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<blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 261968" data-attributes="member: 284">You are either weilding the ranged weapon or you are not.&nbsp; If you are wielding a ranged weapon (such as a whip or bow), you don't threaten the area around you and you can't make an AoO.&nbsp; &nbsp; This is in the core rules and the D&amp;D FAQ. It's just the way the rules work.&nbsp;&nbsp; I can easily see a feat that allows you to still threaten an area when using a ranged weapon, or a bow that is also enchanted to act as a club, and thus would allow you to threaten the area around you.&nbsp; But by the core rules, you don't threaten the area around you while wielding a ranged weapon.&nbsp; (Presumably you are to occupied with aiming and reloading the weapon to take advantage of any openings in your opponent's defense.)As a DM, I only apply this limitation on rounds in which you are actually using the bow.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you don't us it, you can just hold it in your hand and threaten the area around you normally.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caliban, post: 261968, member: 284"] You are either weilding the ranged weapon or you are not. If you are wielding a ranged weapon (such as a whip or bow), you don't threaten the area around you and you can't make an AoO. This is in the core rules and the D&D FAQ. It's just the way the rules work. I can easily see a feat that allows you to still threaten an area when using a ranged weapon, or a bow that is also enchanted to act as a club, and thus would allow you to threaten the area around you. But by the core rules, you don't threaten the area around you while wielding a ranged weapon. (Presumably you are to occupied with aiming and reloading the weapon to take advantage of any openings in your opponent's defense.) As a DM, I only apply this limitation on rounds in which you are actually using the bow. If you don't us it, you can just hold it in your hand and threaten the area around you normally. [/QUOTE]

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