For a weapon you are proficient in you add your strength modifier (or dex with finesse or ranged weapons) plus your proficiency modifier to the d20 roll. If the total meets or exceeds the targets AC then you roll damage which is the damage die for the weapon plus your strength (or dexterity).
What are special weapon properties 5e?
Basically, Special indicates that the weapon has a unique mechanic or modifier that isn’t able to be described by any of the other properties. Special is not always the same mechanical effect either. For example, the net has the special property which makes a creature restrained if they’re hit by a net attack.
Can a small creature wield an oversized weapon?
For medium-sized creatures, this effect applies to weapons only; it does not increase the damage of their unarmed strikes unless otherwise stated. For small-sized creatures, they may not wield oversized weapons as if they were large, but may wield any weapon as if they were medium sized.
Can a Minotaur wield a larger weapon than a medium?
Obviously the Minotaur’s larger size allows it to wield larger weapons, so it is only logical to assume that a Large creature could treat any weapon sized for a Medium creature as if it were one step lighter than it actually is. This is not spelled out in the rules exactly, but it is perfectly reasonable to allow.
Why does a larger creature deal more damage than a smaller one?
The extra damage delivered by the larger creature is due to the larger weapon wielded by the larger creature – not just the larger creature. As always, a DM can rule how they’d like, but it is fairly clear that the two-handed property limitation is not based on creature size, but on weapon property requirements.
Why does a larger weapon deal more damage?
The text suggests that it is the extra size of the weapon that deals the additional 1d4, and not that it is an extra large creature wielding it. The extra damage delivered by the larger creature is due to the larger weapon wielded by the larger creature – not just the larger creature.
