You then must target that creature with your attack. Once per turn, as part of your Attack action, you may move up to 10ft towards a creature you are currently not in melee range with.

Additionally, you ignore the loading property of any weapon you’re proficient in.Īt 3 rd level, you become adept at lunging strikes and taking advantage of fumbled attacks. Ranged weapons you are proficient in no longer have disadvantage on attack rolls made within 5ft. When you pick this subclass, your experience with ranged weapons allows you to use them in close quarters without any difficulty. They excel in hectic, close combat situations, but they can also close the gap to stray targets and unleash deadly counter-attacks. Highwaymen are adept with both ranged and melee weapons and will often hold a hand crossbow in one hand and a shortsword in the other for maximum versatility. Wealthy nobles in caravans, travelling merchants on horseback, and adventurers returning from a dungeon are all potential victims to highwaymen, and they are most at home working with other bandits and thugs. Highwaymen are thieves who steal goods from travelling targets. Unlike my last subclass, the Necromantic Soul, I’m less sure on the balance for this one, so if you have any thoughts on tweaks you’d like to see, do let me know. If you want to fully replicate the Highwayman’s pistol and blade combo, talk to your DM about whether a pistol will fit into the campaign setting. Since most D&D campaigns don’t feature firearms, I made the class with hand crossbows in mind, though I made the subclass’ abilities generic enough to work with any ranged weapon. The Highwayman in Darkest Dungeon is one of my favourite classes to use, so I thought I’d try to turn it into a D&D subclass! The goal here was to translate as some of the core skills of the Highwayman into usable, balanced D&D abilities, while maintaining the mix of ranged and melee combat which the Highwayman is known for.

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