Re: (TFT) thrown weapon talent

["John Paul Bakshoian" <shadowhex@hotmail.com>]

> From: "Cas Liber" <casliber@ozemail.com.au>
> Subject: Re: (TFT) thrown weapon talent
> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 09:41:47 -0000
>
> Dear Stan
<snip> if one was going to be strict, one could say that the Thrown
> Weapons talent implies something like a ' quick draw' action, where a hero 
> pulls his weapon out and hurls it in an automatic-type
> way (like a cowboy quick-drawing a pistol). Thus in order for someone to 
> ready it for attacking with rather than throwing requires a change of grip 
> (say, like forehand to backhand in tennis),
> and a GM could require a 2 or 3 dice roll vs. DX for this action in the 
> heat of battle, a fail indicating a rounds' delay, like normal heroes, or a 
> fumble means a dropped weapon..
> Having said this, I'd probably just be nice though
>
> just an idea,
> Cas

Stan, I would have to go along with Cas.  Thrown Weapon talent seems like is 
a fluid motion of grasp, pull and loop, throw in one movement.  If you do 
this type of thing and don't throw, you are probably grasping the weapon in 
an unbalanced way.

As someone noted in an earlier e-mail, I would allow a weapon marked with an 
asterisk [I think that indicated throwability] to be attempted fastdraw via 
Thrown Weapon talent, but with a -2DX roll.  If missed, its readied next 
turn.

Hail Melee,
John Paul

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