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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Smackpixi" data-source="post: 9593499" data-attributes="member: 7028579">So, not clear from your post if PCs with peasant backgrounds will be using slings, or actual peasants. But I’d just invent the “martial sling” with 1d6 damage.  So any PC able to use martial weapons would be proficient, plus create a Shepherd background and provide that one of its benefits is proficiency with “martial slings”. For non-pc peasants, shepherd peasants could be proficient with the “martial sling” or simply get a +2 bonus to hit and damage with a normal sling.  Apparently it’s very historically accurate to have Shepherds good with slings, lots of time in a big field with nothing better to do than chuck rocks.  Wouldn’t boost for other NPCs.One of the somewhat justifiable reasons for the not really fitting reduced sling damage is assuming random rocks, or the much higher degree of difficulty of being good with sling than with a club, or even a bow.  So randos with slings, fine as is, but I’d remove the ammunition property, unlimited rando rocks available. Sure, not many groups track regular ammo, but if you do, the above helps a lil.  Then, I’d allow a short rest activity to gather good rocks (somewhat similar to skipping stones) in the right environment, or shape them maybe in a less ideal environment.  And or allow finding 1d4 per hour walking or whatever, and these would both double range, and deal +1 damage.  Cap at 20 capacity, rocks are heavy. And then allow for lead sling ammo (which are biscuit like disks, not balls), which can be purchased commonly, which is +2 damage and gives 3x range.  Same 20 capacity.Better ammo works for both regular and “martial slings” so now you’re topping out at 1d8 damage for someone proficient with the martial sling using lead ammo.  Fitting, not game breaking.For the Magic Stone spell, could just leave as is for what it says, and add, “when used in sling, gives 3x range and +2 damage if not used for a magical attack”.  So it becomes a ready supply of lead ammo.  If you want to jazz it up, does radiant instead of bludgeoning damage.Feel like all that upgrades slings a medium amount to make more usefully enticing to a PC (or NPC) to resist a Norman invasion in a DnD infused world.</blockquote>

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