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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bastoche" data-source="post: 60207" data-attributes="member: 306">I do not think you can switch from range to melee within a single round. This issue has been debated as hell. I personnally consider that when you choose to do a melee full attack action, you are set on melee until your next turn. Same for ranged weapons. Like I said, this issue has been beaten to death and I don't think the rules support that kind of possibilities (switch from melee to ranged with tha same round). And I also think that giving this possiblity to a ranged fighter is a very very bad idea from a balance point of view. If the party doesn't have at least one front tank warrior, there shouldn't be a ultra specialized ranged fighter. Archers are good when given the proprer role. And that role isn't being in melee. I think that a bow is too fragile to be used as a "spear" with a dagger. And I also think that allowing an archer to threaten an area when using ranged attacks is a bad idea.If the rules could somehow allow to bypass the ranged attack disadvantages, why would they create them ?Range attack allows huge advantages over melee attacks. It's normal that they also get huge disadvantages. And bending the rules to reduce them, or worst, nullify them is a sure way toward unbalance.</blockquote>