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, javelins, and spears are weapons that use another skill type but are also well suited for throwing, whereas nets, darts, bolas, quoits, and discuses are specifically designed for it.

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 Weapons skill] + ([Perception ranks]/4) + ([Combat Maneuvers ranks]/4) + [Dexterity bonus]

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

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	.060	.060				.035				.045				.015				7	5	Grapple	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	4	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	5	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	5	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	5	Crush	60/195
	AvD	40	35	34	33	32	30	28	26	24	25	21	17	13	30	24	18	12

References

• QRS script
• http://www.play.net/gs4/info/skills.asp#thrown
• http://www.play.net/gs4/info/armory/thrown.asp