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<blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 5782686" data-attributes="member: 54710">One problem is that encounters that begin at long range have a different set of design considerations than most D&amp;D encounters.&nbsp; If you're designing an encounter where the PCs have a significant range advantage, the DM can attack the PCs with an unusually large group of enemies who have to wade through the PCs ranged onslaught before closing to melee.&nbsp; This type of battle can be a ton of fun since the PCs will get to defeat a much larger group of enemies than they are typically able.&nbsp; Plus, there is a nice dynamic as the survivors start getting into melee range and the melee characters drop their semi-effectual ranged weapons to guard the archers and casters who have to keep pounding the back ranks of the enemy.On the other hand, if you're designing an encounter where the PCs have a significant ranged disadvantage (typically enemy archers/casters in a secure and difficult to reach position), the DM needs to be judicious about the type and quantity of enemies.&nbsp; The key here is providing (or allowing the PCs to create) terrain that allows the PCs to advance or flank the enemy under cover, perhaps while a subset of the PCs try to attract ineffectual attacks.These are both fun encounter styles.&nbsp; I hope 5e is good at them.-KS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KidSnide, post: 5782686, member: 54710"] One problem is that encounters that begin at long range have a different set of design considerations than most D&D encounters. If you're designing an encounter where the PCs have a significant range advantage, the DM can attack the PCs with an unusually large group of enemies who have to wade through the PCs ranged onslaught before closing to melee. This type of battle can be a ton of fun since the PCs will get to defeat a much larger group of enemies than they are typically able. Plus, there is a nice dynamic as the survivors start getting into melee range and the melee characters drop their semi-effectual ranged weapons to guard the archers and casters who have to keep pounding the back ranks of the enemy. On the other hand, if you're designing an encounter where the PCs have a significant ranged disadvantage (typically enemy archers/casters in a secure and difficult to reach position), the DM needs to be judicious about the type and quantity of enemies. The key here is providing (or allowing the PCs to create) terrain that allows the PCs to advance or flank the enemy under cover, perhaps while a subset of the PCs try to attract ineffectual attacks. These are both fun encounter styles. I hope 5e is good at them. -KS [/QUOTE]

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