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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TanisFrey" data-source="post: 5877101" data-attributes="member: 26948">The 50 archer only need to stay within 10 range increments of the dragon, that is 600 to 1200 feet depending on weapon.  600 feet for short bow, 700 feet for composite short bows, 1000 feet for long bow, 1100 feet for the composite long bows and 1200 feet for heavy crossbow.  Lets face is range does not matter for a first level fighter/ranger shooting at a dragon.  There are most of them are likely looking for natural 20 even in the first range increment for many of the larger dragons with DR XX/Magic.Now if you consider the army knows that the dragon is in the area and has been warned over the dragon approach it gets much uglier for the dragon as a 1000 archers unload during the first or second round at the dragon at long range.The army sees and prepares for the dragon.  The young adult Green dragon you mentioned before needs 2 full rounds of triple moves before he is close enough for the fear aura to affect the army.  The fear aura extends 150 feet from the dragon and it's normal move is 150 fly.  1000 Long Bow Archers firing say 1 arrow a round will inflict at least 50 hits a round.  At d8+1 times 50 hits is on average 275 damage per round the dragon is closing.  (This damage is assuming that the rangers do not have favored enemy on the dragon.)</blockquote>