Questions tagged [throwing-things]
For questions about throwing weapons (and other things), especially the system mechanics thereof. Best used when throwing is foundational, rather than incidental, to a question.
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Which Action is required to throw Alchemist's Fire?
The Alchemist's Fire item description states the following (PHB, p. 148):
This sticky, adhesive fluid ignites when exposed to air. As an action, you can throw this flask up to 20 feet, shattering it ...
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Is there a lower limit on range of a thrown weapon?
Specifically, as a fighter with a javelin, would I be able to throw it at a target in melee range, rather than using it as a melee weapon? I’m curious if I could get the extra damage from a Javelin of ...
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Throw weapons from behind shield wall
In Mythras "Breaking the Habit" scenario, there's an opponent armed with javelins hanging back behind the shield wall formed by other four enemies. His tactics are, according to the scenario:...
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Do 'light hammers', as depicted in D&D, being throwable have any historical precedent? [closed]
I've been trying to find a 'realistic' or at least believable depiction of a light throwing hammer, that would be the equivalent to the 'Light Hammer' in D&D 5E (which has the thrown property).
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How do the Soulknife's psychic blades function in underwater combat?
Psychic Blades
The Soulknife from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything gains the Psychic Blades feature at level 3. These are described as "shimmering blades of psychic energy . . . that you can ...
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A way around Nets? [duplicate]
So as a party we were all given bizarre items are a reward:
A returning arrow, so it would come back to the ranger that fired it
A shield which as an action could be deployed as 3/4 cover for ...
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What Halfling-only bonuses to throwing rocks exist?
Among the community, I often see it joked that Halflings have access to an absurd number of bonuses to rock-throwing. This joke is undoubtedly based on the fluffy references to the importance of rock-...
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What is the minimum setup for this Troll adept Grenade-thrower character?
Back in the late-90 Shadowrun 3 days, someone made a character that he told about repeatedly in the local game store 1. It was a Troll adept that would throw grenades. Instead of using the grenades ...
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How can I increase the range of a thrown weapon?
I found the Ranger feat (level 4) Far Shot:
Your experience in the field has taught you how to focus your aim at a distance, increasing your accuracy. Double your weapons’ range increments.
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How can I do a "Fastball Special" to throw my ally at an enemy?
I, being a fairly typical Powerhouse, want to chuck my friends at enemies so they can do a Slam Attack (or is it a Charge Attack? Whatever makes you use movement speed for damage). How would I go ...
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Throwing Allies Without Intent to Harm
I can't find anything for this on the Internet or in the books. Let's say my (fairly typical Powerhouse) character wants to throw his ally up to the top of a skyscraper to save time climbing stairs. ...
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Is there any reasonable way to use a magic weapon as a throwing-weapon specialist?
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything includes two features relevant to a throwing-weapon specialist:
The artificer’s Returning Weapon infusion, which can be applied to a nonmagical thrown weapon to give it ...
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If a character with the Thrown Weapon Fighting fighting style has no weapons drawn, can they use Two-Weapon Fighting to draw and throw 2 daggers?
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (p. 42) adds the Thrown Weapon Fighting fighting style option for fighters, whose description states (in part):
You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as ...
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Does the spell Lead Blades work with thrown melee weapons?
Does the spell lead blades work on melee weapons that are being thrown? Does the damage increase still function from the throw? So for throwing axes, which are both a melee weapon and one that can ...
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Trying to throw a large harpoon by a medium character?
A harpoon is an exotic two handed weapon that deals 1d8 when the medium size. If a medium PC was to pick up an enemies large harpoon to throw and was proficient with harpoons,
would it be possible as ...
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