Thrown magic weapons question

[DarkLord Of DForce]

Okay, I've seen this in a couple of different message threads, but I've not seen anything official so help me out if you can...

If you throw a magic weapon, for example a hammer, does it automagically return to the thrower? Several times on here and in other places I've seen casual comments dropped that it does. I'm trying to find something official.

Thanks!

 

[Flipguarder]

PHB 1: pg 232 under Thrown Weapons 1st sentence.

 

[Turtlejay]

Also this thread still on the front page has plenty on this subject.

Jay

 

[Dr. Confoundo]

What about weapons like the Bola or Net? If I throw my +1 Magic Bola at an opponent, it instantly returns to my hand. But does that mean that the opponent is no longer immobilized? Or is there some magical force that remains tangling up the bad guy's ankles...

 

[Mort_Q]

What about weapons like the Bola or Net? If I throw my +1 Magic Bola at an opponent, it instantly returns to my hand. But does that mean that the opponent is no longer immobilized? Or is there some magical force that remains tangling up the bad guy's ankles...

The text for Thrown Weapons states that thrown weapons return "after a ranged attack with the weapon is resolved."

So you can describe it any way you want.

• magical force remains entangling the target
• bola returns when the target gets free
• other

 

[DarkLord Of DForce]

Duh, should have caught that thread.

Okay, so it does return.

Here is another question - does it matter whether or not its your offhand weapon?

I've got 2 hammers with 2 Weapon Fighting and Opening. My main weapon is a Craghammer. The offhand weapon is a +2 Throwing hammer.

Thanks!

 

[Mort_Q]

Here is another question - does it matter whether or not its your offhand weapon?

Nope. Any and all magical thrown weapons return when the attack is resolved.

 

[DarkLord Of DForce]

Okay thanks - looks like I'm good for this then, when I need to make a ranged attack.