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<blockquote data-quote="TaranTheWanderer" data-source="post: 7581749" data-attributes="member: 15882">I wouldn't say it's faulty.&nbsp; It's not 0, it's '-'.&nbsp; I'm not ruling &quot;NO DAMAGE&quot;, I'm ruling 'DAMAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS ITEM' so I wouldn't allow you to add damage to an attack because damage is not applicable.&nbsp; It is impossible to do harm with a net.To give a totally ridiculous example:&nbsp; Weapon:&nbsp; Feather.&nbsp; damage: '-'&nbsp; Special: when you hit with a feather, you tickle the target and they laugh and drop their weapon.&nbsp; They are disarmed.Can you see the reasoning why I wouldn't apply damage to a net?&nbsp; The same reason I wouldn't apply damage to a feather.That said, If you rule it as - = 0 then you should definitely allow sharpshooter and you should let a net add a person's dex bonus to damage.As a total aside:I think a cool feat would be to allow you to forgo damage and allow you to restrain someone for a round.Like, Pinning Shot&quot;If a target is adjacent to a wall or appropriate object such as a table or bookshelf(DM fiat), you may forgo damage to restrain a target for 1 round or until they use an action to pull themselves from &gt;&gt;insert DC&lt;&lt;.&nbsp; You might fire an arrow and pin a person's sleeve against a wall, for instance.&quot;You couldn't stack this with sharpshooter's damage because you are 'forgoing all damage'.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TaranTheWanderer, post: 7581749, member: 15882"] I wouldn't say it's faulty. It's not 0, it's '-'. I'm not ruling "NO DAMAGE", I'm ruling 'DAMAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS ITEM' so I wouldn't allow you to add damage to an attack because damage is not applicable. It is impossible to do harm with a net. To give a totally ridiculous example: [B]Weapon:[/B] Feather. [B]damage:[/B] '-' Special: when you hit with a feather, you tickle the target and they laugh and drop their weapon. They are disarmed. Can you see the reasoning why I wouldn't apply damage to a net? The same reason I wouldn't apply damage to a feather. That said, If you rule it as - = 0 then you should definitely allow sharpshooter and you should let a net add a person's dex bonus to damage. As a total aside: I think a cool feat would be to allow you to forgo damage and allow you to restrain someone for a round. Like, [B]Pinning Shot[/B] "If a target is adjacent to a wall or appropriate object such as a table or bookshelf(DM fiat), you may forgo damage to restrain a target for 1 round or until they use an action to pull themselves from >>insert DC<<. You might fire an arrow and pin a person's sleeve against a wall, for instance." You couldn't stack this with sharpshooter's damage because you are 'forgoing all damage'. [/QUOTE]

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