Attack with Ranged Weapon

• Action: Standard Action
• Source: Core

With a ranged weapon, you can throw or shoot at any target within your line of sight. A target is in line of sight if there are no obstructions (including other characters) between you and the target. The maximum range of a ranged attack depends on the weapon used (see Weapon Ranges).

A ranged weapon can attack a target at point blank, short, medium, or long range. If you make a ranged attack against a target within the weapon's point blank range, you take no penalty on the attack roll; your penalty on attack rolls increases to -2 at short range, -5 at medium range, and -10 at long range.

Improvised Thrown Weapons

Sometimes objects not crafted to be weapons get thrown (small rocks, vases, pitchers, lightsabers, and so forth). Because these objects are not designed for such use, characters who use improvised thrown weapons are treated as not proficient with them and take a -5 penalty on their attack rolls. The GM determines the size and damage dealt by an improvised thrown weapon.

Vehicle Combat Action

With a ranged weapon, you can throw or shoot at any target within your line of sight, as long as your vehicle does not grant you total cover. For example, clone troopers can fire their blasters at targets outside a LAAT/i Gunship as long as the ship's doors are open. Range modifiers apply normally for your weapon.

You cannot make a personal ranged attack in starship scale, except within the confines of the vehicle you occupy.