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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thyrwyn" data-source="post: 6537920" data-attributes="member: 12354">Your snark is appreciated, thank you <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />1) the rules state that a weapon must be either melee or ranged, it cannot be both. (PHB, p. 146, 2nd paragraph under "Weapons")2) A dagger is a melee weapon, that is capable of making a Ranged Weapon Attack, but is not both a Ranged Weapon and a Melee Weapon.3) ONLY Weapons listed as Ranged Weapons in the PHB are considered Ranged Weapons; Just as Javalins and Daggers are not considered Ranged Weapons (because they are not listed as such), neither is a Siege Weapon.4) Just because something is capable of making a Ranged Weapon Attack, does not mean it is a Ranged Weapon, it just means that it can make a Ranged Weapon Attack. See reference to Orc.5) Siege Weapons are not Weapons - they are not called out as either Simple or Martial; there are no Rules in the DMG (the only book in which they appear) for gaining or having proficiency with them; They have a fixed bonus to hit - no proficiency bonus, no relevant stat, etc... If they were Ranged Weapons, then you would use your DEX modifier when attacking with them; you don't.Feel free to use them as you will in your game - but calling it RAW, or RAI, even, is a stretch</blockquote>

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