rules discussion Using Ranged Attack to grant Aid Another bonus

[iantruesilver]

2 minutes ago, Wiz said:

Rule as you like, you are GM, but I notice your poll has a No, and multiple abstains.  Sounds like the player preference is no, unless I'm misunderstanding.

Which is why I'm clarifying and asking 😛

[Wiz]

*nod*

[farothel]

15 hours ago, iantruesilver said:

If we allow it, I wouldn't require adjacent to the assisted or opponent, I'd rule that you'd have to be within 30' and first range increment, part of which is conveniently prereq for the point-blank shot line.

 

Requiring precise shot makes sense, but pushes it back a little bit for non-ranged focused builds.

 

And limiting it to say "useable by player characters only" essentially eliminates the "how many cohorts/followers can I cram into a 30' radius?" hack, which, since we are never going to be recruiting more than what we currently have (7 is a pretty high player count even for PbP), there'll only ever be 6 aiders max.

 

If everyone's okay with how that's proposed, then I can rule it in as such.

 

When I'm a GM (and it's for all GMs in our tabletop group actually) I'm a firm believer in 'anything the PCs can do, the NPCs can do as well'.  If you allow the PCs a nifty trick, it can be used against them as well.  Of course, as GM you can also limit it to a small number of participants, but I will allow it for opponents as well.

[iantruesilver]

Yeah that's fair. So in this case we would modify that the to say "only seven combatants, whether acting in melee or at range, can simultaneously aid the same ally, any additional attempts yields no further bonus."