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  "desc": "When adventurers pursue sahuagin back to their undersea homes, fight off sharks in an ancient shipwreck, or find themselves in a flooded dungeon room, they must fight in a challenging environment. Underwater the following rules apply.\n\nWhen making a **melee weapon attack**, a creature that doesn't have a swimming speed (either natural or granted by magic) has disadvantage on the attack roll unless the weapon is a dagger, javelin, shortsword, spear, or trident.\n\nA **ranged weapon attack** automatically misses a target beyond the weapon's normal range. Even against a target within normal range, the attack roll has disadvantage unless the weapon is a crossbow, a net, or a weapon that is thrown like a javelin (including a spear, trident, or dart).\n\nCreatures and objects that are fully immersed in water have resistance to fire damage.",
  "index": "underwater-combat",
  "name": "Underwater Combat",
  "parent": {
    "index": "combat",
    "name": "Combat",
    "url": "/api/2014/rules/combat"
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-24T21:12:35.682Z",
  "url": "/api/2014/rules/underwater-combat"
}