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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paraxis" data-source="post: 6428153" data-attributes="member: 13009">A rock is an improvised weapon without the thrown property so the Tarasque uses dex to hit and has disadvantage on the attack rolls.  The damage for a medium creature throwing a rock would be d4+dex mod, so for a gargantuan creature that would be 4d4+dex, in the case of a Tarrasque that would be a dex mod of 0.So the Tarrasque is not proficient so just +0 to hit and 4d4+0 damage, attack is made at disadvantage for rock throwing.Also since this isn't a listed attack it doesn't get to use multi-attack or legendary actions, so only one thrown rock a turn.High jumping is 3 + str mod feet up in the air, so for a Tarrasque that is 13 feet with a running start.Would I as a DM run an encounter like this, hell no.  If I ever use the Tarrasque I will change it up give it a leap attack power, burrow and swim speeds, go back to the old school you have to drop it to 0 h.p then use a wish to kill it, stuff like that.That doesn't mean that Wizards didn't screw up writing this monster up they did, now DM's have to fix it so that a flying character can't just solo it.</blockquote>