Early on, I discovered I could be cheep and kill rogues from behind obstacles, safely, even with my bare hands though the rogue appears with a sword.
The easy answer would to give the rogues and armed creatures of Planeshift an attack range equal to or in excess of the range that players have.
Tefusongs and rogues would have added range because they have a long reach or steel weapons.
Rats and crackers might have some range taken away from them, but instead they might be granted increased speed, so much that one might even be able to outrun a player unless the player finds higher ground to flee to.
