Ranged on Hand-to-Hand Attack

[Derek Hiemforth]

Hey Steve -

 

The Rules FAQ, under Hand-to-Hand Attack, says, "Q: Can a character apply the Ranged Advantage to an HA, thus creating an attack usable at Range to which he can add his STR? A: No. Once he adds the Hand-To-Hand Attack Limitation, he’s signifying that the attack can’t be used at Range."

 

However, UMA says (on page 187), "Many weapons are built as Normal Damage attacks instead of Killing Damage attacks. In the chart above, Normal Damage weapons are built with the Hand-to-Hand Attack Power, while Killing Damage weapons are built with the Hand-to-Hand Killing Attack Power. Thrown weapons take the Ranged Advantage (+1/2). Ranged-only Killing-damage weapons are built with the Ranged Killing Attack Power." (added emphasis mine)

 

Does one of these supercede the other? If I'm reading it correctly, UMA says that you can apply Ranged to a HA, while the Rules FAQ says you cannot. Are weapons a special case? Does it make any difference whether it's a Heroic campaign or a Superheroic campaign? Thanks!

[Steve Long]

It's just an exception for weapons. The ruling stated in the FAQ still applies generally.