You are also not attacking, you're using an object. It requires ranged or finesse weapons, which Siege weapons are not (they are objects). The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. Now, let's closely examine each of the skills we looked at. In fact, some would be quite hard to describe (Suspended Cauldron drops something on top of enemies, is this a ranged attack?).ĭoval's comment also makes a great point:īeing able to make a ranged weapon attack doesn't make something a ranged weapon. No siege weapon is actually defined as belonging to any of theses classes. There are three categories of weapons in the game:Ī weapon is in only one of those categories, unless a rule makes an exception The three categories are simple, martial, and natural. Weapons belong to a class of weapons: simple or martial or natural, ranged or meleeĮvery weapon is classified as either melee or ranged.
This also furthers the point that Siege Weapons are Objects you use, not Weapons in the classical sense. You fire the weapon (using the "Use an Object" action), and it's the object's attack roll (not yours). So, you are not making the attack rolls at all, you are Using an Object, and the object's use has an Attack and a Damage roll. When an object requires your action for its use, you take the Use an Object action. Meaning anyone can use them, no proficiency with it is necessary. Meaning Extra Attack or similar features are off the table as well. It takes one action to load the weapon, one action to aim it, They require actions to be used (not Attack Action). This is because it's the Siege Weapon's Attack Roll, and not yours. You don't add modifiers to them (Proficiency, Strength or Dexterity), either to Attack or Damage rolls. We will see that Siege Weapons have none of these traits. You use the Attack action to attack with them You add your own modifiers to their attacks The PHB claims the table mentions only most common weapons, but these weapons all share many characteristics (which are also shared by improvised weapons): These cauldrons, despite being siege weapons (defensive mostly), are clearly not weapons in the regular sense, they don't even have an attack roll. Instead, they show up in the DMG, together with objects like Suspended Cauldrons. They are not listed in the weapons tables Siege weapons are usable by anyone, with the Use an Object action. Usually something like: proficiency with martial weapons, proficiency with swords. Reflecting both the class's focus and the tools you are Your class grants proficiency in certain weapons, They don't require proficiency to be used Despite being occasionally referred to as "weapons", they don't fall under the category of Weapons, in the sense they can be equipped, disarmed and, above all, used in an Attack Action. They are classified as Large Objects, not weapons. Siege Equipment are objects, not weapons. I've read the rules quite extensively and will try to compile an answer to my own question.
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