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Okay, one more question that is somewhat related. For a character using a reach weapon, is there a feat or feat tree that will reduce or eliminate an enemy's soft cover AC bonus for attacking around an ally? I know IPS will do it for ranged.

Thanks, guys. How about if it were a large creature?

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Would he still be considered to have cover even though most of him (the squares directly in front of the ranged character and above the ally's head) are clear?

This came up when working on some new characters for a campaign. Most of the group has played but this will be my first time with PF so bear with me.

Let's suppose that I have an ally engaged in melee with an enemy and he is positioned between me and said enemy. Like this.
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If I were to attack the enemy with a ranged weapon, would I have a -4 penalty to my attack (firing into melee), a +4 to the enemy's AC (soft cover), AND a 20% miss chance (concealment due to my ally)? Or do I just have (effectively) a -8 to my attack?

Assuming my character has the precise shot feat then that would negate the -4 and a 5ft step to the left would negate the remaining penalties, correct? And the same rules would apply using a reach weapon? Is there a feat like precise shot that works with a reach weapon?