Can a rogue use sneak attack with weapons that have the thrown property even if they are not thrown?
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For weapons like the spear that have the Thrown property, can a Rogue use sneak attack with them?
Thrown is considered a ranged attack and Sneak Attack specifies that "The attack must use a finesse or ranged weapon."
Does this mean a rogue could potentially apply Sneak Attack to an attack using a spear as it is technically a ranged weapon? If so, would this also work if you were using the spear in melee?
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For weapons like the spear that have the Thrown property, can a Rogue use sneak attack with them?
Thrown is considered a ranged attack and Sneak Attack specifies that "The attack must use a finesse or ranged weapon."
Does this mean a rogue could potentially apply Sneak Attack to an attack using a spear as it is technically a ranged weapon? If so, would this also work if you were using the spear in melee?
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For weapons like the spear that have the Thrown property, can a Rogue use sneak attack with them?
Thrown is considered a ranged attack and Sneak Attack specifies that "The attack must use a finesse or ranged weapon."
Does this mean a rogue could potentially apply Sneak Attack to an attack using a spear as it is technically a ranged weapon? If so, would this also work if you were using the spear in melee?
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For weapons like the spear that have the Thrown property, can a Rogue use sneak attack with them?
Thrown is considered a ranged attack and Sneak Attack specifies that "The attack must use a finesse or ranged weapon."
Does this mean a rogue could potentially apply Sneak Attack to an attack using a spear as it is technically a ranged weapon? If so, would this also work if you were using the spear in melee?
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No. A thrown weapon is a melee weapon even when you throw it.
As discussed here: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/87566/38434
Another class feature that requires a ranged weapon is archery fighting style. It does not work with thrown weapons per Sage Advice:
Does the Archery fighting style work with a melee weapon that you throw? No, the Archery feature benefits ranged weapons. A melee weapon, such as a dagger or handaxe, is still a melee weapon when you make a ranged attack with it.
So the spear in your example is a melee weapon, even when you throw it.
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Sneak Attack does not work with melee weapons that have the thrown property, but lack the finesse property
The Rouge's Sneak Attack feature states:
The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
A melee weapon cannot simultaneously be a ranged weapon because as the Weapons section (PHB, p146) states:
Every weapon is classified as either melee or ranged.
Infact, a weapon must be listed in either the Simple or Martial Ranged Weapons tables to be considered a ranged weapon.
Moreover, the thrown property (PHB, p146) does not turn a melee weapon into a ranged weapon. It states:
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.
Making a ranged attack does imply using a ranged weapon.
The thrown property allows you to make a ranged attack by throwing the melee weapon despite it being melee weapon.
Whether or not you throw a melee weapon does not matter. If it lacks the finesse property, then it won't work with Sneak Attack.
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No. A thrown weapon is a melee weapon even when you throw it.
As discussed here: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/87566/38434
Another class feature that requires a ranged weapon is archery fighting style. It does not work with thrown weapons per Sage Advice:
Does the Archery fighting style work with a melee weapon that you throw? No, the Archery feature benefits ranged weapons. A melee weapon, such as a dagger or handaxe, is still a melee weapon when you make a ranged attack with it.
So the spear in your example is a melee weapon, even when you throw it.
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No. A thrown weapon is a melee weapon even when you throw it.
As discussed here: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/87566/38434
Another class feature that requires a ranged weapon is archery fighting style. It does not work with thrown weapons per Sage Advice:
Does the Archery fighting style work with a melee weapon that you throw? No, the Archery feature benefits ranged weapons. A melee weapon, such as a dagger or handaxe, is still a melee weapon when you make a ranged attack with it.
So the spear in your example is a melee weapon, even when you throw it.
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No. A thrown weapon is a melee weapon even when you throw it.
