Thread:Gastropod/@comment-24.56.75.146-20160527173823/@comment-410526-20160527175750

Yes, it's at close range, but "close range" is a subset of "ranged", so saying that it's a ranged weapon is still accurate, though perhaps not as precise.

I'll add melee to the Template though, since I remember that he did smack a Paladin with it, which wasn't taken into account before.