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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fighter1" data-source="post: 2781346" data-attributes="member: 39381">The PHB alcehmists fire, to EL's for tenth level is really not all that damaging. If youc an get/create better ones that would be another story.But to your main point - a fighter has the best BAB in the game be it with a sword in hand or not. Why waste it? why not allow your fighter to toss that spear to get the extra d6 + Str bonus of damage on the badguy in that first round when the badguy is out of reach? What abotu those enemies you don't want to get close to with real nasty touch attacks; rust monsters come to mind.You may not use your ranged weapon as much as your sword; but I can tell you from experince in AD&D forward that it is a mistake for any character be unable to attack at range with something.Me - at lower levels I always go with a composite longbow with an appropriate Str bonus along with a few javelins for throwing (I almost always take quick draw for any PC - as throwing allows me not to have to don or put down my shield or sheath or unsheath my sword). So I am ready for longer term - longer ranged ranged combat (bow) and shorter term - shorter ranged combat (javelins).</blockquote>