti-Armor. Anti-Armor Weapons deal two different damage against certain targets. It deals its lesser damage against targets that are using Light, Medium, or Natural Armor / Unarmored Defense. It deals its higher damage against target creatures that are in Heavy Armor or are Objects or Structures that are made of inorganic material that has a Natural AC of 17 or higher.

Anti-Infantry. Anti-Infantry Weapons deal two different damage against certain targets. It deals its lesser damage against targets that are: in Heavy Armor or are Objects or Structures that are made of inorganic material that has a Natural AC of 15 or lower. It deals its higher damage against target creatures that are: using Light, Medium, or Natural Armor / Unarmored Defense.

Anti-Structure. Anti-Structure Weapons deal Double Damage to Objects and Structures. This doesn't include vehicles, that's why there's an anti-vehicle tag.

Anti-Vehicle. Anti-Vehicle Weapons deal Maximum Damage with its damage dice to Objects and Structures that are part of a Vehicle. Anti-Vehicle Weapons also automatically overcome any Damage Thresholds the Vehicle may have.

Gunlance

You have disadvantage when you use a lance to Attack a target within 5 feet of you.

A fully fueled gunlance has 10 charges (1 per 10 minutes of fuel left). These charges can be used on the following:

Charge Blast. As an action, you can choose to expend up to all of your charges and charge a devastating explosive attack. You can use this action only if you haven't moved during this turn, and after you use the action, your speed is 0 until the end of the current turn as you take a steady stance.

If at any effect shoves you, moves you from your position, incapacitates you, or knocks you prone, you fire off a premeditative blast that deals half of the blast's damage, in a random direction. Otherwise at the start of your next turn, you fire off the blast (no action required).

An explosive burst of destruction sweeps out from the gunlance, each creature in a 15-foot cube originating from you or the gunlance must make a DC 8 + your Proficiency bonus + the amount of charges spent on this action. On a failed save, a creature takes 1d6 fire damage per charges spent on this action, or half as much damage on a successful saving throw. In the aftermath, you are pushed 5-feet away in the opposite direction of the blast, unless you have a Str score of 15 or higher, you are also knocked prone.

Explosive Jab. Whenever you hit a creature with an attack with the gunlance, you can expend 2 charges to deal fire damage to the target, in addition to the weapon's damage. The extra damage is 2d8.

Overheat Property

The continued use of a Futuristic Firearm that has the Overheat property causes it to quickly heat up with prolonged shots, which can do both harm to the user and the target.

Whenever you make an Attack with a Futuristic Firearm that has the Overheat property, it gains 1 Heat Charge (min 0). Heat Charges decrease by 1 at the start of your turn. A firearm that has Heat Charges above the number listed in its Overheat property overheats, and deals 1 of its damage dice to you and to itself (read the Weapon Sundering Rules for how a weapon can be destroyed; if the weapon has different damage dice, it is the lower of the two options). Once the firearm overheats, it cannot be fired again until its Heat Charges reduces to 0.

Overcharge

Whenever you make an Attack with a firearm that has the Overheat Property, you can increase the amount of Heat Charges you spend to pull off different properties the weapon has, such as the following below. These features deal additional effects on top of damage to the target.

If a feature has a DC, its DC equals 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice).

Charge Shot. When you make an Attack, you can generate 1 Heat Charge to deal the weapon's damage dice. If you make a Charge Shot, you can make an Attack, but you generate 1 additional Heat Charge (total 2) to deal the weapon's damage plus an additional die.

Electric Arc (Elek Pistol and Shock Rifle). When you make an Attack, you can generate 1 additional Heat Charge to activate the Electric Arc. Whether you hit or miss the target of your attack, the Electricity leaps to a different creature of your choice within 30 feet of it. Make a new attack roll against the target, and make a new damage roll, which deals 1 less die of damage if it has already leaped to a new creature. Once there are no more targets in range or available, or the damage dice have dropped to 0 after attacking a previous target, the Electric Arc stops. If you target a creature you have already hit with the Electric Arc, you have advantage on the attack.

Force Blast (Force Blaster and Force Rifle). When you make an Attack, you can generate 1 additional Heat Charge to activate Force Blast. Whether you hit or miss the target of your attack, force energy explodes, and the target and all creatures within 5 feet of it must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take the weapon's damage dice on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

Heat Convection (Laser Saber, Laser Pistol, and Laser Rifle). When you make an Attack, you can generate 1 additional Heat Charge to activate the Heat Convection. On a hit, the target of your attack retains the heat of the shot, which continues to channel through their body and on the start of their next turn, they take one the weapon's die of damage. At the start of each of their turns, they take this damage, but the dice cumulatively decreases by 1 die of damage until it entirely drops to 0. Consecutive Attacks with Heat Convection cumulatively increase the damage dice each time the target is hit, though the maximum die a creature can be suffering from Heat Convection is equal to the weapon's total damage dice it can inflict naturally (example 3d6 for the Laser Pistol). A creature burning from Heat Convection can only hope to extinguish it by lowering their temperature (such as utilizing magic such as prestidigitation or submerging into a pool of water).

