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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 5690398" data-attributes="member: 7808">This actually could be really cool and cinematic, if you're in a game that's based around such things.  If you really really want to add this in, here's what I would do:First, the defender must declare they are going to attempt to catch the projective before an attack roll is made.Second, defender makes a Reflex save of 20 - weapon size modifier + range increment penalty + magic enhancement bonus.  Failure results in an automatic hit, even if the attacker rolled a natural 1.Third, spend an AoO to make an opposed attack roll.  Failure results in an automatic hit, even if the attacker rolled a natural 1.Fourth, defender rolls a Fortitude save and attacker rolls damage.  Defender takes subtracts the Fort save from the attacker's damage and takes the result in damage (if it's a positive number).  Defender ends the turn holding the weapon.  This makes catching large objects from far away easier than small objects from close range, has a significant penalty for failure, and take into account the fact that something thrown at you really hard is still going to hurt if you catch it.  I think it simulates things pretty well, and allows players to take a significant risk to achieve something that would look really cool.  It's not an elegant mechanic, but at least it would take less time to adjudicate than grappling.</blockquote>