The art of throwing II

[Turboflex]

8 pt does awesome damage. With heavy throwing axes (masterwork) I can one shoot light armor archer.
With jarid I does nice damage to horses and hight armor target but there is something wrong with jarids : every jarids go to the down - left of my cursor. So my cursor is useless

Yeah cuz you throw from top right.

It just takes a bit to get used to, then you will instinctually adust for it.

It can be abused too, you can throw around a shield point blank by going to right quickly.

[Gozer the Carpathian]

I am also curious about Darts/daggers as I was thinking of a Polearm/thrower build. 

[Tovi]

21/15

PT 7
Ps 7
Sh 5
Ath 5
Wm 5

Pole : 100
Trowing 120

Works very well.

[Gozer the Carpathian]

21/15

PT 7
Ps 7
Sh 5
Ath 5
Wm 5

Pole : 100
Trowing 120

Works very well.

Hmm... do you need Shields and Power Throw that high?   

[Tovi]

High shield is always good. And high throwing wpf allows heavy armors.
The throwing lance is often an 1 shot kill, don't miss it.
And always try to grab your lances back.

[Gozer the Carpathian]

High shield is always good. And high throwing wpf allows heavy armors.
The throwing lance is often an 1 shot kill, don't miss it.
And always try to grab your lances back.

Can you grab lances out of the guys you hit or only your misses?  I'm only on War Darts right now but enjoying the difference of throwing.

[Tears of Destiny]

Only misses.

[Zlisch_The_Butcher]

Only misses.

Would make more sense balance wise if it was the other way around.

[PleasentPeasent]

I need some advice on a pure rock thrower build. I tried going 39-3 with 13 powerthrow on a STF, but I kept getting that red message and didn't know what it meant until reading this. So with that in mind, what is the best rock throwing build to go to do the most possible damage with rocks?

[sF_Guardian]

I need some advice on a pure rock thrower build. I tried going 39-3 with 13 powerthrow on a STF, but I kept getting that red message and didn't know what it meant until reading this. So with that in mind, what is the best rock throwing build to go to do the most possible damage with rocks?

The best rock throwing build is anything but a throwing build.
Rock throwing is completely useless if compared to other throwin weps.

If you want to use War Darts effectively try out a 30/12 build.
Its not the easiest way but has quite some puch and you won`t get the
evil red message.

Build:

30/12

10 power throw
3 athletics
4 weapon master

all WPF in thrown.

Kinda extreme build but works quite nice as a small term use stf.

[PleasentPeasent]

But I am but a poor peasant living on the farm, harvesting my wheat. I cannot afford such expensive things as war darts. Besides, the nearby nobles restrict us from owning any weapon more powerful then a pitchfork. But not for long... Soon we will rise, and with our rocks, they shall fall!

[sF_Guardian]

But I am but a poor peasant living on the farm, harvesting my wheat. I cannot afford such expensive things as war darts. Besides, the nearby nobles restrict us from owning any weapon more powerful then a pitchfork. But not for long... Soon we will rise, and with our rocks, they shall fall!

Well, use a 30/12 pebble pusher build if you need to use stones, can`t think of anything better for em.

[Turboflex]

Isn't PT bonus capped at difficulty +4?

No point in 10 PT for rocks.

[oprah_winfrey]

Isn't PT bonus capped at difficulty +4?

No point in 10 PT for rocks.

Pretty sure that only applies to power draw.

I think when frugfrug was doing his rock throwing he had 9-10 pt and high PS as well.

[WITCHCRAFT]

I am thinking of being a thrower next gen. I would like to hybrid with polearm but remain mostly a thrower. If I do:

18STR
6 PS
6 PT

18 AGI
6 Ath
4 Shield
6 WM

125 Throwing wpf
119 Polearm

I will be able to go "pure" thrower with or without a shield in battle/siege if I want. I will also not be useless for strat battles. If I choose to keep levelling to 32, I can "finish" the build by getting 7 ath/WM or maybe more PT to use a throwing lance when I want to. What is your opinion on this? Is 18/18 spread too thin, or will this be playable?

Also does the secondary on polearms with "bonus against shields" apply to the melee strikes as well?

edit: Having trouble finding numbers behind the shield penalty for using a shield with thrown weapons. I know it slows you down, but how much? Does weight change it? Is there a WPF penalty? Damage/projectile speed/accuracy?