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Whether mounted horizontally like a traditional farming implement, or mounted vertically like a glaive, a war scythe has its roots in a peasant militia looking to arm itself in times of war. A scythe in the right hands can be useful in combat, though it takes a practiced master to be truly effective.
An extremely long and heavy scythe, used in battle to decapitate your enemies from afar.
Because of this I created a cheat sheet for new players that includes a ton of information from the players hand book in a more digestible way! Some of the rules I've included some information that is homebrew (such as the rules for criticals) but feel free to copy the document and make any changes you see fit for your own group.
28 cze 2023 · A scythe is large curved blade on a polearm. Typically used as farming equipment, this one is a weaponized war-ready version. When you make an attack with this weapon, you can choose to forgo normal damage to sweep the weapon at a Large or smaller creature’s legs.
17 gru 2018 · Scythes do not have a stat block in 5th Edition D&D. Whether you're a DM looking to issue a Scythe to a player, or a player trying to convince your DM to permit your character to use one, you'll need to roll your own statblock for it; there's neither a Mundane nor Magical Scythe to draw from.
Note: These references provide the same information, but have different presentations. Pick the one you like best. Player's Actions and Effects QuickRef - Website based. Player Reference Sheet - One page, dense and thorough. Combat Cheat Sheet (Basic) - One page, simple Combat Cheat Sheet - Rolling initiative, actions, attacks. Combat Reference Sheet - 2 pages ...
I'd just use the glaive stats. The closest thing to a scythe in warfare (that I know of, as a layman) was the fauchard polearm. There were things called war-scythes; they're basically glaives with the inside of the curve sharpened more than the outside.
