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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6517033" data-attributes="member: 22779">Hang on.&nbsp; I said it was a pretty corner case, and it is.&nbsp; You need open ground, known opponents, clear weather and daytime (or low light vision at least) for this to occur.&nbsp; I don't know about you, but, that's generally not where encounters occur in my game.&nbsp; If there are any trees, buildings or even small rises and dips, heck, even long grass, and this won't work.I mean, if you have 600 feet of open ground, why doesn't anyone have a mount?&nbsp; Your ten rounds of shooting means that the bad guys only have a move of 30.&nbsp; So, again, limited number of encounters.&nbsp; IOW, you need the following to be true:1.&nbsp; One or both parties has to be recognised as hostile at a range of 600 feet.&nbsp; (you're not going to attack neutral targets are you?)2.&nbsp; There must be clear vision.&nbsp; No inclement weather or night time.&nbsp; (again, limiting the number of encounters)3.&nbsp; The parties must be limited to 30 foot speed.&nbsp; On horses, you'd get max 5 rounds - speed 60 for dash actions.&nbsp; 4.&nbsp; There cannot be any terrain limitations - a dungeon for example won't work, nor will any urban environment.&nbsp; So, yeah, a long range archer duel is something I would expect to see maybe once per campaign, certainly less than once per level and I'd eat my shorts if it occurred once per session.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6517033, member: 22779"] Hang on. I said it was a pretty corner case, and it is. You need open ground, known opponents, clear weather and daytime (or low light vision at least) for this to occur. I don't know about you, but, that's generally not where encounters occur in my game. If there are any trees, buildings or even small rises and dips, heck, even long grass, and this won't work. I mean, if you have 600 feet of open ground, why doesn't anyone have a mount? Your ten rounds of shooting means that the bad guys only have a move of 30. So, again, limited number of encounters. IOW, you need the following to be true: 1. One or both parties has to be recognised as hostile at a range of 600 feet. (you're not going to attack neutral targets are you?) 2. There must be clear vision. No inclement weather or night time. (again, limiting the number of encounters) 3. The parties must be limited to 30 foot speed. On horses, you'd get max 5 rounds - speed 60 for dash actions. 4. There cannot be any terrain limitations - a dungeon for example won't work, nor will any urban environment. So, yeah, a long range archer duel is something I would expect to see maybe once per campaign, certainly less than once per level and I'd eat my shorts if it occurred once per session. [/QUOTE]

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