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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 6485422" data-attributes="member: 3400">I thought I had better head this off at the pass. When you say you add the weapon's ATK bonus to determine the damage a weapon does, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by that. What you add is the character's stat bonus, not their attack bonus (which is what I assume you mean by ATK). The attack bonus is usually a synonym for the To Hit bonus and includes the proficiency bonus. The proficiency bonus does not typically get added to weapon damage. You just add stat bonuses and occasional other bonuses laid out in weapon properties (for magic weapons) or special abilities PCs get from their classes.In the goblin example, the scimitar does 1d6+2 damage. That's 1d6 from the scimitar's stats on the equipment tables in the Player's Handbook and +2 from the goblin's dexterity modifier (remember, the scimitar is a finesse weapon and the wielder can use dex modifiers instead of str). The +4 to hit is usually considered the attack modifier, sometimes abbreviated as ATK modifier. Notice, the goblin does not get +4 damage.</blockquote>