As discussed here: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/87566/38434
Another class feature that requires a ranged weapon is archery fighting style. It does not work with thrown weapons per Sage Advice:
Does the Archery fighting style work with a melee weapon that you throw? No, the Archery feature benefits ranged weapons. A melee weapon, such as a dagger or handaxe, is still a melee weapon when you make a ranged attack with it.
So the spear in your example is a melee weapon, even when you throw it.
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No. A thrown weapon is a melee weapon even when you throw it.
As discussed here: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/87566/38434
Another class feature that requires a ranged weapon is archery fighting style. It does not work with thrown weapons per Sage Advice:
Does the Archery fighting style work with a melee weapon that you throw? No, the Archery feature benefits ranged weapons. A melee weapon, such as a dagger or handaxe, is still a melee weapon when you make a ranged attack with it.
So the spear in your example is a melee weapon, even when you throw it.
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Sneak Attack does not work with melee weapons that have the thrown property, but lack the finesse property
The Rouge's Sneak Attack feature states:
The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
A melee weapon cannot simultaneously be a ranged weapon because as the Weapons section (PHB, p146) states:
Every weapon is classified as either melee or ranged.
Infact, a weapon must be listed in either the Simple or Martial Ranged Weapons tables to be considered a ranged weapon.
Moreover, the thrown property (PHB, p146) does not turn a melee weapon into a ranged weapon. It states:
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.
Making a ranged attack does imply using a ranged weapon.
The thrown property allows you to make a ranged attack by throwing the melee weapon despite it being melee weapon.
Whether or not you throw a melee weapon does not matter. If it lacks the finesse property, then it won't work with Sneak Attack.
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Sneak Attack does not work with melee weapons that have the thrown property, but lack the finesse property
The Rouge's Sneak Attack feature states:
The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
A melee weapon cannot simultaneously be a ranged weapon because as the Weapons section (PHB, p146) states:
Every weapon is classified as either melee or ranged.
Infact, a weapon must be listed in either the Simple or Martial Ranged Weapons tables to be considered a ranged weapon.
Moreover, the thrown property (PHB, p146) does not turn a melee weapon into a ranged weapon. It states:
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.
Making a ranged attack does imply using a ranged weapon.
The thrown property allows you to make a ranged attack by throwing the melee weapon despite it being melee weapon.
Whether or not you throw a melee weapon does not matter. If it lacks the finesse property, then it won't work with Sneak Attack.
answered 1 hour ago
RuseRuse
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Sneak Attack does not work with melee weapons that have the thrown property, but lack the finesse property
The Rouge's Sneak Attack feature states:
The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
A melee weapon cannot simultaneously be a ranged weapon because as the Weapons section (PHB, p146) states:
Every weapon is classified as either melee or ranged.
Infact, a weapon must be listed in either the Simple or Martial Ranged Weapons tables to be considered a ranged weapon.
Moreover, the thrown property (PHB, p146) does not turn a melee weapon into a ranged weapon. It states:
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.
Making a ranged attack does imply using a ranged weapon.
The thrown property allows you to make a ranged attack by throwing the melee weapon despite it being melee weapon.
Whether or not you throw a melee weapon does not matter. If it lacks the finesse property, then it won't work with Sneak Attack.
answered 1 hour ago
RuseRuse
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Sneak Attack does not work with melee weapons that have the thrown property, but lack the finesse property
The Rouge's Sneak Attack feature states:
The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
A melee weapon cannot simultaneously be a ranged weapon because as the Weapons section (PHB, p146) states:
Every weapon is classified as either melee or ranged.
Infact, a weapon must be listed in either the Simple or Martial Ranged Weapons tables to be considered a ranged weapon.
Moreover, the thrown property (PHB, p146) does not turn a melee weapon into a ranged weapon. It states:
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.
Making a ranged attack does imply using a ranged weapon.
The thrown property allows you to make a ranged attack by throwing the melee weapon despite it being melee weapon.
Whether or not you throw a melee weapon does not matter. If it lacks the finesse property, then it won't work with Sneak Attack.
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