I want to introduce my group to a Large creature that uses a bow. Does this Large creature's Large bow have a longer range than the typical bow?
Does an official rule cover this, or must I make a house rule?
Asked
Active
Viewed 2,053 times
6
-
3This question isn't a duplicate, but if nothing else comes up linked is the identical question for 3.5e. – Hey I Can Chan Oct 11 '16 at 13:07
-
If you're looking for a "fair" rule on how to modify range, maybe reference the Space, Reach, & Threatened Area Templates, where the Typical Height/Lenght column will allow you to compare size categories in a relevant matter. For example, a large creature is about twice as big as a medium one, so their range could be twice as high. Though if you create a Colossal enemy (16 times as large as a medium character), they could snipe your group from quite a distance - long before you could do anything about it. – TheThirdMan Oct 11 '16 at 14:00
1 Answers
6
In Pathfinder, ranged weapon range is not affected by weapon size. While it is difficult to conclusively confirm this, a search of the Equipment section in the core rulebook reveals that the section on weapon size makes no statements regarding adjusting range or range increments.
As Hey I Can Chan mentioned, this was a rule in D&D 3.0 (and since Pathfinder is based on 3.5, it was never a part of Pathfinder).
Cellion
- 4,149
- 20
- 36
-
Thank you for the answer. Anyway, would you make a rule for this specific situation ? – Binochio Oct 11 '16 at 13:49
-
@Binochio If you want to make a house-rule to add this back in, check out the link in Hey I Can Chan's comment to your question above. In D&D3.0, increasing or decreasing the size of a weapon changed its range increment by 25% for each size change away from medium. – Cellion Oct 11 '16 at 13:58