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What happens to a thrown weapon after it is used On a hit: does it fall to the ground near the targets feet Does it impalelatchstick to the target What about armored targets On a miss: does it land on the ground near the targets feet Or does it travel the maximum distance (assuming theres nothing blocking its path) in a straight direction before landing Can it accidentally hit a different target In any case, can anyone pick it up and use it again.

You can throw a knife, a boulder, a glass bottle, a dead goblin, anything.

If it misses the target completely then it falls somewhere behind the target, and so on.

Since 5e rules only distinguish hits from misses, the additional details are up to the DM.

Dnd Handaxe Dmg Free To Provide

A DM is free to provide specific details in each case, or completely ignore this issue for the sake of simplicity.

Thats how DD differs from tactical wargames: its the DMs job to make rulings; the DM is an active game facilitator, not just a rules-enforcing neutral arbiter.

This works by analogy with the ammunition, PHB p.

There is the hitting cover optional rule (DMG p.

For instance, Deflect Missiles monk feature lets you catch a piece of ammunition and throw it back.

While the DM is, of course, also an active facilitator in all editions of DD, early DD indeed does refer to the DM as a rules-enforcing neutral arbiter and, in fact, the arbiter and the Dungeon Master are synonyms in early literature with arbiter having been, in my estimation, somewhat more common a term early on.

In 1E, I can find arbiter 5 times total (always in conjunction with DM or referee, e.g., THE REFEREE IS THE FINAL ARBITER OF ALL AFFAIRS OF HIS OR HER CAMPAIGN, 1E PHB p.

You can be consistent or spontaneous, its entirely up to you.

A hit does not necessarily mean the weapon made physical contact - a hit can be anything that depletes a) physical durability b) mental durability c) the will to live d) luck or e) any combination of a to e.

An axe slamming into a wooden beam a fraction of an inch from the targets ear can be as much of a hit as one that draws blood.

Or one that, despite striking true is pulled out by the target who locks eyes and smiles as he licks his own blood from the blade.

Or a grappled PC stretching to reach the axe the threw earlier.

Regarding the armored targets, I was asking about whether or not an arrow or a dagger could stick itself on the armor.

But seeing your answer Im guessing thats up to the DM 1 on the HP and other considerations that you gave, but Im gonna go with enkryptor s answer since his mentioned the hitting cover optional rule, which would mean that, yes, a projectile can accidentally hit a different target.

There is an optional rule for hitting cover in the DMG (p.

If the attack roll would have hit the target without the cover bonus, but missed due to the cover, the cover can be hit.

If the covers from an object, the object is simply hit; if the covers being provided by a creature being in the way, the attack roll has to beat that creatures AC to hit it (you dont make a new attack roll, just use the same one).

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