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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 7144950" data-attributes="member: 12731">You are completely correct.WotC took away no less than eleven different checks and limitations on Dex/ranged combat.No wonder you're only ever going to play a slow axe Dwarf for role-playing reasons, because tactically and optimization-wise it's simply not as useful as ranged.Anyone telling you otherwise is simply blinded by his or her own expectations. But if you build your character in a rational way, you'll find Wizards simply forgot to ensure there's good reasons to go melee, that have been present in fantasy rpgs since the dawn of time. Either that, or they caved to the pressure of all the people that demanded their lithe dexterous special snowflake can deal just as much damage, and simply figured nobody would notice the fundamental assumption of the fantasy genre - the preeminence of melee - was gone until well after they sold most of their PHBs anyway...As for solutions, I analyzed your suggestion but found it hurt too many archetypes for it really work.Sent from my C6603 using <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205" target="_blank">EN World mobile app</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 7144950, member: 12731"] You are completely correct. WotC took away no less than eleven different checks and limitations on Dex/ranged combat. No wonder you're only ever going to play a slow axe Dwarf for role-playing reasons, because tactically and optimization-wise it's simply not as useful as ranged. Anyone telling you otherwise is simply blinded by his or her own expectations. But if you build your character in a rational way, you'll find Wizards simply forgot to ensure there's good reasons to go melee, that have been present in fantasy rpgs since the dawn of time. Either that, or they caved to the pressure of all the people that demanded their lithe dexterous special snowflake can deal just as much damage, and simply figured nobody would notice the fundamental assumption of the fantasy genre - the preeminence of melee - was gone until well after they sold most of their PHBs anyway... As for solutions, I analyzed your suggestion but found it hurt too many archetypes for it really work. Sent from my C6603 using [URL=http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205]EN World mobile app[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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