Dagger is a finesse weapon, sickle is not.
Do finesse weapons use strength?
When making an attack with a finesse weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls. You must use the same modifier for both rolls.
Does a sickle use strength 5e?
A normal sickle is a light weapon without finesse, so it uses Strength.
Why is sickle not finesse?
No, it does not. The damage dice for the sickle according to the PHB (149) is 1d4 slashing damage and only property is being light. To put things into perspective is best to use the closest simple weapon that fulfill the finesse property, that is the dagger.
What is the use of sickle?
A sickle is a tool with a handle and a curved metal blade that workers use for trimming grass or harvesting crops. Put a hammer next to a sickle and boom, there’s the symbol for communism. Farmers use sickles to clear brush or cut grain crops by hand.
Can you add finesse to the sickle harm game?
No, it does not. The damage dice for the sickle according to the PHB (149) is 1d4 slashing damage and only property is being light. To put things into perspective is best to use the closest simple weapon that fulfill the finesse property, that is the dagger. The dagger do 1d4 piercing damage and has the finesse, light, and throwing properties.
What happens if you add finesse to light hammer?
While adding finesse to the light hammer won’t have many mechanical consequences, it means that Dex based characters now have a finesse bludgeoning weapon against skeletons. It is true that this probably won’t come up that often and you said you don’t find this important but it is a fact.
What kind of damage does a sickle do?
The damage dice for the sickle according to the PHB (149) is 1d4 slashing damage and only property is being light. To put things into perspective is best to use the closest simple weapon that fulfill the finesse property, that is the dagger. The dagger do 1d4 piercing damage and has the finesse, light, and throwing properties.
How is a staff with finesse balanced in DND?
That might not seem like much, until your Rogue multiclasses Fighter and picks up GWF and now is able to reroll 1’s and 2’s on their sneak attack dice in addition to their weapon dice. The concern here is that this provides a rogue with a weapon that will add, effectively .6 to every sneak attack die they roll (avg of 4.1 vs 3.5).
