Feat or Feat? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Feat or Feat? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
LachlarlanIII
02-16-07, 04:31 PM If I were to throw a weapon would I use Melee Weapon Mastery or Ranged Weapon Mastery?
Jay_Ibero_911
02-16-07, 04:35 PM If I were to throw a weapon would I use Melee Weapon Mastery or Ranged Weapon Mastery?

Good question. Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization, which apply to a specific weapon regardless of how you use it, the Weapon Mastery feats apply to specific categories of weapons. For instance, If you had Melee Weapon Mastery (Piercing), and were using a dagger, you would only benefit from the feat when you used the dagger to do piercing damage, but not slashing damage. Similarly, if you had Ranged Weapon Mastery (Piercing), and were using a dagger, you would only benefit from the feat when you threw the dagger to do piercing damage. This is how I would interpret it anyway...
Alpha_Nerd
02-16-07, 04:46 PM I personally would rule that a Dagger is a melee weapon, and having a throwing range increment is one of the benefits of this weapon, thus you would apply Melee Weapon Mastery in both cases. Be careful though Jay, daggers are slashing damage :)
Crazy Boro
02-16-07, 04:49 PM I personally would rule that a Dagger is a melee weapon, and having a throwing range increment is one of the benefits of this weapon, thus you would apply Melee Weapon Mastery in both cases. Be careful though Jay, daggers are slashing damage :)

Daggers can be used for either piercing OR slashing.
Alpha_Nerd
02-16-07, 04:50 PM Well, I'd be taking slashing as slashing flurry is much better than driving whatever in my opinion :)
Jay_Ibero_911
02-16-07, 04:56 PM It comes down to a question of whether a melee weapon is still a melee weapon when it's being thrown...
Alpha_Nerd
02-16-07, 05:06 PM It's type doesn't change, it just has the ability to be thrown. I think that is why you can add strength to a thrown weapon. It's still a melee weapon, just being thrown at the time.
Jay_Ibero_911
02-16-07, 05:45 PM It's type doesn't change, it just has the ability to be thrown. I think that is why you can add strength to a thrown weapon. It's still a melee weapon, just being thrown at the time.

If it's type doesn't change based on how it's used, then you couldn't qualify for Master Thrower with daggers, because they are not thrown weapons. They are melee weapons with a range increment.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
LachlarlanIII 02-16-07, 04:31 PM	If I were to throw a weapon would I use Melee Weapon Mastery or Ranged Weapon Mastery?
Jay_Ibero_911 02-16-07, 04:35 PM	If I were to throw a weapon would I use Melee Weapon Mastery or Ranged Weapon Mastery? Good question. Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization, which apply to a specific weapon regardless of how you use it, the Weapon Mastery feats apply to specific categories of weapons. For instance, If you had Melee Weapon Mastery (Piercing), and were using a dagger, you would only benefit from the feat when you used the dagger to do piercing damage, but not slashing damage. Similarly, if you had Ranged Weapon Mastery (Piercing), and were using a dagger, you would only benefit from the feat when you threw the dagger to do piercing damage. This is how I would interpret it anyway...
Alpha_Nerd 02-16-07, 04:46 PM	I personally would rule that a Dagger is a melee weapon, and having a throwing range increment is one of the benefits of this weapon, thus you would apply Melee Weapon Mastery in both cases. Be careful though Jay, daggers are slashing damage :)
Crazy Boro 02-16-07, 04:49 PM	I personally would rule that a Dagger is a melee weapon, and having a throwing range increment is one of the benefits of this weapon, thus you would apply Melee Weapon Mastery in both cases. Be careful though Jay, daggers are slashing damage :) Daggers can be used for either piercing OR slashing.
Alpha_Nerd 02-16-07, 04:50 PM	Well, I'd be taking slashing as slashing flurry is much better than driving whatever in my opinion :)
Jay_Ibero_911 02-16-07, 04:56 PM	It comes down to a question of whether a melee weapon is still a melee weapon when it's being thrown...
Alpha_Nerd 02-16-07, 05:06 PM	It's type doesn't change, it just has the ability to be thrown. I think that is why you can add strength to a thrown weapon. It's still a melee weapon, just being thrown at the time.
Jay_Ibero_911 02-16-07, 05:45 PM	It's type doesn't change, it just has the ability to be thrown. I think that is why you can add strength to a thrown weapon. It's still a melee weapon, just being thrown at the time. If it's type doesn't change based on how it's used, then you couldn't qualify for Master Thrower with daggers, because they are not thrown weapons. They are melee weapons with a range increment.