# Blowgun > [!info] Item Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Category** | Weapon — Martial Ranged | > | **Cost** | 10 gp | > | **Damage** | 1 piercing | > | **Weight** | 1 lb. | > | **Range** | 25/100 ft. | > | **Properties** | Ammunition, Loading | > | **Ammunition** | Blowgun needles | > | **Proficiency** | Martial Weapons | --- ## Description A blowgun is a long tube through which needles are propelled by breath. It is nearly silent in operation, making it a favored weapon of assassins and scouts who need to deliver poisons or deal damage without alerting nearby creatures. --- ## Properties - Deals **1 piercing** damage (minimum 1, before modifiers). - **Ammunition** — requires blowgun needles; you expend one needle per shot. - **Loading** — you can fire only one needle per action. - Normal range **25 ft.**, maximum range **100 ft.** (disadvantage beyond normal). - Requires **Martial Weapon** proficiency.