Light Thrown Weapons and Damage

[Melkor]

Hi folks,

In skimming through the Rules Compendium last night, I noticed that 'Heavy Thrown' weapons get to add STR bonus to-hit and damage.

'Light Thrown' weapons add DEX to-hit, with no mention of adding STR to damage.

Is this correct?

Thanks!

 

[hafrogman]

I don't have the rules in front of me to give you exact verbage, but light thrown should just be like other basic ranged attacks. Dex to hit and damage.

 

[DracoSuave]

Close but not quite.

The whole thing only deals with Basic Ranged Attack. Normally, Ranged Basic Attack is a Dexterity attack that deals 1[W] + Dexterity modifier damage. The heavy thrown property allows you to replace Dexterity with Strength for this one attack.

You may have other powers that are Dexterity based... using a heavy thrown weapon with them has no effect. It only affects Ranged Basic Attacks, so that Strength based classes have a ranged option.

 

[Melkor]

Thanks for the replies folks.

So 'Light Thrown' weapons should get to add DEX bonus to both the roll to-hit as well as the damage roll?

 

[samursus]

On Ranged Basic Attacks, ayup.