Missile Weapons

Missile weapons include numerous weapons that can be fired or hurled over a distance in order to cause damage. This includes [Using Found Objects as Weapons|found objects]], such as stones, chairs, boxes or even a back pack. Missile fire occurs simultaneously with other forms of combat, as part of the expenditure of action points; as with melee, the combatant identifies a target and then rolls to hit.

Hand-sized objects like natural or magic stones, chromatic orbs and flasks of oil have a range like any other weapon, as described below.

Bonuses

Depending on the character and the weapon, some combatants have hereditary bonuses that increase their chance to hit. Additionally a sufficient dexterity, one above 15, also allows bonuses to hit with a missile weapon. Unlike their use in melee, strength bonuses don't apply to fired or hurled weapons.

Missile Range in Combat Hexes

Weapon	Point Blank	Short	Medium	Long
axe (short)	2	3-5	6-7	8-10
bola	—	3-9	10-16	17-23
bow (long)	2-3	4-22	23-44	45-66
bow (short)	2-3	3-16	17-32	33-48
club	2	3-5	6-7	8-9
crossbow (heavy)	2	3-14	15-28	29-40
crossbow (light)	2	3-10	11-20	21-30
dagger	2	3-5	6-9	10-12
dart	2	3-5	6-10	11-15
hammer (short)	2	3-4	5-6	7-8
hand axe	2	3-6	7-9	10-13
javelin	2	3-9	10-18	19-27
sling	—	2-13	14-25	26-37
spear	2	3-6	7-12	13-18
staff sling	—	4-18	19-35	36-52
trident	2	3-5	6-9	10-13
warhammer	2	3-5	6-8	9-11

Missile Ranges

The table shown gives ranges for missile weapons. Weapons thrown or fired at point blank range are +1 to hit. There is no adjustment at short range. Medium range gives a -2 penalty, while long range gives a -5 penalty.

ARCHED MISSILES

See also: strengthened arm, opportunity fire, siege engines, ballista, catapult, trebuchet, giants, cover, grenade-like missiles, combat, deflect missile, poisoning missile