====== Range (Method, Scale) ======
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__**Attribute:**__ AGI or FIT
__**Prerequisite:**__ [[..:range|Range Extension]], Combo //Effect// Ability + Combo //Target// Ability
__**Description:**__ the Actor has the ability to cause an Effect on a Target from a distance. 
__**Game Mechanic:**__ The Range Ability has a //Band// Property in addition to a //Method// tag, that is written in the Abilities section of an Actor's Stat Block like Range (Melee, Personal)-2. The number following the dash indicates the Effective Range Band of the weapon, as well as how many Build Points were spent on this Ability. Each purchase of Range costs 1 BP and raises the weapon's effective range ceiling by one Band on the [[extensions:conflicts:range|Range Conflicts Extension]] Scale. The weapon Actor's AGI Attribute determines effective range within the purchased Band — AGI 1–3 reaches the lower third, 4–6 the middle third, 7–9 the upper third, and 10 the ceiling. Weapons suffer a -1 Bid penalty per Band below or above their optimum Band. Bands above Personal-4 require an appropriate Method tag prerequisite.

**__Range Methods:__**
Methods define //how// the weapon achieves range and sets what //Attribute// must be bid by the Actor using it.
  * **Melee**--Actors may bid any Body Attribute (STR, AGI, or FIT) when making a melee attack.  For example, a Longsword may be designed to Slash(FIT), but can also be used to Pierce(AGI), or Crush(STR). See [[core:conflicts:actions#attack_actions|Attack Actions]] and [[..:..:things:weapons|Weapons Extension]].
  * **Thrown**-- Actors using thrown weapons always bid FIT.
  * **Projectile**--Actors using projectile weapons always bid AGI.

**__Scale:__**
  * **Melee**-- Range Bands 0-4 (0 - 2m apart)
  * **Personal**-- Range Bands 5-8 (2.5 - 100m apart)
  * **Vehicle**--

__**[[..:..:capabilities:damage-type|Damage Type]] [Extension]:**__ Hacking, Crushing, Impaling, etc.
__**[[..:..:structural:time|Time]] [Extension]:**__ Seconds

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