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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 7110848" data-attributes="member: 66434">I'm just crotchety old man, but I don't really subscribe to "building" a dedicated ranged or melee fighter to exclusion of one or the other. In my view, a fighter is someone who is competent at fighting in a variety of situations. Weapons are tools used to do a job and a well rounded fighter should be competent with all of them. What does a melee only fighter do when confronted by flying opponents with ranged attacks? Does he/she sit down and cry because the bad guys aren't respecting the archetype? What does a dedicated archer do when surrounded in close quarters? Does he/she pull that sword and go to work or just stand there and bleed? Adventurers face a variety of challenges and situations. The bounded accuracy of 5E allows you to be well prepared for all of them. Unlike the last couple editions, you don't have to dedicate every last resource to being a one trick pony in order to be deemed competent. Sometimes you do need to engage at range and sometimes the environment doesn't allow for it. The battle master fighter can be both a good ranged and melee combatant. Some of the coolest maneuvers can be used with both ranged and close combat such as trip, and menacing strike.</blockquote>