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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lichmaster" data-source="post: 9858762" data-attributes="member: 6683330">I'm wondering about the necessity of aoos with a ranged weapon.With ranged weapons you can always attack the enemy as long as you have line of sight.Aoos were introduced as a way to make disengaging from melee a costly and/or risky business. There are a few maneuvers/feats that allow to make aoos on conditions different from the usual "leaving reach", the most noticeable would be Polearm Savant equivalent, but that one requires polearms. Importantly, in 5e/LU casting in melee doesn't trigger aoos anymore, so they're not that important IMO.Maybe the distinction matters more in combination with maneuvers some maneuvers, but atm no combos come to mind: <a href="https://a5e.tools/node/753" target="_blank">Warning Strike</a> and  <a href="https://www.a5e.tools/node/662" target="_blank">Purge Magic</a> require a melee attack, <a href="https://www.a5e.tools/node/766" target="_blank">Anticipate Spell </a>doesn't require melee attacks but it speecifies 5ft range, so increasing reach with a thrown weapon wouldn't give any benefits</blockquote>