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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Incapacitation on Sleep Arrow?
The Incapacitation tag is missing from the Sleep Arrow, while it inherits all the other properties from the spell. It does however say that the target of the arrow is "subject to the effects of a ...
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Range of soulknife rogues pyschic (and soul) blades versus psychic teleportation
Soulknife rogues (see TCoE, p. 63) use psychic blades (and soul blades after level 9) to attack. These incorporeal weapons have a range of 60ft and no long range (i.e., cannot attack beyond 60ft).
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How can a ranged rogue sneak attack?
A player of mine started to play a rogue in pathfinder 2e, he was already playing a rogue in DnD 5e. He feels a bit frustrated that it was impossible to profit from the flanking rule to sneak attack.
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Can you throw more than one weapon per turn?
How do thrown weapons interact with the Extra Attack feature? Can you throw more than one weapon per turn?
How about two-weapon fighting? Do you need the Dual-Wielder feat to throw two weapons ...
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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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Spell attacks while hidden
I've had a thought experiment regarding spellcasting, targeting, and hiding. It's known that casting a non-attack spell while unseen is not perceptible by the target, regardless of whether the spell ...
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Are there any magic weapons that return when thrown?
As someone who's ended up throwing quite a lot of daggers at enemies, it would be nice to find one that magically comes back to me, so I don't have to worry about retrieving them or running out.
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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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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 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.
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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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At what distance can I throw daggers?
What are the penalties for each range section? Where are those rules?
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Does the Sharpshooter feat work on ranged spells that require an attack roll?
I had a player ask me whether the Sharpshooter feat (PHB, p. 170) works on spells, but I wasn't entirely sure. It says “ranged weapon attacks”, but I'm not sure if an eldritch blast cantrip counts as ...
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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
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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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