11/10/2023 0 Comments Homebrew magic items 5e![]() ![]() What if we gave this character a way to become more of a crowd control role? If they’re willing to use a whip instead of any of the other great one-handed weapons they’re not heavily invested in dealing a lot of damage. This character’s goal is not necessarily to deal damage but to harass their enemies and manipulate the battlefield with a reach weapon. It’s a weapon for a dexterous front-line character that wants to use a shield but still stay just out of reach of enemies. It’s not a heavy-hitting damage-dealing weapon. ![]() Taking a look at the whip’s mechanics we can clearly see that there’s a niche carved out for the whip. Instead, we could create a proper niche for the weapon so that martial classes, in general, might consider it. There’s also another way to make the whip useful instead of just giving rogues another new toy to play with. It’s also a weapon that can still trigger sneak attack which at the end of the day is all a rogue ever wants. ![]() A class without access to other reach weapons now has one that they can rely upon. If we give rogues proficiency with whips the weapon now has a niche. Both weapons keep their identity and usefulness in a rogue’s arsenal. Daggers also are able to become thrown weapons in a pinch. This limits them as an off-hand weapon choice whereas daggers would still be of use there. First of all, whips aren’t light weapons. The whip wouldn’t replace a dagger for rogues either. Yet, so many rogues already use bows or crossbows which gives them even more distance between the enemy compared to a whip. They don’t need extra bonuses to their maneuverability with cunning action. Realistically one could argue that this is the reason why rogues miss out on whip proficiency. This would give melee rogues an extra 5 ft. ![]() I feel like this had to have been an oversight or something. You know who doesn’t have proficiency with whips? Rogues. You know who loves finesse weapons? Rogues. Solution Give Rogues Proficiency with Whips The problem is that it’s a niche weapon without a niche. Only dealing 1d4 damage in exchange for those properties is fair. They are a one-handed finesse weapon with reach. Sure it’s a one-handed reach weapon, but quite frankly the benefits of the whip don’t outweigh the benefits of most of the other weapons you could pick from as a martial front-line character. If you want a reach weapon you could use a glaive and if you want a one-handed finesse weapon you could use a rapier. This is because you can only draw/stow so many daggers per turn, whereas the whip you can keep using without having to worry about drawing/stowing a new weapon.īut with that being said, the same classes with extra attack that would benefit from using the whip over throwing daggers also have access to way better weapons. For any melee character with extra attac k, a whip does pull-ahead in the long run. I say theoretically because the action economy does come into play here. So a dagger theoretically deals the same damage, also has the finesse property, and has a longer range than the whip. However, it’s actually a bit worse than a dagger since you can throw one 20/60 ft. The ProblemĪs-is a whip is basically just a dagger that deals slashing damage and has a 10 ft. Something must be done to right this wrong, and I’m just the person to do it. You’ve got Indiana Jones, Catwoman, and most importantly, Nicholas Cage as Ghost Rider. Plenty of other famous characters use whips and look slick as hell doing so. Whips in their current state are an issue even outside of roleplaying everyone’s favorite vampire-slaying family. Seriously, his handaxes would have a higher range and deal more damage. It’s a travesty that I cannot make a character in the spitting image of Simon Belmont without feeling like the whip is the least powerful part of the character. The problem? Whips being practically useless in their current state! Ultimate today I’d make a new batch of homebrew to tackle one of the biggest problems in D&D 5e. It’s been a while since my last homebrew post on here, so I figured for my birthday and the release of Super Smash Bros. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |