Knife-throwing
Skill, Performing
Specialist skill with balanced throwing knives, improving accuracy and letting the thrower aim at specific spots at close range.
From the book
This skill is expertise with any knife balanced for throwing, and those who master it are renowned for their precision. It gives +2 to hit with the weapon. Within 20 ft the thrower may also name the precise point of impact, picking a target just 2 inches wide, although an aimed throw still suffers the normal non-proficiency penalty.
If a called throw hits a vital area like the heart or throat, it deals double damage and the target must save vs Constitution or be disabled by the wound. As with the other performing skills it costs 1,000 XP, and characters other than Harlequins require 1-3 months with a tutor.
At a glance
- Skill group
- Performing
- Cost
- 1,000 XP (non-Harlequins need 1-3 months of tutoring)
- How it works
- +2 to hit; under 20 ft can call a target as small as 2 inches (with the non-proficiency penalty); a called hit to a vital spot does double damage and forces a CON save vs incapacitation
- Learned by
- Harlequin (3)