Hi all.
So after many years it is time for some RM again. Happy days.
I am playing a fighter. This group of ours likes to create very powerful combat PCs. Tbh I have never played a fighter so I am going through the rules trying to figure out how to set it for some serious damage dealing.
I have come across this rule that I have never seen in action before: The Throw & Melee Action (p 98 SS / p 215 FRP).
"THE THROW & MELEE ACTION
If stationary, a combatant may throw a weapon using 80%
of his normal OB and still melee in the same round with
only a -20 modification to his melee OB. This action requires
100% activity for the round. Such a combatant may
only use a one-handed weapon or a one-handed weapon and
a shield on the round that he throws the weapon. (He holds
his melee weapon in his non-throwing hand.)"
Ok lets assume I have 100 OB with Sword and 100 OB with Thrown. I am standing face to face with an Orc. Sword in my right hand, shield in my left. A Thrown weapon in my belt - fex a Throwing Dagger/Dart/Shuriken.
1: I declare "Throw and Melee" and proceed to resolve a 80 OB "Dart" attack and then a 80 OB Sword attack vs the poor Orc. In practice this rule seems to allow my fighter to shift his weapon so that he holds both shield and weapon in the offhand hand whilst producing a thrown weapon in the now free mainhand, then throw it and then shift the weapon back and then make a -20 melee attack. Did I get that right?
2: As 1, except it is round two of the same fight. Our fighter has another Throwing dagger in his belt. In fact he has a "8 slot dagger bandolier". I think you can guess where this is headed. He repeats round 1 until he runs out of daggers, that is makes 1 -20 thrown attack and -20 melee sword follow up attack. Did I get that right?
3: In 1, why not replace the shield with another Sword? I mean if you can juggle a shield and a sword in one hand while throwing daggers why not juggle two swords and throw daggers? So, like 1 and 2, but instead a Thrown -20 attack followed by two -20 sword attacks. Ofc given two weapon fighting etc. Did i get that right?
4: Like 3 but now using fex Dart or Shuriken as the thrown weapon. Why? Because of this: "An attacker using darts can make two attacks in a round at -10 OB for each attack." Its the same for Shuriken. So like 3 but now with 4 attacks: First a -30 Dart attack followed by another -30 Dart attack, followed by a -20 Sword attack followed by a final -20 Sword attack. Its Tiny crits but still... Did I get that right?
5: Like 4 but with fex Adrenal Speed: 8 attacks! 4 -30 dart attacks followed by 4 -20 Sword attacks... Did I get that right?
6: Why not develop two weapon fighting with Shuriken for an opener of 4 Dart attacks from range (11-50' is -10 OB) and go directly into #4. If the opponent has to close a 50 feet gap you practically have 6 dart attacks and two Sword attacks before he has a chance to strike back effectively. Did I get that right?
Sounds like fun! Perhaps not for the GM.... But did I get this right? Weird how I never have encountered this in any games before. Perhaps thats beause I am dead wrong. Any input from you guys is appreciated.