Dip

Dip is a common bonus action that allows the user to dip their weapons into a surface, causing them to deal extra damage.

Description

Dip a weapon into a surface to alter the surface or enhance the weapon. If you are dual-wielding, you dip both weapons.

Properties

Cost

 Bonus Action

Details

 Range: 3 m / 10 ft

Targets: Dippable surface or  Burning object

Condition: Dipped in Fire

 Dipped in Fire

Duration: 3 turns

• Weapon deals additional 1d4Fire damage.

Condition: Coated in Toxin

 Coated in Toxin

Duration: 10 turns

• Targets take 1d4Poison damage at the end of their next turn, unless they succeed a DC 11  Constitution saving throw.

Condition: Coated in Serpent Venom Toxin

 Coated in Serpent Venom Toxin

Duration: 10 turns

• Targets take 1d6Poison damage at the end of their next turn, unless they succeed a DC 13  Constitution saving throw.

Condition: Coated in Wyvern Toxin

 Coated in Wyvern Toxin

Duration: 10 turns

• Targets take 1d8Poison damage at the end of their next turn, unless they succeed a DC 15  Constitution saving throw.

Condition: Coated in Purple Worm Toxin

 Coated in Purple Worm Toxin

Duration: 10 turns

• Targets take 1d10Poison damage at the end of their next turn, unless they succeed a DC 19  Constitution saving throw.

Notes

• The following surfaces allow dipping:
  •  Fire,  Hellfire, or a  Burning object or creature -  Dipped in Fire for 3 turns
  •  Simple Toxin -  Coated in Toxin for 10 turns
  •  Serpent Venom -  Coated in Serpent Venom Toxin for 10 turns
  •  Wyvern Poison -  Coated in Wyvern Toxin for 10 turns
  •  Purple Worm Poison -  Coated in Purple Worm Toxin for 10 turns
  •  Water - Washes off existing coating
• Any other surface such as  Electrified Water or  Holy Fire are not dippable.
• Despite the tooltip description stating you can use the Dip ability to "alter the surface", this does not appear to be possible with any surfaces currently implemented.
• The effect of dipping is similar to Coatings and mutually exclusive with them.
• Some Coatings can be thrown on the ground to make a surface. This surface will persist between Long Rests
  • Dipping your weapon in the surface will give the coating effect.
• Weapons can be dipped into any object with the  Burning condition, including torches, candles, and burning party members. A character can carry burning objects such as torches, and drop them on the ground (which does not spend actions or bonus actions) just before dipping.