Roundtime 05/27/2012 04:55 PM CDT
I've read that rt for thrown is based on your strength stat, encumbrance and weapon weight. However, even with an STR bonus of 43(using cman surge), I cannot hurl a spear in less than 5 seconds. If I aim the spear, it doesn't even add the extra second. I'm using it in a one handed grip, I'm not encumbered and the spear weighs 6 pounds. I've also got the strength spell up and it does not make a difference. My stats and skills are below. Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong here?

Thank you for any help you can give me on this.

Race: Giantman Profession: Warrior (not shown)
Gender: Male Age: 0 Expr: 269050 Level: 15
Normal (Bonus) ... Enhanced (Bonus)
Strength (STR): 82 (31) ... 82 (31)
Constitution (CON): 83 (26) ... 83 (26)
Dexterity (DEX): 77 (8) ... 77 (8)
Agility (AGI): 82 (11) ... 82 (11)
Discipline (DIS): 68 (9) ... 68 (9)
Aura (AUR): 91 (15) ... 91 (15)
Logic (LOG): 72 (6) ... 72 (6)
Intuition (INT): 50 (0) ... 50 (0)
Wisdom (WIS): 72 (11) ... 72 (11)
Influence (INF): 42 (1) ... 42 (1)


Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 128 34
Combat Maneuvers...................| 124 32
Thrown Weapons.....................| 124 32
Polearm Weapons....................| 124 32
Physical Fitness...................| 128 34
Dodging............................| 124 32
Harness Power......................| 54 11
Perception.........................| 124 32
Climbing...........................| 20 4
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Re: Roundtime 05/27/2012 05:05 PM CDT
I don't know you're doing anything wrong.

Minimum RT for the spear is 5 seconds. Sounds like you're there. Adding to the intrigue, though -- is a spear really a thrown weapon, or is it truly only a melee weapon that one can hurl if one must.

Spears are cool -- one handed, two handed, and can be chucked. Not sure that makes it a weapon intended to be thrown, though. That's a javelin.

Doug
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Re: Roundtime 05/27/2012 05:12 PM CDT

I would agree with you, except other people are getting 3 seconds of rt when hurling spears. I'm not sure where to look up the hurled rt vs melee rt of a weapon.
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Re: Roundtime 05/27/2012 09:49 PM CDT
Interesting. I'd ask first if magic were involved (haste / tonis), but I suspect you have that covered?

I'll pull out my spear wielder and mess around a bit, but for what ever reason, I'd pretty much settled on that.

Info I use is from Krakiipedia.org . But, spears aren't listed as 'thrown' weapons -- which is why I have it cemented in my head that you can, but probably shouldn't.

Doug
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Re: Roundtime 05/27/2012 09:52 PM CDT
Spears are one of the cross-over weapons, like hammers and handaxes.

Kerl
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Re: Roundtime 05/28/2012 10:16 AM CDT
Do you have an aim default set? If so that will auto-aim your thrown attacks and stack on some extra RT.

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Re: Roundtime 05/28/2012 12:25 PM CDT

Through the art of creating a new character and adjusting stats until I could throw a spear at 3 seconds, I found that you need a combined bonus of 38 Dex/Agi. In fact, I did not find that there was any point at which I could throw it in 4 seconds, it's a jump from 5 seconds to 3 seconds. It also seems odd as I can throw a javelin in 3 seconds without the combined bonus and the documentation I read (Krakiipedia) said that roundtime for thrown weapons is based on strength, but there ya go.
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Re: Roundtime 05/28/2012 04:34 PM CDT
Yep, well, there you have it.

Perhaps it will work that way after thrown review.

Doug
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