To my understanding, there are three conditions all ranged combat actions have: a number of targets, a distance between the attacker and the target, and the type of target (well, and I guess range and line of fire, but those come later). Characters can sometimes attack things that don't meet the requirements listed above. Sometimes they can attack friendly characters, sometimes they can attack adjacent opposing characters, sometimes they can attack terrain (which is inherently non-opposing).

I am checking to verify something I have seen mixed opinions on: is it true that you cannot take a ranged combat action to attack adjacent opposing terrain? I cannot find a rule that explicitly allows a character to break the rule against targeting non-adjacent things if the target is terrain. Am I missing something?

Why would the terrain be Opposing?

As long as you are not adjacent to an opposing character and you have LoF, there is nothing preventing you from making a ranged attack against adjacent terrain.

I agree terrain is inherently non-opposing.

Why does terrain not follow the general restriction of needing to be non-adjacent to target?

Can we assume anytime a character is targeting a non-opposing character (for example: blocking terrain, a friendly character, or an object) that it can be adjacent and the ranged combat attack can still be made?

I don't think I understand the exception being made here.

The rule states:

If the range value is greater than 0 and your character is not adjacent to an opposing character, then your character can make a ranged combat attack.

Is your character's range greater then 0?
Is your character not adjacent to an opposing character?

If you answered yes to both these questions, then you can make a Ranged Attack. It does not state that the target has to be Non-adjacent.

Does that mean King Hyperion can make a ranged combat attack against an adjacent friendly character, as long as his range is greater than zero and he is not adjacent to an opposing character?

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How or why in the holy hell would that ever matter? Seriously?

Why would you use a RCA for Genocidal Rage instead of a CCA if you're adjacent? Name me one scenario in which that choice would come up and actually be beneficial.

Enhancement.

if you have adjacent friendly character with hydra/PD TA or enchantment

King Hyperion is attacking an adjacent friendly character with invulnerability that has 3 clicks left. That friendly character has enhancement. King Hyperion's printed damage is 4. He can only KO that figure if he uses the ranged combat attack.

Ah, I sit corrected. Carry on.

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showpo...0&postcount=10

Necroing this thread.

So can I or can I not make a ranged combat attack targeting an adjacent piece of blocking terrain?