Talk:Staff Sling (5e Equipment)

Balancing note

The damage die and martial property of this weapon were both chosen for game balance. The 2 lb weight limit for ammunition was also chosen to avoid necessitating a scaling attack range. Using 5 or 10 lb rocks as ammunition would also require characters to be carrying 100 lbs of rocks on their person, with no realistic way to draw them quickly. Two 10 lb sacks seems much more manageable. That said, 2 lbs still allows for launching containers of oil, acid, holy water, alchemist's fire, waste, ball bearings, and caltrops, or even a lantern.

--Jikennosamurai (talk) 03:04, 21 October 2023 (MDT)