View source for Improvised Weapon Property

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Sometimes characters don’t have their weapons and have to attack with whatever is at hand. An improvised weapon includes any object you can wield in one or two hands, such as [[Broken Glass|broken glass]], a [[Table Leg|table leg]], a [[Frying Pan|frying pan]], a [[Wagon Wheel|wagon wheel]], or a [[Dead Goblin|dead goblin]].[https://archive.org/stream/dnd5srd/SRD-OGL_V1.1_djvu.txt]

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Often, an improvised weapon is similar to an actual weapon and can be treated as such. For example, a table leg is akin to a [[Club Weapon|club]]. At the GM’s option, a character [[Weapon Proficiency|proficient]] with a weapon can use a similar object as if it were that weapon and use his or her proficiency bonus.[https://archive.org/stream/dnd5srd/SRD-OGL_V1.1_djvu.txt]

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An object that bears no resemblance to a weapon deals ld4 damage (the GM assigns a damage type appropriate to the object). If a character uses a [[:Category:Ranged Weapons|ranged weapon]] to make a [[Melee Attack|melee attack]], it also deals 1d4 damage.[https://archive.org/stream/dnd5srd/SRD-OGL_V1.1_djvu.txt]

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If a character  throws a [[:Category:List of Non-Thrown Melee Weapons|melee weapon that does not have the thrown property]], it also deals 1d4 damage. An improvised thrown weapon has a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet.[https://archive.org/stream/dnd5srd/SRD-OGL_V1.1_djvu.txt]