TOPIC: Ranged Weapon Questions

Just a few questions that came up during GenCon:<br /><br /><br />#1. Can a player use multiple Orbs of Pelors (in successive rounds of combat but during the same encounter). Some ranged weapons (like Shuriken) explicitly allow multiple copies to be used in each round (text in the token guide). But there has been a specific ruling disallowing multiple Skulls of Doom from being used (even if you have multiple copies). So is the Orb of Pelor like the Shuriken (you can throw one each round) or the Skull of Doom (a player can only use one Orb of Pelor each combat)?<br /><br /><br />#2. Can you clarify whether the Skull of Doom is a +2 weapon (so +2 to hit). The token doesn't say it, but the token guide does.<br /><br /><br />#3. There's also still some confusion on whether you can Sneak Attack, Power Attack, or Smite Evil with a Ranged Weapon.<br /><br /><br />Thanks!

1. If you look at the Orb token, it says one use per combat.  It does say in the token guide ".., but the effect only occurs once per combat" as well.  I will cahnge the wording if that will help.<br /><br />2. OK, I can blame Jeff here.  You see, there are often multiple versions of a token image that are developed before the final images are sent to the printer.  Apparently, it may not be clear in Jeff's system which image is the final version.  When I ask him to send me images for the token guide, he sometimes sends me older images (as in this case).  I include the image and write the text off of that for the guide.  Until I see the real final token, I do not know any more than you which image will be used.  I will get the correct one from Jeff and fix, but as always, the token trumps the guide...<br /><br />3. Sneak attack (Rogue) can be attempted with a ranged weapon.  Power Attack and Smite Evil are more melee based attacks (strength, adrenalin, etc. ) and can not be used with ranged weapons.

Thanks for the quick response Dave.<br /><br />

<br />1. If you look at the Orb token, it says one use per combat.  It does say in the token guide ".., but the effect only occurs once per combat" as well.  I will cahnge the wording if that will help.<br />

<br /><br /><br />What I mean is, if I have 5 Orbs of Pelor, can I attack with a different one during the first 5 rounds?<br /><br />Last year, a similar question came up with the Skull of Doom. (i.e. if I have 5 Skulls of Doom, can I use a different one each round) And the end result was a ruling that a give player can only attack with one Skull of Doom per combat (so having multiple Skulls doesn't help a single player).<br /><br />So if you use an Orb of Pelor to attack, you clearly can't use that same one to attack the next round. But if I have a dozen Orbs, can I attack with a different one each round? Thanks.

More importantly, if I attack with an Orb of Pelor, and my target blocks with a Skull of Doom (a la dodgeball), does the whole dungeon explode in some sort of matter/anti-matter reaction?

<br />What I mean is, if I have 5 Orbs of Pelor, can I attack with a different one during the first 5 rounds?<br /><br />Last year, a similar question came up with the Skull of Doom. (i.e. if I have 5 Skulls of Doom, can I use a different one each round) And the end result was a ruling that a give player can only attack with one Skull of Doom per combat (so having multiple Skulls doesn't help a single player).<br />

<br /><br />No, only one orb, per player, per combat.  If you are fighting multiple monsters, you may use multiple orbs, or if you want to give one ot each player for one attack that is fine.  But in the normal one monster/room scenario.  Only one orb or skull is necessary.

Something that has come up a few years in a row now...and I always forget to refresh before con...<br /><br />The compound weapons (either Melee or Range) like the Spear...<br /><br />These are +to hit as per RANGE and +damage as per MELEE.<br /><br />So the player uses DEX to hit and STR for damage.

<br />Something that has come up a few years in a row now...and I always forget to refresh before con...<br /><br />The compound weapons (either Melee or Range) like the Spear...<br /><br />These are +to hit as per RANGE and +damage as per MELEE.<br /><br />So the player uses DEX to hit and STR for damage.<br />

<br /><br />Or like the new +1 Keen Hand Axe (much to the Harpy's dismay  =D)!