PHB Ranged Weapons in 3.x

[pawsplay]

What PHB ranged weapons have you seen used for PCs in 3.x games (and why)?


(You can choose as many as apply!)

You left off "thrown sword."

 

[blargney the second]

Meat & potatoes. (ie if it's not exotic, I've probably done it.)
-blarg
ps - where is the option for halflings? +1 as thrown weapons!

 

[Mark CMG]

There will be no dwarf tossing, either.

 

[Pbartender]

Bows of all kinds, light crossbows and (you forgot) daggers are the most common in the games I've played.

 

[Mark CMG]

Bows of all kinds, light crossbows and (you forgot) daggers are the most common in the games I've played.

No spears, either.

 

[Pbartender]

No spears, either.

Or throwing axes, or light hammers, or tridents either...

You left out all the good ones.

 

[Nifft]

I've used several of the above, along with daggers (returning) and spears (short and regular).

-- N

 

[MoogleEmpMog]

There are ranged weapons in the PHB other than composite longbows and slings?

For a one-shot, I played a Warcraft troll with a blowgun and javelins; other than that, I don't remember seeing a PHB ranged weapon other than those above, or indeed any non-firearm ranged weapon other than those above, in YEARS. (D&D only; I've seen plenty in other games.)

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I use them all, and others besides-

Spears, daggers, throwing axes...

What my PCs use depends on who my PCs are.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

Crossbow (both types, but heavy is extremely rare unless it's actually D20 Modern fantasy), sling (backup for monks and some halfling archetypes; seems pretty wimpy), composite longbow (no reason to get the wimpier one), composite shortbow (likewise), bolas (fun to use), repeating light crossbow (for when someone wants to play a drow that isn't a Drizzt-clone; also very common with drow NPCs).

I noted you missed out on spears; they're backup, of course, unless they're magical and returning, and even then the range is pretty wimpy. I haven't run an Ancient Rome d20 "Modern" campaign so I've yet to use javelins.

I didn't even know there was a repeating heavy crossbow.