The ammunition of a firearm is destroyed upon use. Firearms use special ammunition, and some of them have the cannon, misfire, long loading, reload, or scatter properties. Talk to your DM about the availability to firearms in your campaign. In most medieval fantasy settings, firearms are not available for purchase, and so they are listed by rarity, as magic items. A firearm with the heavy property deals 1d10 bludgeoning damage, and all other firearms deal 1d6 bludgeoning damage.īeing used to deal damage in this way causes a firearm to jams, but never to explode. Regardless of its other properties, a firearm can always be used as an improvised weapon that deals bludgeoning damage. A firearm is a simple ranged weapon with a number of special properties.
Doc Necrotic over at Daemons and Deathrays also did some nice work with guns, and while I went a different direction, I want to shout out to his work. I had planned to do both firearms and the Gunslinger prestige class in one post, but it got way, way too long. There was a much earlier Unearthed Arcana Modern Magic, that includes a reference to firearms if you are using that UA then firearms proficiency should follow that play test material.įor example, the City Domain cleric gains "proficiency with sidearms and proficiency with vehicles land ".I stole a lot from him, and have made a whole lot of changes, here. The artificer Version 2, has an optional rule for firearms proficiency for an Artificer. While this goes back to "your DM's call" there is some other material to refer to. Bottom Line: No, there isn't an official ruling. It didn't last all that long, so none of us ever got proficient using down time. If we were not proficient, we attacked with disadvantage when using firearms muzzle Loaders. DMG page leaves it up to the DM to require, or not require, firearms proficiency to use firearms. That would be similar to the feat, or how a Rogue gets Hand Crossbow and Rapier proficiency but not the general martial weapons proficiency. Your DM could decide that if you spend the down time and money to get proficiency, per the DMG recommendation, that will suffice. If you make an attack roll using a weapon with which you lack proficiency, you do not add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll.īasic Rules p. Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with that weapon. If you apply the normal rules for weapons in the PHB, you can use them but not apply the proficiency bonus.
To use them with proficiency bonus requires being proficient with martial weapons. Is there an official ruling on whether you need both proficiencies to use a firearm proficiently?Īs in adding your proficiency bonus to attacks. My friends and I were discussing whether or not you need both firearms proficiency and martial weapon proficiency to wield a gun as they say that they are. Role-playing Games Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for gamemasters and players of tabletop, paper-and-pencil role-playing games. Pirates 5e – Gunpowder, Firearms and other Rules By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie PolicyPrivacy Policyand our Terms of Service.
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