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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 7561296" data-attributes="member: 6802951">We're not talking maximum distance that you can achieve a nice shot grouping on a shooting range. We're talking effective range in an actual firefight. Pistols generally don't have the luxury of being able to take a shot unnoticed by your opponents mid-fight, so your target is likely to be actively evading, and you will be doing the same and/or trying to snap a shot off before they do. Plus the whole fear spiking your adrenaline levels and other psychological effects that might affect your aim.I'm pretty sure that I haven't mentioned ranges for rifles, bows etc. I will say that even using modern compound bows which are as powerful and much more stable than longbows, hunters seem to be frowned on if they try a shot at more than 40-ish yards. And that would be taking time to aim against a slow-moving or stationary animal, not one in rapid motion or shooting back at you. Volleying shafts into a unit of soldiers is one thing. Reliably hitting a moving man-sized target is something else. When this discussion leaves the realm of realism and starts talking about how D&D would judge pistol ranges, comparing with other weapons is absolutely something that should be done. Cool. Was the shooter standing in a solid shooting stance, spacing their shots, controlling their breathing, and taking time to aim?How many of those things would they be doing in an actual firefight?</blockquote>

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