Quick Q: Throw a weapon?

[Cloudgatherer]

Say a fighter wants to throw his greatsword. No proficiencies, no special feats, he just throws the weapon in desperation. He'll get his BAB + Dex mod + (weapon bonuses) on the attack roll, but is the damage still 2d6 + Str mod or is it something different? 1d4 comes to mind, but I can't recall where I saw it. Thanks for any info.

 

[MythandLore]

Read the PHB p97 under "Range Increment: Improvised Thrown Weapons" and and the upper left hand conner on how thrown weapons can be only thrown with one hand.

 

[Faragdar]

I would say damage is 2d6 + str mod (not 1.5x, as though you made a melee attack). Though it does say damage has to be adjudicated by the DM, I think that's for oddball items that don't have stats in the PHB. Don't forget the -4 attack penalty for throwing a weapon not meant to be thrown. Also, I rule that Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization don't apply if you throw a melee weapon, unless you have the Throw Anything feat from S&F.

 

[daTim]

Throwing a weapon a size category larger than you, medium human throwing large greatsowrd, is a full round action. Dont have my books on me will update if i find the page

 

[EOL]

There's a magic item enchancement which allows you to do this, and I seem to remember a feat along these lines as well. In the Sword and Fist I believe (though I could very easily be wrong).