Not using precise shot

[vash]

what determines if someone is an ally? why shouldn't a reckless person be able to fire into melee and hope it turns out okay? shouldn't there be an option of a 25% chance of hitting him or something if you fire into a melee?(but then that gets into figuring out where missed arrows go.)

[Charender]

I do not believe there are explicit rules for shooting into melee involving 2 enemies.

I have always randomized based on size(number of squares the creature takes up) to see which character gets hit.

2 medium creatures = 50/50
1 medium creature fighting a large creature = 20% chance to hit the medium crature

[Morgen]

Well it is a game and I'm pretty sure your not going to get invited back to many of them if you keep intentionally shooting into melee without any regard for the other player's characters. In essence what stops you from doing that is what stops you from fireballing a whole room of people that include your allies without a care for them.

Anyway you only take a -4 if your shooting at someone whose engaged with a friendly character. Two enemy characters fighting means no -4 for your shooting at one of them.

If you must justify the rules of the game with real life stuff, assume that your character normally pulls their aim a bit when Jeff the Fighter suddenly shifts a bit in the melee and that's what ruins your shot if you miss.

[vash]

Morgen wrote:

Well it is a game and I'm pretty sure your not going to get invited back to many of them if you keep intentionally shooting into melee without any regard for the other player's characters. In essence what stops you from doing that is what stops you from fireballing a whole room of people that include your allies without a care for them.

Anyway you only take a -4 if your shooting at someone whose engaged with a friendly character. Two enemy characters fighting means no -4 for your shooting at one of them.

If you must justify the rules of the game with real life stuff, assume that your character normally pulls their aim a bit when Jeff the Fighter suddenly shifts a bit in the melee and that's what ruins your shot if you miss.

I don't know where you got the idea that i'm that interested in shooting into groups of enemies. The point is there are no rules for someone who fires into melee with an ally and doesn't take the time to make sure they don't hit an ally.

the fireball example is horrible, since people often have to shoot fireballs at allies.

[Morgen]

vash wrote:

the fireball example is horrible, since people often have to shoot fireballs at allies.

Hahaha, yeah if you do that kind of garbage with any of the groups I've ever played with in all of LG or home games without asking specific permission first you'd have been at best kicked out of the game right then and there.