Zurai
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Yes, it does. Or at the very least, the RAW is silent.generalhenry said:yeah, by the raw it doesn't work
At the worst you could wield the bow as an improvised melee weapon in one hand and an unarmed strike in the other hand.
Yes, it does. Or at the very least, the RAW is silent.generalhenry said:yeah, by the raw it doesn't work
At the worst you could wield the bow as an improvised melee weapon in one hand and an unarmed strike in the other hand.
Zurai said:Yes, it does. Or at the very least, the RAW is silent.
At the worst you could wield the bow as an improvised melee weapon in one hand and an unarmed strike in the other hand.
by the raw he can kick, head butt, punch, arrow stab etc for 1d4.
I never said anything at all about kicking. I said it could be wielded as a one-handed improvised weapon, with an unarmed strike using the other hand. And, yes, you can use a bow as a one-handed improvised weapon - the only reason it's a two handed ranged weapon is you have to use a hand to hold it and a hand to pull back the bowstring. Since you're presumably not using the bowstring except when shooting the bow, there's nothing preventing you from using the other hand to do whatever.generalhenry said:so... a two handed ranged weapon now counts as a one hand melee weapon? Which you don't even attack with, instead you use it to qualify for kicking twice??
Nothing. Considering that improvised weapons are almost completely worthless in 4E, I don't see a problem with it.If you starting ruling that improvised weapons counted as wielding weapons what's to stop a shield from being counted as an off hand improvised weapon?
generalhenry said:
so... a two handed ranged weapon now counts as a one hand melee weapon? Which you don't even attack with, instead you use it to qualify for kicking twice??
If you starting ruling that improvised weapons counted as wielding weapons what's to stop a shield from being counted as an off hand improvised weapon?
Yeah the rules are a little awkward, but the intention is plenty clear, two melee weapons you're going to attack with.
by the raw he can kick, head butt, punch, arrow stab etc for 1d4.
If you stretch the raw he can hit with his bow for 1d8
But TWF with a longbow and bare hand?
Yeah, he would have actually be better off doing a basic melee attack.Danceofmasks said:Ranger also lost str bonus to damage.![]()
Nothing. Considering that improvised weapons are almost completely worthless in 4E, I don't see a problem with it.