Does in range count the space the object/investigator is in? In the rest of the rules, "spaces apart" are usually followed by including the space the object is in, but this is not included in the description for range; so it isn't obvious if the three should include the space the object is in. For example, if an investigator and a monster are separated by two uninhabited spaces, is the investigator able to make an attack with a ranged weapon (is the monster within range of the investigator)? Or can the investigator only attack if there is only one space separating the two?

No, the space you are in doesn't count. You the first adjacent space as 1, then the next until you make the shortest past to the object/monster.

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On 2/4/2020 at 10:04 PM, magicthegather said:

For example, if an investigator and a monster are separated by two uninhabited spaces, is the investigator able to make an attack with a ranged weapon (is the monster within range of the investigator)? Or can the investigator only attack if there is only one space separating the two?

Yes they would, the first unoccupied space would be 1, the second 2, the one containing the monster 3.