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<blockquote data-quote="Amrûnril" data-source="post: 8976967" data-attributes="member: 6841183"><p>Melee and ranged weapons are reasonably balanced in a dungeon delving context. In a high visibility outdoor encounter, though, a melee-focused combatant is utterly helpless against a range-focused combatant of comparable level or CR.</p><p></p><p>Absent terrain/visibility restrictions, a melee warrior using the dash action will need <strong>20 rounds</strong> to close with a longbow wielder stepping backwards while firing. That may be an extreme case, but having to endure even half a dozen rounds of fire, even with partial cover intermittently available, is a sufficient obstacle that, under 5e rules, no one in their right mind would come to an outdoor battle armed primarily with a melee weapon. Both balance considerations and historical practice, though, suggest that it should be entirely plausible for a warrior with a shield and spear to close with an archer.</p><p></p><p>Outdoor combat may not be the primary focus of D&D, but neither is it a rare enough scenario that it's alright for it to break game balance to this degree.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amrûnril, post: 8976967, member: 6841183"] Melee and ranged weapons are reasonably balanced in a dungeon delving context. In a high visibility outdoor encounter, though, a melee-focused combatant is utterly helpless against a range-focused combatant of comparable level or CR. Absent terrain/visibility restrictions, a melee warrior using the dash action will need [B]20 rounds[/B] to close with a longbow wielder stepping backwards while firing. That may be an extreme case, but having to endure even half a dozen rounds of fire, even with partial cover intermittently available, is a sufficient obstacle that, under 5e rules, no one in their right mind would come to an outdoor battle armed primarily with a melee weapon. Both balance considerations and historical practice, though, suggest that it should be entirely plausible for a warrior with a shield and spear to close with an archer. Outdoor combat may not be the primary focus of D&D, but neither is it a rare enough scenario that it's alright for it to break game balance to this degree. [/QUOTE]
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