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The pilum is a special, heavy throwing spear (that actually is heavier than most longspears, hence I don't see any problem with throwing long-spears; I've done that myself on several occations, and the extra weight only adds penentration capabilities when it decends) -that isn't very practical for melee, and in addition, the germanic tribes had special spear-points on their jarvelins during the late roman-era/migration period "angorns", that made them quite impractcal to do melee-fightin with, as they had "fish-barbs", making them stuck in their target. But apart from theese two special-jarvelins (pilum/germanic angorn), I follow theese rules:<BR> <BR>
I cannot remember if the following are my houserules or some sort of standard rules, but I've allways ruled that jarvelins ARE shortspears in every practical consern, so I use the jarvelin-rules if a character/npc throws a short-spear, and short-spear-rules every time a character use a jarvelin for melee fighting.<BR>
<BR>> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:13:32 -0800<BR>> From: royce@efn.org<BR>> To: runequest@rpgreview.net<BR>> Subject: [Runequest] Throwing weapons<BR>> <BR>> Hi, All,<BR>> First, thank you all for the many interesting responses to my past<BR>> questions.<BR>> Second, I have a few more ignorant questions, if I may. Specifically, ...<BR>> 1. What rules are there, if any, on throwing short spears and long<BR>> spears?<BR>> 2. What rules are there, if any, on throwing one's sword into an<BR>> opponent?<BR>> 3. If there is no rule, then would you happen to have a recommendation<BR>> for a house rule?<BR>> <BR>> I'd be fine with not having a rule for throwing a long spear, instead<BR>> declaring it too ungainly. A short spear, however, seems practical.<BR>> The sword question comes up from some saga (though I no longer remember<BR>> which one), I think.<BR>> Gotta go.<BR>> Sincerely,<BR>> Asher<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Runequest mailing list<BR>> Runequest@rpgreview.net<BR>> http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/runequest_rpgreview.net<BR> <br /><hr />Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_1:092010' target='_new'>with what you do online.</a></body>
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