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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9462593" data-attributes="member: 6801845">The chart indicates Melee or Ranged like it did in the 2014 PHB.&nbsp; Somehow when I did my search to double check I missed it.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f633.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!&nbsp; &nbsp; :oops:"&nbsp; data-smilie="10"data-shortname=":oops:" />[ATTACH=full]380346[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]380345[/ATTACH]So a weapon can be range (vs ranged) and melee weapon.&nbsp; Which still gives me a headache because Sharpshooter says Bypass Cover. Your ranged attacks with weapons ignore <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#Cover" target="_blank">Half Cover</a> and <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#Cover" target="_blank">Three-Quarters Cover</a>.
Okay, no problem.&nbsp; If I take this feat I can ignore half and three-quarters cover with my thrown daggers. Cool.But then they change from &quot;ranged attacks&quot; to &quot;ranged weapons&quot; for the next two.
Firing in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with Ranged weapons.Long Shots. Attacking at long range doesn’t impose <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#Disadvantage" target="_blank">Disadvantage</a> on your attack rolls with Ranged weapons.
Why?&nbsp; Just ... why?&nbsp; The first benefit applies for all range attacks but then I can't, for example, throw darts in close quarters and there's no way to get around the long range penalty for my javelin thrower.&nbsp; Firing in melee with a thrown weapon is a really niche case but the range thing?&nbsp; The one thing that might give throw my strength based PC a bone by having a ranged attack that doesn't suck?&nbsp; Nope.Ah well.&nbsp; I'll house rule it like I always have and allow sharpshooter with thrown weapons if you want.&nbsp; And ... I think I should go take a nap now because now I'm just ranting.&nbsp; <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=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9462593, member: 6801845"] The chart indicates Melee or Ranged like it did in the 2014 PHB. Somehow when I did my search to double check I missed it. :oops: [ATTACH type="full" alt="1726862708704.png"]380346[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1726862550037.png"]380345[/ATTACH] So a weapon can be range (vs ranged) and melee weapon. Which still gives me a headache because Sharpshooter says [INDENT][B][I]Bypass Cover.[/I][/B] Your ranged attacks with weapons ignore [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#Cover']Half Cover[/URL] and [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#Cover']Three-Quarters Cover[/URL].[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] Okay, no problem. If I take this feat I can ignore half and three-quarters cover with my thrown daggers. Cool. But then they change from "ranged attacks" to "ranged weapons" for the next two. [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B][I]Firing in Melee.[/I][/B] Being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with Ranged weapons.[/INDENT] [INDENT][B][I]Long Shots.[/I][/B] Attacking at long range doesn’t impose [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#Disadvantage']Disadvantage[/URL] on your attack rolls with Ranged weapons.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] Why? Just ... why? The first benefit applies for all range attacks but then I can't, for example, throw darts in close quarters and there's no way to get around the long range penalty for my javelin thrower. Firing in melee with a thrown weapon is a really niche case but the range thing? The one thing that might give throw my strength based PC a bone by having a ranged attack that doesn't suck? Nope. Ah well. I'll house rule it like I always have and allow sharpshooter with thrown weapons if you want. And ... I think I should go take a nap now because now I'm just ranting. ;) [/QUOTE]

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