I have a player that is looking to create a house rule for the Beast Protector feat that would allow him to use his basic ranged attack rather than his basic melée attack. This works thematically from the perspective of the ranger as a ranged combat expert (Robin Hood archetype), but I worry about play balance. All of which leads to the question: is there a build/feat/power that would allow a player to substitute their ranged basic attack in place of their basic melée attack for attacks of opportunity?
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\$\begingroup\$ Sounds like it's a paragon level feat ... \$\endgroup\$– C. RossCommented Oct 6, 2010 at 20:45
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1\$\begingroup\$ It sounds like you're talking about something that lets you use a ranged attack to make the attack of opportunity, not something that lets you make attacks of opportunity at range - a subtle distinction, but an important one. Since you'd still have to be in melee range for enemies to provoke attacks of opportunity from you, any "use this ranged attack for attacks of opportunity" ability would need (either bundled or as a prerequisite) a "you can use this ability in melee" clause - if memory serves there's otherwise restrictions about using ranged weapons in melee combat. \$\endgroup\$– Burrito Al PastorCommented Oct 7, 2010 at 2:55
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\$\begingroup\$ No, your latter comment was the intent (given that Beasat Defender triggers the AoO off of his beast companion. \$\endgroup\$– rjstreetCommented Oct 7, 2010 at 12:05
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Sharpshooter - Ranger's paragon path from Martial Power (p.67) has this:
Opportunity Fire (11th level): You can use a bow or a loaded crossbow to make opportunity attacks. These attacks don’t provoke opportunity attacks.
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There are Paragon feats that do similar
Opportunistic Archer
Paragon Tier Prerequisite: 11th level, elf, fighter, Combat Challenge class feature Benefit: When you can make a melee basic attack against a target because of Combat Challenge, you can instead make a ranged basic attack with a bow against the target. The ranged basic attack does not provoke opportunity attacks.
Published in Martial Power, page(s) 144.
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You should also consider Spitting-Cobra Stance, also from Martial Power (p.47):
Ranger Attack 5
Effect: Until the stance ends, you can make a ranged basic attack as an immediate reaction against any enemy within 5 squares of you that moves closer to you
(this wording is from the November 17, 2009 rules update)
