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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Torgaard" data-source="post: 6549626" data-attributes="member: 6679168">First, yes I'd allow anybody to pick it up, as per the rules noted in the original post (p.190 of the Player's Handbook, lower left corner, "Interacting with Objects Around You"). I don't have a problem with that. I guess I can imagine a scene where the character (again, anybody could do this, not just your Battlemaster) quickly steps over to the dropped weapon, briefly menaces their opponent with a whole "I'm-picking-this-up-but-I'm-totally-ready-to-hit-you-instead!" kind of a move - which would account for why there's not opportunity attack or anything like that. Because of course it's important to remember that combat isn't just a blow-for-blow exchange of one die roll to the next, it's 6 seconds of parry's, dodges, thrusts, footwork, maneuvering, etc. And in this case: a second or two of quickly bending down and snatching up a weapon.Second, for many years I've included a Disarm mechanic in my games in some way or another.  And I've always had a system for handling what happens when an opponent is disarmed. It spices things up, it's very fast, and quickly became second nature to pick up a d10 and d4 and roll away (see below). I guess I've seen a system or two like this before, but here it is if you're interested:Direction the weapon flies - If I'm not using a map grid, I imagine the opponent is standing on one. I imagine a 3x3 grid, with the oppoenent standing in the middle square. I roll a d10 to determine which direction the weapon flies.  1 is the upper-left square, 5 is the square the target is standing in, 9 is the lower-right square. Reroll 10's.1234X6789Distance the weapon flies - I roll a d4 to determine how many squares (1 square = 5' of course) the weapon flies.  Eg. roll a 2 and the weapon flies 10'.It sometimes creates some fun scenarios where maybe it's a race between the opponent and the player to get where the weapon is. The best times are the occasions where the weapon flies to the square the player is occupying (or over it, or near it) and - just to make the player look a little more heroic or badass, which is always a good idea - you give the player a chance to catch the flying weapon with a dexterity check, etc. If a player catches the weapon, or the opponent is unable to reach it, I almost immediately make a morale check (or work in an Intimidation check from the player) by the way.I'll modify the rules a bit if it's a heavy two-handed weapon (I typically disregard the d4 roll and just say it flops into the direction square), but you get the gist of it.</blockquote>

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