D&D 5E (2024) Why doesn't D&D have fire arrows?

[Distracted DM]

You could add these to your 5e24 games, Flaming Arrows from A5E:

Weapons | Level Up

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[James Gasik]

You could add these to your 5e24 games, Flaming Arrows from A5E:

Weapons | Level Up

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That's cool but...wait. 15 gold for a flaming arrow? Not something you can do a lot at lower level, sadly.

 

[Distracted DM]

That's cool but...wait. 15 gold for a flaming arrow? Not something you can do a lot at lower level, sadly.

Considering it's flat-out extra damage, yeah I think it does need to have some sort of additional cost attached to it. Though it does have the additional action cost of requiring a bonus action to light, but I think the gp-cost is appropriate enough.

 

[James Gasik]

Considering it's flat-out extra damage, yeah I think it does need to have some sort of additional cost attached to it. Though it does have the additional action cost of requiring a bonus action to light, but I think the gp-cost is appropriate enough.

If the gp cost is a balancing cost, I suppose, but a bullet in 5e is only 3 silver.

 

[W'rkncacnter]

Considering it's flat-out extra damage, yeah I think it does need to have some sort of additional cost attached to it. Though it does have the additional action cost of requiring a bonus action to light, but I think the gp-cost is appropriate enough.

i feel like both is a bit...much? if it were ongoing damage i'd get it, but as is 15 gp per arrow AND a bonus action to light feels excessive

 

[CleverNickName]

I suppose they would come in handy if you were forced to kill a gazebo but at that point just have some +1 arrows of gazebo slaying

 

[SkidAce]

That's cool but...wait. 15 gold for a flaming arrow? Not something you can do a lot at lower level, sadly.

Looted from the goblins.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Jokes aside, specialized arrows, be it combat-oriented (like fire arrows) or utility like Thief-style rope arrows would make playing archer characters much more exciting.

Although I guess there's already Arcane Archer...

Tbh the Rogue needs a Hawkeye/Thief CRPG style subclass, as a mostly mundane alternative to the artificer, and simply because it fits so well.

 

[James Gasik]

Looted from the goblins.

Assuming they didn't fire them all at the party first!

"They're shooting our treasure!"

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Because the BG1 kobolds used them all.