D&D General Does anyone recall coming across any magic weapons that return when thrown...other than Dwarven Thrower, Hammer of Thunderbolts or magic boomerangs?

[J-H]

Baldur's Gate 2 had two returning daggers, the Firetooth (+1d6 fire damage, +3 dagger) and another +2 that I don't recall the name of. There were also four returning axes. One was Azuredge (throwing axe mace of disruption, Good creatures only), another was Riftholm +2 (apparently dwarven, but the maker has not been associated with any dwarf on Faerun), then there was Hangard's Axe of Hurling (+2?). The last one was K'logarath +4. It's from the Underdark and highly valued. On a failed save, a hit would deal +2d6 damage and knock the target down.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

The +2 throwing axe was pretty much my favourite item in BG1.

 

[Mistwell]

For 5e:

Dwarven Thrower
Hammer of Thunderbolts
Whelm
Axe of the Dwarven Lords
Moonblade
Elven Thrower (Bigby Presents: Glory of the Gianrts)
Spear of Backbiting
Javelin of Backbiting
Sunforger
Azuredge (Dragon Heist)

 

[Clint_L]

The 2024 UA that presented the Artificer included a quality that any Artificer can add to the weapons created. I am 99% confident this will see light in the Eberon book coming in December.

This is a holdover from the current rules, as officially published in Tasha's and currently available to artificers as one of their infusion options on DDB:

Returning Weapon​

Item: A simple or martial weapon with the thrown property

This magic weapon grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it, and it returns to the wielder’s hand immediately after it is used to make a ranged attack.

In fact, my spouse's artificer took this infusion to help out the barbarian in the party. In their interpretation, as soon as the weapon is thrown, it sprouts little mechanical wings like the snitch in Harry Potter, which fly it back to its owner. The conversation went like this:

Them: "Is there any way Blimmig (their character) can invent something that will make Dorg's axe come back to him after he throws it, so he has more to do when he can't quite reach the bad guys?"

Me: "That is literally exactly what one of your artificer infusions does."

Them: "Really? That's convenient!"

Me: "Yes."

 

[mellored]

There was something like bracers of infinite daggers as well, which let you conjure and throw them.

The 2024 UA that presented the Artificer included a quality that any Artificer can add to the weapons created. I am 99% confident this will see light in the Eberon book coming in December.

2014 artificer has it too.

 

[GMMichael]

So the Thri-keen use a Chatkcha that returns back to their hand without being magical.

Yikes, no thanks!

I think this guy had returning items. In fact, they return so fast, you can throw them again before they've even returned!

 

[TheSword]

Yikes, no thanks!

I think this guy had returning items. In fact, they return so fast, you can throw them again before they've even returned!

What’s up with the chatkcha?

 

[GMMichael]

What’s up with the chatkcha?

I don't want a ninja star coming at me, even if I'm supposed to catch it.

 

[GM Lent]

A Goodman Games program guide from GenCon a few years back had a DCC writeup for the Glaive from Krull, one of the single most awesomely ridiculous weapons ever put to film.

Yes, its a magical mechanical returning (and steerable) throwing star thing called the Glaive. Don't ask.