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The weapon is classified and usually doesn't move category based on usage The Hoopak was an exception that specifically did IIRC.

It's clear what Sneak Attack says, it says Ranged weapon, not Range weapon.

A spear is never a ranged weapon regardless of how you attack with it.

Evidence is in PHB, Sage Advice and Tweets from the Dev. This question has been addressed multiple time since 5E launched.

1. Weapons are never defined for that matter too, just table listings. Melee and Ranged are weapon category classifications that are referenced repeatedly throughout the game. 2. It's a hyperlink shortcut error that should instead refer back to Melee or Ranged in the Weapon details section and...

I found another coding error on DDB about this very subject. May be it's the same programmer that incorrectly made an hyperlink shortcut in this Sage Advice :) : https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/sac/sage-advice-compendium?msockid=076d6875ed8a697715d17caaecb168d1#SA079

If 5E wanted to have Melee Thrown weapons count as ranged weapon when making ranged attack it would have said so in the Thrown property for example. Not only they never did, but they made an official ruling saying it's not:

All Ranged weapons are Range weapons. Not all Melee Weapons are Range weapons. Sneak Attack can only be used with Finesse or Ranged weapons wether they're Range weapon or not.

The quoted rule below doesn't mean that any weapon used to attack at a greater distance is a Ranged weapon or any weapon used to attack a target within 5 feet is a Melee weapon. It instead explain what weapon classified in this category is used for.

It's probably not the same IT guy that did the Archery feat because this one didn't get hyperlink shortcut to the wrong element. ;) Nor is the entry on Making an Attack when mentioning ''firing a Ranged weapon.''

This is a hyperlink shortcut error from DDB. The printed rules are clear to me Sneak Attack can be used with a Ranged weapon and not Range weapon. Probably the programmer doesn't master the game (enought) to know that Ranged Category vs Range Property are two distinct elements.

The reference to enemies and foes in Opportunity Attack rules to me clearly indicate which creature triggers them.

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At my table magical darkness blocks Darkvision and nonmagical light. If i design an encounter or area containing magical darkness as opposed to mundane one, it won't be so they're effectively similar. If i run a published adventure and magical darkness is encountered somewhere, i'd rule the...

In most campaigns i run average 3 combats per encounter day, some days it's more or less but i would say it's a good approximation. In any given day may be other exploration or social encounters as well but i exclude anything not combat.

Blindness/Deafness is listed as Necromancy in D&D Beyond and as Transmutation in the Player's Handbook. (The spell table in the Cleric & Wizard class on D&D Beyond list it as Transmutation) I don't know yet if its an error or deliberate errata that omitted some place.

It does, but the Blinded condition's Can't See & Attacks Affected should add " unless you can see somehow" to countereffect them similar to how some of the Invisible condition are if seen somehow.

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