silly question but can a monk in 5th eddition deflect a thrown javelin? Our DM said it couldn’t :(Should be able to – it's a ranged weapon attack AFAICT
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 17, 2017
silly question but can a monk in 5th eddition deflect a thrown javelin? Our DM said it couldn’t :(Should be able to – it's a ranged weapon attack AFAICT
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 17, 2017
No…its not… it’s a thrown attack mearls
Which is an attack you use your attack mod like strength to throw it
A trident isnt under the “ranged weapon attack ” category …does it make more sense that a monk can catch a trident vs a bullet…yes…but RAW no
That’s wrong. There are melee weapons and ranged weapons, but you can make a ranged [weapon attack] by throwing a melee weapon. There is no such thing as a ‘thrown attack’ for any sort of mechanical classification. Mearls is actually right.
Something i find more odd is, why cant you make a meele attack with an thrown/ranged weapon, like an arrow or javelin applying the same rules as stated? I find it kinda irritation, since i could just take an arrow and “stick” it into my enemys, especialy when im catching one and are able to throw it back.