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This is the fifth edition of English Grammar in Use. I wrote the original edition when I was a teacher at the Swan School of English, Oxford. I would like to repeat my thanks to my former...
21 lis 2022 · Simply put, Versatile means that you can choose to use the weapon in one hand or with two. This has obvious benefits like being able to use the free hand for a shield, and using both hands can increase the amount of damage you do. Versatile Weapons will have a base damage stat just like any weapon.
Versatile means: This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property--the damage when the weapon is used with two hands to make a melee attack.
A versatile weapon is a weapon that can be wielded one-handed, but does more damage if wielded two-handed. For example, longswords are listed as versatile in the Player's Handbook - they deal 1d8 + your modifiers when held in one hand or 1d10 + your modifiers when wielded two-handed.
Versatile: This weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property—the damage when the weapon is used with two hands to make a melee Attack. Nothing in the rules explicitly says that a weapon can't have both properties, and in that case, the rules don't contradict each other.
Small races can't use heavy weapons without disadvantage so instead they can use a versatile weapon for a bit of extra damage. That's the niche, it's meant for gnomes and halflings. Its uses is small mainly in situations where you are disarmed or only have the single weapon.
Versatile means it may be used 2-handed or 1-handed. The damage for 1-handed is the primary listed value and the damage for 2-handed is listed in parenthetical notation alongside the versatile property entry. It means you can wield it with either one or two hands.
