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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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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Can players mitigate the curse from a Shield of Missile Attraction by using thrown weapons?
The Shield of Missile Attraction states (emphasis mine):
This shield is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by the remove curse spell or similar magic. Removing the shield fails ...
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How does Shield of missile attraction work with friendly fire?
Let's say the tank is attuned to the shield of missile attraction and a fellow team member fires a bow/crossbow at an enemy within 10ft of said tank. Does the team member's projectile hit the tank ...
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Dual wielding hand crossbow and full attack
Could a rogue (level 30) do 8 attacks in a full attack using two hand crossbows?
We had player in our campaing using this mechanic, but it was not clear how she was doing this. She had all the two ...
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Are defenders behind an arrow slit attackable?
I'm creating a game for my friends but was wondering if they would be able to shoot through the arrow slits at monsters, with ranged attacks, would they be able to do that, and have the defenders have ...
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When making ranged spell attacks with a bow (The Ranger) do you use you dexterity or wisdom Mod?
So I started playing a Homebrew recently and the DM has a set of Ranged-spells attacks that require a bow (I already have one). One of the spells is as stated:
For the duration of this spell you ...
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If the drow shadowblade uses Shadow Sword as a ranged attack, does it throw a sword (that it then has to retrieve before using it again)?
The drow shadowblade (Monsters of the Multiverse version, p. 105) has a "Shadow Sword" action that can be a melee or ranged weapon attack.
Is this ranged attack done by throwing the sword? ...
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Damaging illusion area effect
I am new to M&M (3rd edition) and am creating a mystic character whose primary powers are mental. I have taken the illusion power (all senses) at rank 5 (the maximum) and made it independent. I ...
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how to increase the range increments of ranged unarmed attacks?
Some unarmed attacks have range, but the increment is never more than 30 feet. Is there a way to increase it?
Far Shot only doubles your weapon's range, but "an unarmed attack isn't a weapon"...
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What options exist to remove (not just cancel out) disadvantage on ranged attacks at short range?
Spelljammer is out, and with it, the long awaited rerelease of my favorite hippo-homies, the Giff! The Giff racial abilities give them most of the advantages of the Gunner feat, as well as some great ...
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Is this really how armor works?
In Heroes Unlimited, revised second edition, ranged attacks miss on a 7 or below.
Armor increases the minimum Strike result necessary to bypass SDC and affect hit points directly.
Does this mean that, ...
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What is the definitive max range of a Kineticist?
I am currently planing to build an air kineticist for our Kingsmaker campaign. I really like the flavor and the "Avatar" feel of it, despite being a quite unliked class in forums.
While ...
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How to encourage melee combat when ranged is a stronger option
I'm playing in a 5E campaign based on the Grim Hollow guide. My character is Level 3 Rogue Assassin multiclassed with Level 3 Ranger Gloom Stalker, with all future levels going into Rogue.
I had ...
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manyshot/ arrowsplit and damage
If a character with a +6 Strength comp. bow uses the talent manyshots and throws 3 arrows at the same time with one attack, does the character add the strength bonus of the bow to each arrow?
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