Ranged Weapons

The following qualities characterise each ranged weapon:

Damage Dice: The damage the weapon deals on a successful attack.

Hands: The number of hands the weapon requires to use.

Range: This is the effective range of the weapon.  A target within the weapon’s range attacked without a modifier for range. Within the weapon’s range, the Attacker shoots without penalty. If the target is within double the weapon’s range, the attacker’s Ranged Combat skill is modified by -20%. Attacks cannot be made at a distance beyond twice/double the weapon’s range.

Rate: This shows how many missiles can be fired per Combat Rounds, taking into consideration the time to load the weapon. For example, 1 CR, means one missile every combat round, while 1/3 CR means one missile every three combat rounds.

ENC: The weapon’s encumbrance. The weight and bulk of the weapon.

Cost: The price in silver pieces of the weapon.

Ranged Combat Weapons

Ranged Weapon Ammunition

Using Ranged Weapons in Close Combat

Unless the weapon can be used in close combat, and has an entry in that table, a ranged weapon is treated as an improvised weapon, doing damage equal to its closest hand-to-hand equivalent if that is less than its ranged weapon damage.