Questions tagged [ranged-attack]
For questions about ranged attacks: attacks in combat with a range beyond that of melee or hand-to-hand attacks. Examples include those made with javelins, bow and arrow, pistols, blaster rifles, or ranged spells.
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What is the range of a Flaming Skull's spitfire attack?
In pathfinder 2, a Flaming Skull has a ranged attack called spitfire:
Ranged [one-action] spitfire +10 [+6/+2] (agile, fire), Damage 1d12+2 fire
What is the range increment for this attack?
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How do the range modifiers work in ranged combat?
The rules:
Sample Missile Weapons:
Weapon
Plus to Hit
Damage
Range
Rock
-1
1
3 Hex
Dagger
0
2
4 Hex
…
Rifle
1
3
10 Hex
No missile weapon may be fired at an opponent in the attacker's ...
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How do I get back my Helmsman's Recourse after throwing it?
Helmsman's Recourse is a specific shield from Treasure Vault, that is based on a Meteor Shield. The only benefit of a Meteor Shield over a Steel Shield (that I can see) is that it can be thrown to 30 ...
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Is there a way for a Zen Archer to enchant arrows?
Is there a feat to let a Zen Archer use his Ki to enchant an arrow to have the same property as Monk Ki strike of the same level?
If not is there a class a Zen Archer can multiclass into to be able to ...
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What to do when I shoot a target without AC at long range?
I'm creating some D&D 5e homebrew items based on the magic seeds from Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages. Similar to the Sling Bullets of Althemone from the Theros handbook, they're sling bullets with ...
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Will anything break if prone crossbow-wielders get advantage instead of disadvantage?
Being prone imposes disadvantage on attacks, which makes sense for melee weapons and traditional bows. However, for things like crossbows and firearms, laying prone seems like it should have the ...
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Druid, Circle of Stars "Archer Starry Form" and Lvl 10 Twinkling Constellations form change: How many Luminous Arrow attacks can you make in one turn?
Starry Form
At 2nd level, you gain the ability to harness constellations' power to alter your form. As a bonus action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape feature to take on a starry form, rather ...
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I pick up a rock and throw it at a fast-moving target. Do I roll a DEX save, or an unarmed strike?
For context, the rabbit happens to be host to the alien jackalope fungus that has just been vomited from a possessed NPC.
Cairn, page 11:
Saves:
A save is a roll to avoid bad outcomes from risky ...
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Am I correctly understanding how the modern firearms from the DMG work?
I am having a bit of trouble in understanding how firearms work.
Let's take for example the hunting rifle (DMG, page 268). It has the Reload property, and it has 5 shots. Now suppose a creature has ...
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Does bonus damage from Thrown Weapon Fighting affect the ability Deflect Missiles?
All Monks of level 3 and higher have the trait "Deflect Missiles".
A Monk can multiclass into one of the classes that offer a fighting style, and take the fighting style "Thrown Weapon ...
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Adaptive special property with Strength Penalty
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When an archer wielding an Adaptive composite longbow's strength is reduced below 10, should the archer suffer a -2 penalty to attacks for using a composite bow with a strength rating that ...
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Ranged attack with touch range for powers like Blast
I am confused about the use of a touch range for an attack (like Blast) that is ordinarily ranged. For instance, in the source book Freedom's Most Wanted (p. 100), the villain Sandstone has a power ...
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Are two free hands required to throw a two-handed ranged weapon?
I have a character who routinely uses a shield. He has an Efficient Quiver and there are some spears in the quiver.
Spears are two-handed melee weapons and have a range increment of 20 feet.
Can I, ...
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How much damage can a character deal in a single round using a ranged weapon?
Rules and restrictions:
Spells are allowed, as long as it doesn't deal damage on their own (e.g shooting one arrow and using your bonus action to deal damage with a Blade of Disaster);
Damage can't ...
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Are the 'Rules of the Game' web articles for using special attacks as attacks of opportunity corroborated by any other source?
To provide some context, I am prepping a new direction for my players in to the the worlds of H.P Lovecraft for a change of pace. So I would like to use the D20 rules for that and I had a mind to try ...
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