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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 7580124" data-attributes="member: 6987520">I don't see why not. You could say the damage is &quot;strangling&quot; or painful twisting caused by being caught in the net, such as an ankle, arm, or leg being pulled out of joint. As a DM you could rule the damage is &quot;non-lethal&quot; and will possibly cause a victim to pass out from the pain, but is otherwise akin to subduing damage.But as others have stated, if the DM ruled against the extra damage, as a player I wouldn't be upset by that either. An alternative to extra damage would be increasing the DC to escape the net if you used the Sharpshooter feat and took the -5 to your attack roll. Maybe an increase to DC 15 or even 20. Just a thought.Another thought occurred to me. As DM I might create a Net Expert feat akin to Crossbow Expert and allow the player to take that instead of Sharpshooter (or even with it at later levels):Net ExpertThanks to your extensive practice with the net, you gain the following benefits:1. You ignore the restriction limiting you to only one net attack per turn. You cannot entangle more than one creature at a time, however.2. Being with 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn't impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls.3. When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use your bonus action to attack with a net you are holding.This would allow the classic trident/net gladiator combo.If you don't like option 1, consider this alternative:1. You impose disadvantage on a creature (including the target) trying to release a creature you have restrained by your net.I actually like that idea, but would have to get feedback and test it a bit before I used it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 7580124, member: 6987520"] I don't see why not. You could say the damage is "strangling" or painful twisting caused by being caught in the net, such as an ankle, arm, or leg being pulled out of joint. As a DM you could rule the damage is "non-lethal" and will possibly cause a victim to pass out from the pain, but is otherwise akin to subduing damage. But as others have stated, if the DM ruled against the extra damage, as a player I wouldn't be upset by that either. An alternative to extra damage would be increasing the DC to escape the net if you used the Sharpshooter feat and took the -5 to your attack roll. Maybe an increase to DC 15 or even 20. Just a thought. Another thought occurred to me. As DM I might create a Net Expert feat akin to Crossbow Expert and allow the player to take that instead of Sharpshooter (or even with it at later levels): [B]Net Expert [/B]Thanks to your extensive practice with the net, you gain the following benefits: 1. You ignore the restriction limiting you to only one net attack per turn. You cannot entangle more than one creature at a time, however. 2. Being with 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn't impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls. 3. When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use your bonus action to attack with a net you are holding. This would allow the classic trident/net gladiator combo. If you don't like option 1, consider this alternative: 1. You impose disadvantage on a creature (including the target) trying to release a creature you have restrained by your net. I actually like that idea, but would have to get feedback and test it a bit before I used it. [/QUOTE]

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