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Hey all,

First time poster. I tried to search the forum for this information but 'ranged battlemaster' turned up way too many hits that were just any post with either term in them. So I do apologize if this has already been discussed, but I simply could not find it.

I had been planning on making a ranged battlemaster but the list of maneuvers I saw only has two ranged options... ranged trip, and rally. All of the other maneuvers in the game are melee range only... even the ones that are based on any weapon attack in the PHB. I had hoped to take Trip, Goading Shot, and Precise Shot and only one of those are currently in game.

I was wondering if there has been any communication or clarification that I have been unable to find in regards to this?

Will maneuvers on release be properly keyed to any weapon attack? Will new maneuvers be added that include many ranged options?

No, all the manoeuvres have both a ranged and melee ability.

btw not to give you build advice, but battlemaster does lend itself very well to some multiclass, especially a ranged one. Worth exploring

All battle master maneuvers we have in EA can be used with melee and ranged weapons with the exception of riposte, my guess is that if the final version adds more maneuvers they'll follow the same pattern: having them available to both, unless it makes sense for a specific maneuver to be exclusive.

Image from the BG3 wiki

Thank you for the clarification on that. I was using an online guide that showed the other maneuvers as having a 1.5m range, limiting them to melee.

I sincerely hope Goading strike is added, at least. But with what is there, I do feel like my anticipated build is still viable.