Range Bands

Close to a character or item.

Required for melee combat or interacting with items.

Engaging requires 1 maneuver (from Short).

Several meters.

Thrown weapons and small firearms are most accurate at this range.

Can talk without raising voices.

Moving within short range requires 1 maneuver (from Medium).

Several dozen meters.

Reliable pistols can hit.

Need to talk loudly at this range.

Moving between short and medium range requires 1 maneuver.

Further than a few dozen meters.

Blaster rifles and weapons that use Gunnery can hit this far.

Moving between medium and long range requires 2 maneuvers.

High-tech sniper rifles and vehicle mounted weaponry can hit.

Cannot hear each other.

Moving between long and extreme range requires 2 maneuvers.

Slightly further than extreme range in the personal scale.

From a few dozen meters to several kilometers.

Most planetary battles are in close range.

Dogfighting also happens in close range.

Several dozen kilometers.

On a planet it’s out of line of sight.

Just out of dogfighting range and beyond starfighter weapons range.

Self-propelled weapons can still reach at this range.

Within planetary confines it’s about 50km. In space, a few hundred kilometers.

Ideal range for large guns on capital ships.

On a planet it’s about 100 to 200 kilometers away and just out of sensor range.

In space it’s several thousand kilometers away.

Only the largest capital ships can engage at this range.

In space, both sides still have the chance to break off and escape.