On the other hand, Reaper has been proving useful even at range ever since I started using javelins (+6 to hit 1d8+5, miss 3) instead of that worthless crossbow (+4 to hit 1d8+4, miss 1), and in the last fight against three bugbears where I was actually able to enter melee the fighter killed all three of them. I do think the fighter could use a bit of a boost, but I also think that part of the problem is that the default equipment load out is just terrible. The light crossbow is a very weak weapon, and we know that the Fighter could have swapped out the light crossbow for the heavy (which outranges it, is strength based, and is generally a superior weapon for the fighter) and chainmail for the chain shirt, with literally no loss of AC.