Weapon Expert (5e Feat)

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Weapon Expert

Prerequisites: See below
Due to your extensive training, you have become an expert at using a certain weapon type. Choose one of the following weapons. You gain the benefits listed for that weapon. You must be proficient in the chosen weapon before you can select it. You can take this feat multiple times, each for a different weapon.

Weapon Expert

Weapon	Benefit
Battleaxe	You now deal 3d8 slashing damage, instead of 2d8, whenever you land a critical hit.
Blowgun	You now deal 1d4 piercing damage, instead of 1. You can also poison your needle with an available poison as a bonus action.
Boomerang	The boomerang returns to you whether you hit or miss.
Club	Upon landing a critical hit, the hit creature must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or become incapacitated until the start of your next turn.
Dagger	Upon landing a critical hit, you deal 4d4 piercing damage, instead of 2d4.
Dart	You can make a single attack with a dart as a bonus action.
Double-Bladed Scimitar	If you use a bonus action to attack, you deal 2d4 + modifier slashing damage, instead of 1d4.
Flail	Upon landing a critical hit, the hit creature has their AC reduced by 1. This can be ended upon finishing a short or long rest if natural armor, or by repairing the armor.
Glaive	If you miss with an attack using this weapon on your turn, you add a d6 to the damage roll if you hit with the next attack.
Greataxe	You deal 1d12+1d6 slashing damage, instead of 1d12, on a hit.
Greatclub	Upon landing a critical hit, the hit creature must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or become stunned until the start of your next turn.
Greatsword	You score a critical hit on a 19-20 on the d20.
Halberd	You can use your bonus action to attack a second creature within range. You do not add your modifier to this damage roll.
Handaxe	Upon scoring a critical hit, you can choose to break the weapon the creature is holding, instead of rolling an additional damage die.
Crossbow, Hand	You do not suffer disadvantage on the attack roll as a result of being within 5 ft of the target.
Crossbow, Heavy	When you score a critical hit, your projectile keeps going for the remainder of the normal distance, hitting whatever is behind it and dealing 1d4+Dexterity modifier piercing damage.
Javelin	Your normal and long ranges are doubled for throwing.
Lance	You no longer suffer disadvantage as a result of being within 5 ft of your target and can use one hand to wield a lance at all times, though you cannot wield two lances at once.
Crossbow, Light	You now have a normal range of 160 ft, rather than 80 ft.
Light Hammer	You can use this to aid in crafting items, reducing the necessary time required by 1d4x5 hours.
Longbow	Your normal and long ranges are now doubled.
Longsword	As a reaction to a creature missing you with a melee attack, you can make one attack roll against them.
Mace	If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can attempt to shove them, dealing only bludgeoning damage equal to your Strength modifier.
Maul	If you land a critical hit against a creature, they must succeed a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or become stunned until the start of your next turn.
Morningstar	You can deal either bludgeoning or piercing damage.
Net	You no longer suffer disadvantage whenever you use this.
Pike	You can now, once per turn, add 5 ft to your reach with this weapon for one attack.
Quarterstaff	Immediately after taking the attack action with this weapon, you can make another attack as a bonus action, dealing 1d6 bludgeoning damage.
Rapier	Upon hitting a creature, you may attempt to disarm them. The target must make a Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check, contested against your attack roll. Upon a failure, they drop their held/wielded item and take damage as normal.
Scimitar	You can make an additional attack as a bonus action after taking the attack action.
Shortbow	You can add your Strength modifier to the damage roll.
Shortsword	You score a critical hit on a 19-20 and add your damage modifier in damage again upon scoring a critical hit.
Sickle	You can attempt to trip a creature. Make an attack roll contested against their Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. Upon a failure, the creature falls prone.
Sling	You now have a range of 60 ft, rather than 30, when making an attack with this weapon.
Spear	You gain a +1 bonus to your AC when wielding this weapon with two hands.
Trident	This weapon now has a range of 100 feet, rather than a normal range of 20 and a long range of 80.
Ultra-Greatsword	You may ignore the unwieldy property of this weapon when attacking with it.
War pick	You deal 2d8 piercing damage, rather than 1d8, when you hit with this weapon.
Warhammer	Upon scoring a critical hit, the target must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or become incapacitated until the end of your next turn.
Whip	You can attempt to trip a creature. Make an attack roll contested against their Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. Upon a failure, the creature falls prone and takes damage as normal.
Yklwa	This weapon now has the light property.

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