MeepoTheMighty
First Post
In 3.0, throwing a two-handed spear (which was called a shortspear then) was a full-round action, according to the PHB:
Now, 3.5 has a similar sentence:Thrown weapons can only be thrown one-handed. You can throw a thrown weapon with one hand even if it would be two-handed for you due to your size (such as a gnome throwing a javelin), but doing so counts as a full round action because the weapon is bulkier and harder to handle than most thrown weapons. You recieve your Strength bonus to damage.
However, that sentence appears flanked by some other sentences that make it sound like it only comes up when using weapons that weren't designed to be thrown:Throwing a light or one-handed weapon is a standard action, while throwing a two-handed weapon is a full-round action.
So, is throwing a shortspear (now called a spear) still a full-round action?It is possible to throw a weapon that isn’t designed to be thrown (that is, a melee weapon that doesn’t have a numeric entry in the Range Increment column on Table: Weapons), but a character who does so takes a –4 penalty on the attack roll. Throwing a light or one-handed weapon is a standard action, while throwing a two-handed weapon is a full-round action. Regardless of the type of weapon, such an attack scores a threat only on a natural roll of 20 and deals double damage on a critical hit. Such a weapon has a range increment of 10 feet.