Created Jun 27, 2017. War Scythe: (Player’s Advantage – Barbarian) Fashioned to resemble the threshing implement but modified for battle, the war scythe can be a deadly weapon in the right hands. It's a little more fun to roll, and slightly better than 1d8. Fair enough for people looking to adopt a more realistic setting, but if I can suspend my disbelief for people hurling fireballs, and attacking giant dragons, then I can suspend my disbelief if players want to run around with Scythes, it's cool on paper - good thing D&D is too. A scythe can be used to make trip attacks. 10 gp, comparable to a Maul, which could also be a tool used around a farm. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. It's impossible! Stuck in a Wall. Arguing with Rhaast. A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its Fifth Edition future. Back to Main Page → 5e Homebrew → Equipment → Weapons, https://www.dandwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Scythe_(5e_Equipment)&oldid=1406732. Upon looking through my 5e phb I can't find scythes in the equipment area at all. If the blade is large, then the weapon has a 5ft curved blade, and a 6ft hilt. It's a farm implement. Two handed, heavy, and reach. If I were truly living in a D&D world as a wizard, I'd wield a sword. I am a big fan of scythes in DnD even though they aren't usually the most powerful weapon I think they're really interesting. If they did include the scythe, it would just be a worse version of the halberd/glaive since it doesn't have reach and does less damage. Yes, but the damage should be 2d4. Bullcrap. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I've always been skeptical of scythes in fantasy settings as weapons for largely those reasons. 125. 2 gp. The most common scythe can be found to have a curved 4 ft blade, and a straight hilt of 5 ft. Despite its humble origins, the scythe is recognized as a symbol of death in many cultures because of its use in reaping. I love that this guy gets the weapons (here "weapons") and demonstrates their use, but he doesn't always convince me. Scythe Master ; 5e Subclasses 5e Races, Subraces and Racial Variants 5e Other. So it seems like you could just find the most equivalent weapon and use its stats? One summer on a farm would be enough to gain proficiency. (I think it compares a shortsword to a kama or nunchaku to a club or something.) Really though, I disagree with pretty much the entire simple vs. martial classification system. The entire martial vs. simple classification is about artificially enforcing stereotypes and giving fighters some sort of edge at low levels. Join. Scythe Poe ; 5e Classes. I'll accept oversized swords and axes maybe the occasional double-sided weapon, since with enough physical capability, one could probably wield one. The scythe deals 10d12 necrotic damage, is considered magic with a +5 to attack and damage rolls, and overcomes all resistances and immunities. If you are tripped during your own trip attempt, you can drop the scythe to avoid being tripped. Despite its humble origins, the scythe is recognized as a symbol of death in … As a farm implement it's slashing, but I wonder against people who aren't cut in half so easily if piercing might be more appropriate. I'm not sure if it's elsewhere in the PHB but the Monk section mentions the equipment in the PHB as being representative of a wide variety of similar weapons. Anyways, scythes don't translate well to 5th edition because of the way critical hits work in 5th edition. In the hands of a non-martial person, it's an improvised (really weak) club. Agreed, give it the x4 crit as well cause it's a freaking scythe! Thanks Gargoame, I wonder if there is maybe another name for a reaper like scythe that would be for battle? "I named one reason why strapping a sword to your back is worse than wearing it at your side! I've been converting League Champs to DnD 5e, and here's Kayn for anyone who may be interested in such a thing. If they did include the scythe, it would just be a worse version of the halberd/glaive since it doesn't have reach and does less damage. 25.1k. This video pretty much ruined scythes as a cool weapon for me, I knew scythes were a farming tool but I never realized they look so different and are so impractical as tools of war. I disagree with martial. Huge scythes are 7ft and 8ft … I'd much prefer a Mythbusters approach, where he gives it the benefit of the doubt and tries to see if it could work before he gives up entirely. Throwing a dagger takes a LOT of skill, way more than swinging a sword--yet every wizard throws those things, often enough with critical success! Now critical effects are bonus class features rather then a property of the weapon so the expanded threat multiplier the scythe had in 3.5 didn't carry over well. ... Kayn, the Shadow Reaper and his not-so-trusty companion, Rhaast, The Darkin Scythe. A scythe allows the wielder to cut, slash and even pierce into enemies, or in the farming variant, wheat and barley. I would say 1d8 piercing, but slashing could work too. The scythe has the Finesse, Reach and Two Handed properties. Now critical effects are bonus class features rather then a property of the weapon so the expanded threat multiplier the scythe had in 3.5 didn't carry over well.