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Hand-to-hand fight with archers

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Hand-to-hand fight with archers

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What bonuses shall I receive when attack hand-to-hand enemies which use ranged weapons (bows, crossbows, slings etc.). I read somewhere that I should receive +4 attack bonus. +4 To Hit or To Damage or both?
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In Dungeons and Dragons, attack bonuses generally mean to hit.
I can't look into the engine files and the manual makes no mention of this, but I'm pretty sure all you get is a to hit bonus.
Sage plays a paladin,
because other classes would be frowned upon for laying their hands on a wounded companion
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The archers should get a penalty to hit too when shooting close enemies. But they can switch to melee weapons to avoid a penalty, just like your own party members.
The exact penalties should be quite easy to find out, just enable the hit roll display and have your party members fight each other.
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Post by Stranger_ »

Thanks for replies :) . I already have figured it out. In Baldir’s Gate, when You are attacking archers (enemies with bows), You receive additional +4 to Damage and +4 to Hit.
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