Tangle Shot (Patreon)

Weapon (Arrow), Rare

On a hit, this arrow deals no damage and instead erupts into an iron net. If the target is a large or smaller creature, it is restrained until it is freed. A net has no effect on creatures that are formless, or creatures that are Huge or larger. A creature can use its action to make a DC 15 Strength check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach on a success. Dealing 15 slashing damage to the net (AC 13) also frees the creature without harming it, ending the effect and destroying the net. 

Once a Tangle Shot restrains a creature, it becomes a nonmagical net. 

Other types of magic ammunition of this kind exist, such as tangle bolts meant for a crossbow, though arrows are most common.

Fancy tricks and tactics have their place while on the hunt, but the most elegant solution is often the simplest. By the time a bounty realizes their predicament, the net has already closed around them and their future.