D&D (2024) New One D&D Weapons Table Shows 'Mastery' Traits

The weapons table from the upcoming Unearthed Arcana playtest for One D&D has made its way onto the internet via Indestructoboy on Twitter, and reveals some new mechanics. The mastery traits include Nick, Slow, Puncture, Flex, Cleave, Topple, Graze, and Push. These traits are accessible by the warrior classes.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Or add blackjack to the weapon list as a finessable bludgeon. That'd be more useful for me than the pistol and musket.

It feels very weird that the blackjack disappeared after 3E, when I saw it used a lot.

 

[Charlaquin]

Uh oh. I have a player with a swashbuckler who's Assassin's Creeding it up with two rapiers. I need to see how that's happening.

Dual Wielder feat.

How do you not know how your own players’ characters work?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Dual Wielder feat.

How do you not know how your own players’ characters work?

Because I DM for more than 12 players across four or five interconnected campaigns and this particular player hasn't played in a year.

 

[Vaalingrade]

That Graze (damage on a miss) will tick off a whole host of players if its use in 4E was any indication.

Lets us know the design is on the right track.

 

[pukunui]

This is looking pretty good.

I'm curious to know how it was leaked.

 

[Charlaquin]

This is looking pretty good.

I'm curious to know how it was leaked.

I think it’s info from the content creator summit, and I think it’s less of a leak and more of an early tease the D&D team gave to the creators at the summit.

 

[Bill Zebub]

It’s even worse! In this table Shortsword and Rapier have the same damage type and the same mastery! That’s dumb! Only thing in its favour is that the Shortsword is 'Light'!

Bear in mind that (if previous changes hold) the offhand attack will not consume a bonus action, which will make dual wielding more powerful. So "light" is not insignificant.

 

[pukunui]

I think it’s info from the content creator summit, and I think it’s less of a leak and more of an early tease the D&D team gave to the creators at the summit.

Ah OK. That makes sense.

 

[Charlaquin]

Bear in mind that (if previous changes hold) the offhand attack will not consume a bonus action, which will make dual wielding more powerful. So "light" is not insignificant.

According to this info, bonus action dual wielding may be back, and dual wielding without needing a bonus action is what the Nick mastery effect does.

…Which would seemingly make scimitars the new go-to weapon for dual-wielders who have the weapon mastery for it.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I mentioned this in the other thread. I like the idea of weapons doing unique things, but all too often it ends up with players only choosing the same one or two weapons all the time (longsword with its 1d12 damage vs large in 1e, and greatsword over greataxe in 5e). Hopefully they can do it right this time and not have such clear mechanical winners.