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<blockquote data-quote="Henrix" data-source="post: 117199" data-attributes="member: 3587">That's a tough one. The text in the PHB on aid says:&quot;If you're in a position to attack an opponent with which a friend of yours i engaged in melee combat, you can aid your friend&quot;Which seems to imply that you do not, in fact, have to be in melee contact with the enemy.There is nothing in the errata or the FAQ about this, as far as I can see.(Otherwise I agree with you, Forceful Jack, that if we go by the SRD, then you must be able to make a melee attack.)And in my eyes it is OK if the annoying halfling rogue can distract the ogre from hitting his paladin friend by yelling and throwing rocks, or mushrooms, at him.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Does it use up ammunition? Well, if that's what you have at hand, then it does. If you spend a (move equivalent) action to pick something up to throw, fine with me. (But don't waste your +2 Screaming Bolts on it.)Note, however, that it is not, despite the fact that you make an attack roll, an attack action. Therefore you cannot use Expertise while doing it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henrix, post: 117199, member: 3587"] That's a tough one. The text in the PHB on aid says: "If you're in a position to attack an opponent with which a friend of yours i engaged in melee combat, you can aid your friend" Which seems to imply that you do not, in fact, have to be in melee contact with the enemy. There is nothing in the errata or the FAQ about this, as far as I can see. (Otherwise I agree with you, Forceful Jack, that if we go by the SRD, then you must be able to make a melee attack.) And in my eyes it is OK if the annoying halfling rogue can distract the ogre from hitting his paladin friend by yelling and throwing rocks, or mushrooms, at him. :D Does it use up ammunition? Well, if that's what you have at hand, then it does. If you spend a (move equivalent) action to pick something up to throw, fine with me. (But don't waste your +2 Screaming Bolts on it.) Note, however, that it is not, despite the fact that you make an attack roll, an attack action. Therefore you cannot use Expertise while doing it. [/QUOTE]

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