Ranged Weapon Expert (5e Feat)

Ranged Weapon Expert

Prerequisites: Dexterity 15 or higher, Proficiency with atleast 1 Ranged Weapon, Level 4 or higher
Your extended use of a particulair ranged weapon at range has made you an expert at using it.

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When you choose this feat, choose 1 Ranged Weapon you are Proficient with. While using your Chosen Weapon you gain the following benefits:

• When you make an Attack with your Chosen Weapon you get half your Proficiency Bonus (Rounded Down) as a bonus to your Attack Roll.
• When you use the Attack Action with the Chosen Weapon against a target that is beyond Normal Range, you can take a Bonus Action to attack with the Chosen Weapon one additional time with a -5 penalty to the Attack roll, or to reload the Chosen Weapon.
• When you use the Attack Action with the Chosen Weapon against a target that is in Melee Range (5ft), your Chosen Weapon's Critical Hit Range Increases by one. (If you normally score a Critical Hit on a 20 roll, you now do so on a roll of 19 or 20. If you normally score a Critical Hit on a 19 or 20 roll, you now do so on a roll of 18, 19 or 20. And so on.)
• When you score a Critical Hit with your Chosen Weapon, you can roll one die of your choise one additional time and add it to the total damage of the Critical Hit.

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Due to your extensive use of a single Ranged Weapon at range there are also some downsides:

• When take the Attack action with a Ranged Weapon that is not your Chosen Weapon, your weapon gets a -2 debuff. (Apply a -2 penalty to both the Attack Roll and the Damage Roll, compared to what the weapon would normally do)
• When you make an Attack with a Ranged Weapon that is not your Chosen Weapon, your Critical Hit Range Decreases by one. (If you normally score a Critical Hit on a 20 roll, you now can not. If you normally score a Critical Hit on a 19 or 20 roll, you now do so on a roll of 20. And so on.)

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If you have not spent time with your Chosen Weapon for a week or longer you lose Attunment with your Chosen Weapon. You need to spend a week to get Attuned to it again, or to get Attuned to a different Ranged Weapon.

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It should be noted that when choosing your weapon you choose one weapon Item, not the weapon as a type, meaning that if you for example have 2 Hand Crossbows you can only pick one of them. 

Reminder that a Weapon with the "Thrown" Trait is not a Ranged Weapon and can therefore be Thrown without being affected by the downsides.

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