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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 7863463" data-attributes="member: 6987520">LOL so how about this:My 8th level fighter with STR 20 (or whatever, as long as it is better than DEX) picks up a light x-bow and throws it at an orc 50 feet away under 3/4-cover.He has Archery Fighting Style, granting him a +2 on the attack roll. After all, the light x-bow is a &quot;ranged weapon&quot;.[ATTACH=full]116340[/ATTACH]He has Tavern Brawler, so has proficiency with Improvised weapons so still gets to add his prof bonus on the attack roll.[ATTACH=full]116342[/ATTACH]He has Sharpshooter, so can throw it up to 60 without disadvantage and ignoring the cover in this case.[ATTACH=full]116343[/ATTACH]Since this is an attack with a ranged weapon with which he is proficient, he accepts the -5 to hit for +10 to damage.All-in-all, he is +5 to hit (+3 prof, +2 archery) and will do 1d4+15 if he hits, killing the orc.Should this happen? No, probably not. Once the light x-bow is thrown it becomes an &quot;improvised weapon&quot;, but by the rules it IS a &quot;ranged weapon&quot;. It is also a &quot;ranged attack&quot; because he throws it.Add the SA to this as well:[ATTACH=full]116344[/ATTACH]So, yeah, a &quot;ranged weapon attack&quot; means a ranged attack (he throws it) with a weapon (which, it is, even if improvised).Have fun with that one. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 7863463, member: 6987520"] LOL so how about this: My 8th level fighter with STR 20 (or whatever, as long as it is better than DEX) picks up a light x-bow and throws it at an orc 50 feet away under 3/4-cover. He has Archery Fighting Style, granting him a +2 on the attack roll. After all, the light x-bow is a "ranged weapon". [ATTACH type="full" width="435px" alt="1574976379915.png"]116340[/ATTACH] He has Tavern Brawler, so has proficiency with Improvised weapons so still gets to add his prof bonus on the attack roll. [ATTACH type="full" width="438px" alt="1574976422986.png"]116342[/ATTACH] He has Sharpshooter, so can throw it up to 60 without disadvantage and ignoring the cover in this case. [ATTACH type="full" width="434px" alt="1574976606624.png"]116343[/ATTACH] Since this is an attack with a ranged weapon with which he is proficient, he accepts the -5 to hit for +10 to damage. All-in-all, he is +5 to hit (+3 prof, +2 archery) and will do 1d4+15 if he hits, killing the orc. Should this happen? No, probably not. Once the light x-bow is thrown it becomes an "improvised weapon", but by the rules it [I]IS[/I] a "ranged weapon". It is also a "ranged attack" because he throws it. Add the SA to this as well: [ATTACH type="full" width="441px"]116344[/ATTACH] So, yeah, a "ranged weapon attack" means a ranged attack (he throws it) with a weapon (which, it is, even if improvised). Have fun with that one. ;) [/QUOTE]

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