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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5642312" data-attributes="member: 35909">Everything gameprinter said.&nbsp; Plus the whole &quot;how do you hunt for food?!&quot; someone mentioned a long time ago.&nbsp; And add in that it's not just flying enemies.&nbsp; What if you just happen to notice some orc warband 600 ft away?&nbsp; Do you want ot waste several round running into melee range?&nbsp; Why not use the distance and plink some with your bow?&nbsp; What if it's a climbing critter you can't reach?&nbsp; What if the enemy wizard's too far to close with, but you'd like to ready an action to disrupt his next spell anyway?It goes beyond common sense to an almost certain metamaging to say your character has never used nor seen a use for ranged weapons ever before.&nbsp; The only instance where I'd buy that is if you spent your entire life in cramped cave-like quarters or it's an underwater aquatic campaign.&nbsp; Just because bows suck in those areas.&nbsp; But even then, youve got climbers in caves and the possibility of specially made range weapons to overcome the horrific penalties of shooting through water in the aquatic game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 5642312, member: 35909"] Everything gameprinter said. Plus the whole "how do you hunt for food?!" someone mentioned a long time ago. And add in that it's not just flying enemies. What if you just happen to notice some orc warband 600 ft away? Do you want ot waste several round running into melee range? Why not use the distance and plink some with your bow? What if it's a climbing critter you can't reach? What if the enemy wizard's too far to close with, but you'd like to ready an action to disrupt his next spell anyway? It goes beyond common sense to an almost certain metamaging to say your character has never used nor seen a use for ranged weapons ever before. The only instance where I'd buy that is if you spent your entire life in cramped cave-like quarters or it's an underwater aquatic campaign. Just because bows suck in those areas. But even then, youve got climbers in caves and the possibility of specially made range weapons to overcome the horrific penalties of shooting through water in the aquatic game. [/QUOTE]

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