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<blockquote data-quote="DM_Blake" data-source="post: 4208572" data-attributes="member: 57267">All fine and well, but you cannot arch over your friends head to hit someone 20' away. For meaningful archery, you need significant distance for gravity to influence the projectile.So, if you are the ranger with your bow in hand, standing behind your cleric who is behind your fighter, all in a 5' corridor, and the fighter engages an orc, there is no way you can target that orc by firing over your friends' heads - you will have to get your friends to duck, or get them to both dodge left against the wall for a moment, or something similar, or otherwise you just have to time your shot and hope your friends don't step into your line of fire.Arching requires some distance, or you have to weaken your draw (as in, don't pull the string all the way back - only pull it halfway back). But if you do that, your arrow will not hit the orc very hard. Probably just bounce off, actually.It really is simple physics. If you don't believe me, feel free to get a bow and try it yourself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DM_Blake, post: 4208572, member: 57267"] All fine and well, but you cannot arch over your friends head to hit someone 20' away. For meaningful archery, you need significant distance for gravity to influence the projectile. So, if you are the ranger with your bow in hand, standing behind your cleric who is behind your fighter, all in a 5' corridor, and the fighter engages an orc, there is no way you can target that orc by firing over your friends' heads - you will have to get your friends to duck, or get them to both dodge left against the wall for a moment, or something similar, or otherwise you just have to time your shot and hope your friends don't step into your line of fire. Arching requires some distance, or you have to weaken your draw (as in, don't pull the string all the way back - only pull it halfway back). But if you do that, your arrow will not hit the orc very hard. Probably just bounce off, actually. It really is simple physics. If you don't believe me, feel free to get a bow and try it yourself. [/QUOTE]

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