Hussar
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And, really, it's not like it has to happen all the time that long range combat is blocked. It's perfectly plausible that you won't have 600 foot LOS in every single encounter. Right? We can all agree there?
So, brass tacks here, how often are we ACTUALLY talking about this happening? AFAIC, there are very few terrains where this is an issue:
1. Spelljammer.
2. Naval engagements (note, though, while these ranges are certainly possible, it's not guaranteed - lighting, weather, even waves are going to reduce sight lines.
3. Salt plains. - not exactly the most common adventuring environment.
That's about it. Anything else and you have too many things that can block sight. Even short grass plains aren't flat enough. There's a VERY good reason that militaries don't engage beyond about 300 meters and that's with rifles. Sure, your shots can go much, much farther than that. 7.62 can reach out damn near a kilometer. Can't hit anything at that range, but, the rounds actually will travel that far. But, it almost never happens. You don't engage in wide open, flat planes with no cover. That's just blindingly suicidal.
So, brass tacks here, how often are we ACTUALLY talking about this happening? AFAIC, there are very few terrains where this is an issue:
1. Spelljammer.
2. Naval engagements (note, though, while these ranges are certainly possible, it's not guaranteed - lighting, weather, even waves are going to reduce sight lines.
3. Salt plains. - not exactly the most common adventuring environment.
That's about it. Anything else and you have too many things that can block sight. Even short grass plains aren't flat enough. There's a VERY good reason that militaries don't engage beyond about 300 meters and that's with rifles. Sure, your shots can go much, much farther than that. 7.62 can reach out damn near a kilometer. Can't hit anything at that range, but, the rounds actually will travel that far. But, it almost never happens. You don't engage in wide open, flat planes with no cover. That's just blindingly suicidal.