Polar Pulse (Freeze Ray and Frost Rifle). The Futuristic Freeze Firearms don't overheat, but still can be overcharged, instead expending more Ammunition from the Weapon in place of increasing Heat Charges. When you make an Attack, you can expend 5 Ammunition to activate Polar Pulse. On a hit, the target of your attack begins to rapidly tense and freeze, it must make a Constitution saving throw or have its speed reduced to 0 until the end of its next turn.

Rad-Wave (Rad Raygun and Rad Rifle). When you make an Attack, you can generate 1 additional Heat Charge to activate Rad-Wave. On a hit, the target of your attack must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become Irradiated until the end of its next turn.

Gunpowder

Gunpowder is sold in small wooden kegs and in waterproof powder horns.

Setting fire to an ounce of gunpowder causes it to flare for 1 round, shedding bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet.

Powder Bomb. As an action, a character can light and throw this bomb to a point up to 60 feet away. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 3d6 fire damage.

Lit Powder Keg. You can roll or throw the keg up to 15 feet as part of the same action. The keg explodes at the start of your next turn, and each creature must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 7d6 fire damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn't knocked prone.

Every other keg of gunpowder within 20 feet of an exploding keg has a 50% chance of also exploding. Each keg only rolls the chance once per turn, no matter how many other kegs explode around it.

Lit Powder Horn. You can throw the horn up to 20 feet as part of the same action. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or take 3d6 fire damage.

Dynamite

As an action, a creature can light a stick of dynamite and throw it at a point up to 60 feet away. Each creature within 5 feet of that point must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d6 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

A character can bind sticks of dynamite together so they explode at the same time. Each additional stick increases the damage by 1d6 (to a maximum of 10d6) and the burst radius by 5 feet (to a maximum of 20 feet).

Dynamite can be rigged with a longer fuse to explode after a set amount of time, usually 1-6 rounds. Roll initiative for the dynamite (with a modifier of +0). After the set number of rounds go by, the dynamite explodes on that initiative.

Grenade

As an action, a character can throw a grenade at a point up to 60 feet away. With a Grenade Launcher, a character can launch the grenade up to 120 feet away. The grenade either detonates on impact with a surface or detonates on a timer that causes them to explode at the start of your next turn.

Each creature within 15 feet of an exploding fragmentation grenade must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d6 piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Incendiary Grenade. All creatures in the within a 15 foot radius must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 5d6 fire damage, half as much on a successful save. Flammable objects in the area of effect that aren't being worn or carried catch fire. Next round, and for 1d4 rounds thereafter, each creature that failed the saving throw against the explosion suffers an additional 1d6 fire damage from residual chemicals burning. A DC 13 Constitution saving throw is allowed at the end of the affected creature's turn, ending the ongoing damage on itself on a successful one. Each half a gallon of water thrown on the target will reduce the time the target is on fire by 1, and total immersion in water will negate residual burns and end the effect.

Poison Gas Grenade. All creatures within a 15 foot radius must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. Creatures failing their saving throw take 5d6 poison damage, or half as much damage on a successful one. All creatures taking damage from the poison gas are also poisoned until the end of their next turn. The cloud of poisonous vapors persists for 1 minute in a stagnant area, causing the area to be lightly obscured. In a ventilated area it will be gone in 5 rounds. In windy situations (such as if targeted by gust of wind), it will last only 1 round. The grenade cannot be used effectively in very windy situations. Any creature ending their turn within the gas grenade's area of effect must make a Constitution saving throw if they have not already done so, suffering the effects of the gas again.

Sleep Gas Grenade. All creatures within a 15 foot radius where the grenade lands must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, as light clouds of sleeping gas billow forth. A creature that breathes the gas and fails the saving throw becomes poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, it is also unconscious while poisoned in this way. The creature wakes up if it takes damage or if another creature takes an action to shake it away.

Any creature ending their turn within the gas's radius must make another saving throw against its effects, even if they have already succeeded. This reflects persistent qualities of the gas. Cloud persistency is the same as if it was a poison gas grenade.

Smoke Grenade. One round after a smoke grenade lands, it emits a cloud of smoke that creates a heavily obscured area in a 15-foot radius. A moderate wind (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses the smoke in 4 rounds; a strong wind (20 or more miles per hour) disperses it in 1 round.

Missile

Missiles must be fired from a Rocket Launcher of the varying types, to act how they are written. Otherwise a remote detonated or thrown unprimed missile can be treated as a grenade.

When a Missile is fired, it targets a point within range, which either requires sight or is electronically programmed by the missile launcher's device (a computer system or GPS system). The Missile doesn't automatically move to the designated point, rather moves up to its FPR (feet-per-round) until it reaches the point and explodes on impact with a surface. It moves immediately up to its FPR when fired, and on subsequent turns it moves at the start of the turn of the creature which fired the missile.