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‎List of Ranged Weapons: replace prob with "cuts hydras" for consistentcy w. melee weapns

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 Ranged weapons come with some large sacrifices: less damage per turn, hefty penalties from armour, and most common launchers are [[hand|two-handed]] (precluding use of [[shield]]). Also, ranged weapons don't trigger [[auxiliary attack]]s.
-Due to the lighter armour, rangers are squishy, favoring [[Dodging]] as a defensive skill. Therefore, a ranged character will play closer to a "caster" than a "melee brute". Many characters can hybridize into spell magic, since they aren't being encumbered by armour or shield.
+Due to the lighter armour and dexterity scaling, rangers will prefer [[Dodging]] as a defensive skill, and play closer to a "caster" than a "melee brute". Many characters can hybridize into spell magic, since they aren't being encumbered by armour or shield.
 If you want to play with Ranged Weapons, the following species can be good:

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 If you want to play with Ranged Weapons, the following species can be good:
 *[[Spriggan]]s can [[kite]] enemies with their fast movement speed. However, they cannot wield longbows or triple crossbows.
-*[[Formicid]]s can wield two-handed weapons with a shield, negating one of Ranged Weapons' greater penalties.
+*[[Formicid]]s can wield two-handed weapons with a shield, negating a significant downside of ranged weapons.
 *[[Minotaur]]s have great aptitudes with all weapons, including ranged weapons.
 *[[Kobold]]s and [[Deep Elves]] have amazing aptitudes in Ranged Weapons, but are harder to play than Minotaurs. Also, kobolds have short [[LOS]], so they can't shoot as far.

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 '''Ranged Weapons''' is a [[skill]] that governs '''launchers''', weapons which fire missiles from a distance, including slings, bows, and crossbows. Being able to attack enemies at any distance in [[line of sight]] is a strong perk. But it comes at a cost: not only are ranged weapons weaker than their melee counterparts, but they suffer penalties when wearing heavy body [[armour]].
-Players can use ranged weapons in melee range at no penalty. However, monsters require the [[:Category:don't_melee_flag|"Don't Melee" flag]] in order to consider using them in melee.
+Players can use ranged weapons in melee range at no additional penalty. However, monsters require the [[:Category:don't_melee_flag|"Don't Melee" flag]] in order to consider using them in melee.
 All ranged weapons use [[dexterity]] instead of [[strength]] for damage calculations. See [[Ranged Combat]] for a list of commands.

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 | [[Arbalest]] || 16 || -2 || 19 || 10 (18 skill) || Two || Any || No
 |-style="vertical-align: top;"
-| [[Longbow]] || 14 || 0 || 17 || 7 (18 skill) || Two || Medium+ || No
+| [[Longbow]] || 14 || 0 || 17 || 7 (20 skill) || Two || Medium+ || No
 |-style="vertical-align: top;"
 | [[Hand cannon]] || 16 || +3 || 19 || 10 (18 skill) || One || Any || No

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 ==List of Ranged Weapons==
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-! Name || Dam || Hit || Delay || Minimum delay || Hands || Size || Cuts Hydras?
+! Name || Dam || Hit || Delay || Min delay || Hands || Size || Cuts Hydras?
 |-style="vertical-align: top;"
 | [[Sling]] || 7 || 0 || 14 || 7 (14 skill) || One || Any || No

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 *[[Formicid]]s can wield two-handed weapons with a shield, negating one of Ranged Weapons' greater penalties.
 *[[Minotaur]]s have great aptitudes with all weapons, including ranged weapons.
-*[[Kobolds]] and [[Deep Elves]] have amazing aptitudes in Ranged Weapons, but are harder to play. Also, kobolds have low [[LOS]], so they can't shoot as far.
+*[[Kobold]]s and [[Deep Elves]] have amazing aptitudes in Ranged Weapons, but are harder to play than Minotaurs. Also, kobolds have low [[LOS]], so they can't shoot as far.
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