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<blockquote data-quote="Grogg of the North" data-source="post: 6142517" data-attributes="member: 6682960">An empty flask weighs 1.5 lbs*.&nbsp; Assuming you picked one up and throw it an orc's head, how much damage would you deal before he hits you with his axe?&nbsp; (Show your work!)According to Complete Warrior, Table 4-7, you take a -4 penalty on the roll because it's an improvised weapon and you'd have a range increment of 10 feet.&nbsp; On a successful hit you'll do 1d3.&nbsp; Assuming you have a pint of water (or similar fluid?) in there you can bump the damage up to 1d4.If you take the feat Throw Anything, also in CW, you could negate the -4 penalty for it being an improvised weapon but the feat states you have to be proficient with that weapon.&nbsp; Ask your DM.&nbsp; I'd probably allow it to apply.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; *Things like alchemist fire, acid and oil only weigh 1 lb.&nbsp; So we'll just assume that the weight of an empty flask of those is negligible and does no damage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grogg of the North, post: 6142517, member: 6682960"] An empty flask weighs 1.5 lbs*. Assuming you picked one up and throw it an orc's head, how much damage would you deal before he hits you with his axe? (Show your work!) According to Complete Warrior, Table 4-7, you take a -4 penalty on the roll because it's an improvised weapon and you'd have a range increment of 10 feet. On a successful hit you'll do 1d3. Assuming you have a pint of water (or similar fluid?) in there you can bump the damage up to 1d4. If you take the feat Throw Anything, also in CW, you could negate the -4 penalty for it being an improvised weapon but the feat states you have to be proficient with that weapon. Ask your DM. I'd probably allow it to apply. :) *Things like alchemist fire, acid and oil only weigh 1 lb. So we'll just assume that the weight of an empty flask of those is negligible and does no damage. [/QUOTE]

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