Flying Ranged Attacks [Archive] - Wizards Community

Flying Ranged Attacks [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Banebringer
01-20-06, 04:19 PM I hope this is the right thread for this, I have no idea where to post this question otherwise.

How does a flying character shoot a bow or ranged weapon with a range increment? Do you take 10 feet off for every diagonal line to the ground from your character for the purposes of range? For example, if a flying character with a longbow is shooting at a target on the ground from 10 feet away, but the flying character is 80 feet off of the ground, would the range of the target then be 90 feet?

Also, according to the PhB you do not take a penalty on any ranged attacks within 1 foot of the maximum range. Does this mean if you fire a longbow at a creature from 110 feet away (counting his space), that you take a -2 penalty on the attack unless you have precise shots?

I am sorry for the rather stupid questions, I just can't seem to find the answers.
ressurrector
01-20-06, 05:15 PM At 0-110 feat you should take a -0
at 111-220 -2
221-330 -4
etcetera

Precise shot has no effect on this, the feat is for shooting into a melee.

As far as flying creatures, use the rules for diagonals as stated in the PhB.
Banebringer
01-20-06, 05:21 PM The only rules of diagnosis I can find in the PhB are for standard two-dimension combat, I still cannot find anything in terms for fighting from a different altitude with a ranged weapon. I would imagine that you would use the same rules for diagonals + lines, but I was just unsure if gravity played any effects.
ressurrector
01-20-06, 05:27 PM The only rules of diagnosis I can find in the PhB are for standard two-dimension combat, I still cannot find anything in terms for fighting from a different altitude with a ranged weapon. I would imagine that you would use the same rules for diagonals + lines, but I was just unsure if gravity played any effects.

Concider it to be two dimensional, height and distance along the ground.
(Find distance from ground positions, then use that with height)
Gravity? This is D&D!
We ignore the laws of Physics all day!
StevenO
01-21-06, 06:09 PM The short hand method for finding range is to take the larger of horizontal difference and vertical distance and add half the small distance. It isn't exact but then firing from different heights isn't as easy as it sounds. The true range(squared)=horizontal distance(squared) + vertical distance(squared) or [r=(h^2+v^2)^(1/2)].

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Banebringer 01-20-06, 04:19 PM	I hope this is the right thread for this, I have no idea where to post this question otherwise. How does a flying character shoot a bow or ranged weapon with a range increment? Do you take 10 feet off for every diagonal line to the ground from your character for the purposes of range? For example, if a flying character with a longbow is shooting at a target on the ground from 10 feet away, but the flying character is 80 feet off of the ground, would the range of the target then be 90 feet? Also, according to the PhB you do not take a penalty on any ranged attacks within 1 foot of the maximum range. Does this mean if you fire a longbow at a creature from 110 feet away (counting his space), that you take a -2 penalty on the attack unless you have precise shots? I am sorry for the rather stupid questions, I just can't seem to find the answers.
ressurrector 01-20-06, 05:15 PM	At 0-110 feat you should take a -0 at 111-220 -2 221-330 -4 etcetera Precise shot has no effect on this, the feat is for shooting into a melee. As far as flying creatures, use the rules for diagonals as stated in the PhB.
Banebringer 01-20-06, 05:21 PM	The only rules of diagnosis I can find in the PhB are for standard two-dimension combat, I still cannot find anything in terms for fighting from a different altitude with a ranged weapon. I would imagine that you would use the same rules for diagonals + lines, but I was just unsure if gravity played any effects.
ressurrector 01-20-06, 05:27 PM	The only rules of diagnosis I can find in the PhB are for standard two-dimension combat, I still cannot find anything in terms for fighting from a different altitude with a ranged weapon. I would imagine that you would use the same rules for diagonals + lines, but I was just unsure if gravity played any effects. Concider it to be two dimensional, height and distance along the ground. (Find distance from ground positions, then use that with height) Gravity? This is D&D! We ignore the laws of Physics all day!
StevenO 01-21-06, 06:09 PM	The short hand method for finding range is to take the larger of horizontal difference and vertical distance and add half the small distance. It isn't exact but then firing from different heights isn't as easy as it sounds. The true range(squared)=horizontal distance(squared) + vertical distance(squared) or [r=(h^2+v^2)^(1/2)].