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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ristamar" data-source="post: 6550232" data-attributes="member: 1207">The more discussions I see regarding Disarm, the more I'm convinced it was purposely omitted from the PHB as a standard combat option and remained vague as an optional rule in the DMG.Since nothing is set in stone for Disarm beyond the basic "your opponent drops his weapon," a hard-coded tactic can't be exploited ad nauseam by the PCs or their humanoid enemies in a race to disarm each other and quickly end a fight in a rather boring fashion.  And while some players may not be comfortable investing resources into a feature that relies heavily on DM adjudication, the 5e ruleset clearly has no qualms about placing the efficacy of a feature squarely in the hands of the DM (e.g. the Stealth/Hiding rules).</blockquote>