bow in melee range

[CysteicAcid]

'I cant see that my ranger (without any special ability for it) gets any attack roll reduction for using bow in the face of enemy. Is it right?

[Kyutaru]

You're probably using feats that eliminate that penalty for an archer. You're Legolas. Fire point blank.

[CysteicAcid]

Well I am not thats the reason...

[Marcos_DS]

I think you don't get a penalty for being in melee except eating an attack of opportunity (this can be quite big problem, esp. if the enemy has multiple attacks of opportunity/round). The -4 to hit for shooting into melee applies only if shooting a target engaged in melee with a friendly character.

[CysteicAcid]

oki thx

[Drivol]

If you get to 4th level fighter, you can take weapon focus, weapon specialization and then finally Point Blank Master to avoid attacks of opportunity. Alternatively a ranger at 6th level can select point blank master, but must have weapon focus instead.

[Nightbringer]

The penalty for attacking in melee is your opponents get attacks of opportunity.

Unless you have Point Blank Master, which eliminates the AoO

[=[NK]= Col. Jack O'Neil]

The penalty happens if you're shooting at an enemy who is engaged in melee with one of your allies, which precise shot negates