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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6957418">Ranged is superior to melee.&nbsp; That's why the English Longbowman decimated the French.&nbsp; That's why we use guns.&nbsp; That's why we deliver nuclear weapons with missiles and not carts.&nbsp; Ranged is going to decimate all but the fastest and cleverest of enemies.&nbsp; As it should.But ranged weapons have their drawbacks.&nbsp; They need line-of-sight.&nbsp; Arrows can't do anything against a foe surprising them around a corner, or in a dense or twisted woodland where distances are limited to average movement speed (+/-30ft).So yes, if you are throwing a bunch of random beasts at your party on open terrain, they will shoot, shoot, shoot their way straight to victory.&nbsp; Throw some goblins armed with ranged weapons themselves against the party while they stand on high terrain or make best use of their movement to move back behind cover.&nbsp; Big dumb brutes will always lose to clever people with guns.&nbsp; Smart little PITAs will fare much better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6957418"] Ranged [I]is[/I] superior to melee. That's why the English Longbowman decimated the French. That's why we use guns. That's why we deliver nuclear weapons with missiles and not carts. Ranged is going to decimate all but the fastest and cleverest of enemies. As it should. But ranged weapons have their drawbacks. They need line-of-sight. Arrows can't do anything against a foe surprising them around a corner, or in a dense or twisted woodland where distances are limited to average movement speed (+/-30ft). So yes, if you are throwing a bunch of random beasts at your party on open terrain, they will shoot, shoot, shoot their way straight to victory. Throw some goblins armed with ranged weapons themselves against the party while they stand on high terrain or make best use of their movement to move back behind cover. Big dumb brutes will always lose to clever people with guns. Smart little PITAs will fare much better. [/QUOTE]

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