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<blockquote data-quote="beepeearr" data-source="post: 2603653" data-attributes="member: 20548">Funny, but I've been DMing 3rd since it first came out, and I never realized I was handling flanking wrong, I've moved a few times and gamed for quite a few different groups because of it, and none of them have ever called me on it.&nbsp; I've always allowed ranged attacks to benefit from flanking, it just seemed like common sense.&nbsp; I always thought crossfire from multiple attackers should be just as difficult to defend against as attacks from multiple melee attackers.&nbsp; If nothing else you would think a &quot;flanking&quot; ranged attack against an opponent engaged in melee would be difficult enough to defend against, that the ranged attack would gain the bonus.&nbsp; Think I'll stick to the way we've been doing it.&nbsp; It may not follow the rules, but I still think it makes more sense.&nbsp; Give it a try sometime, have two friends stand ten feet apart from you on either side, and have them start throwing rocks at you, then have them stand directly in front of you and see which one results in you being hit more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="beepeearr, post: 2603653, member: 20548"] Funny, but I've been DMing 3rd since it first came out, and I never realized I was handling flanking wrong, I've moved a few times and gamed for quite a few different groups because of it, and none of them have ever called me on it. I've always allowed ranged attacks to benefit from flanking, it just seemed like common sense. I always thought crossfire from multiple attackers should be just as difficult to defend against as attacks from multiple melee attackers. If nothing else you would think a "flanking" ranged attack against an opponent engaged in melee would be difficult enough to defend against, that the ranged attack would gain the bonus. Think I'll stick to the way we've been doing it. It may not follow the rules, but I still think it makes more sense. Give it a try sometime, have two friends stand ten feet apart from you on either side, and have them start throwing rocks at you, then have them stand directly in front of you and see which one results in you being hit more. [/QUOTE]

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