Thrown Weapons

Thrown Weapons is the skill of taking a normal weapon and hurling it at a target. Most any weapon can be used in this fashion, but only certain weapons are specifically designed for it. Daggers, handaxes, pilums, and spears are weapons that use another skill type but are also well suited for throwing, whereas javelins, nets, darts, bolas, quoits, and discus are specifically designed for it.

Ranks and Training Costs

Type	Square			Semi			Pure
Profession	Rogue	Warrior	Monk	Bard	Paladin	Ranger	Cleric	Empath	Savant	Sorcerer	Wizard
Max Ranks Per Level	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	-	1	1
Training Point Cost	2/1	2/1	2/1	3/1	5/1	3/1	9/3	9/3	-	9/3	8/2

Mechanics with Thrown Weapons

The calculation of a character's attack strength while using thrown weapons depends on a character's dexterity, Thrown Weapons skill, Perception ranks, and Combat Maneuvers ranks.

AS = Thrown skill + ((STR Bonus + DEX Bonus)/2) + ((Perception ranks + CM ranks)/4)

Note: If you train more than twice per level in perception ranks, they add no further benefit.

The Ambush and Combat Maneuvers skills factor into aimed hurled attacks from the open. Ambush skill alone is taken into account when aiming from hiding ( See post).

As with ranged weapons, strength affects a character's roundtime when using thrown weapons. Unlike with Ranged Weapons, encumbrance severely affects the amount of roundtime one incurs when throwing.

Damage Factors and AvDs

Weapon	AG	Cloth	Leather				Scale				Chain				Plate				RT	Min RT	Damage Type	STR/DU
	AsG	1	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Net	DF	.050	.050				.030				.030				.010				7	3	Unbalance	45/160
	AvD	25	25	24	23	22	30	28	26	24	40	36	32	28	50	44	38	32
Dart	DF	.125	.100				.075				.055				.050				2	3	Puncture	10/85
	AvD	35	30	29	28	27	25	23	21	19	20	16	12	8	10	4	-2	-8
Bola	DF	.205	.158				.107				.118				.067				5	3	Crush	12/75
	AvD	25	20	19	18	17	30	28	26	24	25	21	17	13	35	29	23	17
Quoit	DF	.255	.230				.155				.110				.057				5	3	Slash	60/155
	AvD	40	35	34	33	32	30	28	26	24	25	21	17	13	30	24	18	12
Discus	DF	.255	.230				.155				.110				.057				5	3	Crush	60/195
	AvD	40	35	34	33	32	30	28	26	24	25	21	17	13	30	24	18	12
Javelin	DF	.402	.304				.254				.254				.102				4	5	Puncture	17/105
	AvD	27	28	27	25	25	26	24	22	20	29	25	21	17	20	14	8	2

Please note that the minimum RT listed is for use when hurled; to determine the minimum RT for use in melee combat, please see the equivalent melee weapon as listed on the play.net Weapon Guide: Thrown Weapons.

See Also

• Thrown Weapons Bandolier
• Thrown Weapons (saved post)

References

• QRS Script, on GSGuide.net
• Skills: Thrown Weapons, on Play.net
• Weapon Guide: Thrown Weapons, on Play.net