Question about sentinel feat

[Peejayy]

Is there anyone who has taken this feat who could possibly clarify?
It says "When an enemy within melee range attacks an ally, you can use a reaction to make a weapon attack against that enemy."
Does this mean within melee range of the ally who has been attacked, or melee range of my character? It sounds like a pretty boss feat to have, but I'm playing a longbow ranger and don't want to get stuck with a possible melee oriented feat.

[Teddy]

I've only taken it for melee character, but I need to be in melee range of the attacker for it to trigger.

• When an enemy within melee range attacks an ally, you can use a reaction to make a weapon attack against that enemy.
  
  
• Target ally must not have the Sentinel Feat.
  You gain Advantage on Opportunity Attacks, and when you hit a creature with an
  
  
• Opportunity Attack, it can no longer move for the rest of its tum.

So as far as I can tell, it's melee oriented. Works wonders for rogues imo, 0 clue how it works for ranged attack users.

Source:
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Sentinel

[Quillithe]

Best part is you can intentionally have allies cause opportunity attacks to beat up on enemies.

It's also good with polearm master to have more reach and get more situations for opportunity attacks

I think it's melee range of you. And I don't think it will trigger bow attacks at all?

[Peejayy]

Originally posted by Teddy:

I've only taken it for melee character, but I need to be in melee range of the attacker for it to trigger.

• When an enemy within melee range attacks an ally, you can use a reaction to make a weapon attack against that enemy.
  
  
• Target ally must not have the Sentinel Feat.
  You gain Advantage on Opportunity Attacks, and when you hit a creature with an
  
  
• Opportunity Attack, it can no longer move for the rest of its tum.

So as far as I can tell, it's melee oriented. Works wonders for rogues imo, 0 clue how it works for ranged attack users.

Source:
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Sentinel

Ahh, right on. Thank dude! I'm not feeling adventurous enough to try it on a bow lol

[Peejayy]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

Best part is you can intentionally have allies cause opportunity attacks to beat up on enemies.

It's also good with polearm master to have more reach and get more situations for opportunity attacks

I think it's melee range of you. And I don't think it will trigger bow attacks at all?

Bummer ;[
Would probably be a little OP if it applied to ranged as well, figured it was worth asking anyways

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by Peejayy:

Originally posted by Quillithe:

Best part is you can intentionally have allies cause opportunity attacks to beat up on enemies.

It's also good with polearm master to have more reach and get more situations for opportunity attacks

I think it's melee range of you. And I don't think it will trigger bow attacks at all?

Bummer ;[
Would probably be a little OP if it applied to ranged as well, figured it was worth asking anyways

Yeah I think it always uses your equipped melee weapon and will probably just switch back to it

[Teddy]

Originally posted by Peejayy:

Originally posted by Teddy:

I've only taken it for melee character, but I need to be in melee range of the attacker for it to trigger.

• When an enemy within melee range attacks an ally, you can use a reaction to make a weapon attack against that enemy.
  
  
• Target ally must not have the Sentinel Feat.
  You gain Advantage on Opportunity Attacks, and when you hit a creature with an
  
  
• Opportunity Attack, it can no longer move for the rest of its tum.

So as far as I can tell, it's melee oriented. Works wonders for rogues imo, 0 clue how it works for ranged attack users.

Source:
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Sentinel

Ahh, right on. Thank dude! I'm not feeling adventurous enough to try it on a bow lol

It's a good question. Others might wonder the same thing and this might popup in google search :D

[NorthernDavid]

Ranged weapons don't get attacks of opportunity.

That alone makes them unable to trigger any feat based on attacks of opportunity.

[Teddy]

Originally posted by NorthernDavid:

Ranged weapons don't get attacks of opportunity.

That alone makes them unable to trigger any feat based on attacks of opportunity.

Do you know if you have a ranged character that has a melee weapon equipped triggers attack of opportunity?

[KOHb]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

Best part is you can intentionally have allies cause opportunity attacks to beat up on enemies.

It's also good with polearm master to have more reach and get more situations for opportunity attacks

I think it's melee range of you. And I don't think it will trigger bow attacks at all?

Spending 2 talents on those?
Meh...
Sounds irrational.