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<blockquote data-quote="Will" data-source="post: 288593" data-attributes="member: 5566">If anything, I think Petrosian's math is wrong and it's _better_... but not by much.He's right. It's better to use a ranged touch magic weapon (wand) than a regular attack against highly armored foes. Granted, melee sneak attacks are a lot easier to set up, but as someone who's struggled to set up ranged sneak attacks... it can be done. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />However... as I see it, you're talking about a difference of a few points, one way or another. Maybe 3-5 points of damage.This is interesting (and something I'm going to look into for my character!), but... er. I don't see it as such a big deal. It's smart tactics... if you're up against a heavily armored foe, and you can hit vital spots, find something that ignores armor.Rapid shot and Two Weapon Fighting don't work great against heavily armored foe, in general. It's a bit weird... with +14 first attack bonus, you are worse off using TWF above AC 17, but then you hit a point where the flat '20 hits' makes up for things slightly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Will, post: 288593, member: 5566"] If anything, I think Petrosian's math is wrong and it's _better_... but not by much. He's right. It's better to use a ranged touch magic weapon (wand) than a regular attack against highly armored foes. Granted, melee sneak attacks are a lot easier to set up, but as someone who's struggled to set up ranged sneak attacks... it can be done. ;) However... as I see it, you're talking about a difference of a few points, one way or another. Maybe 3-5 points of damage. This is interesting (and something I'm going to look into for my character!), but... er. I don't see it as such a big deal. It's smart tactics... if you're up against a heavily armored foe, and you can hit vital spots, find something that ignores armor. Rapid shot and Two Weapon Fighting don't work great against heavily armored foe, in general. It's a bit weird... with +14 first attack bonus, you are worse off using TWF above AC 17, but then you hit a point where the flat '20 hits' makes up for things slightly. [/QUOTE]

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