Bolas
Ranged (Light)- Damage
- 1d4Bludgeoning
- Range
- 30 ft
- Weight
- 1 kg
- Size
- Small
- Attack ability
- DEX
- Recommended Lv
- Lv 1+
About the Bolas
An ancient hunting tool of elegant simplicity, the bolas is a set of weighted cords flung to wrap and tangle a target's legs, bringing down prey or a fleeing foe without a killing blow. Hunters, herders, and trackers across countless worlds carry them for the way they take a runner alive, the spinning weights wrapping tight the moment they strike and locking the legs together. Thrown with a whirling cast, a well-flung bolas can drop a charging beast or a sprinting quarry in an instant, leaving them thrashing and helpless until they or an ally can work free. Light and easily carried, it rewards timing and a good eye over raw power, a weapon of capture rather than carnage. Bounty hunters especially prize it, since a target entangled on the ground is a target delivered breathing, and the bolas remains one of the surest ways to end a chase without ending a life.
Notes
Uncommon. Weighted cords thrown to entangle the legs. On a hit against a Large or smaller creature, the target must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your Dexterity modifier) or be Restrained until it or an ally uses an action to break free. Thrown weapon (range 30 ft).