Give some love to thowing axes

Started by sharkinajar, December 02, 2015, 10:38:42 PM

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sharkinajar

I find that throwing axes could use a little love! Here's a few different ideas:

-Increase crit to x3, as are other axes, or increase the crit range to 19-20
-get rid of the -1 damage penalty on the lightened throwing axes you can buy in shops while increasing the price (since the axes are so ridiculously heavy)
-The ability to use alchemist's fire on thowing axes
-Make different magical throwing axes more readily available, not just lightened or more crit damage, like elemental damage or effects such as silence/blind/slow

Grotesque

I am of the opinion that the base weight of throwing axes should be altered to 0.2lbs per axe, if not 0.1lbs. They are, mechanically, the near-equivalent of darts in terms of strength. Darts are 1d4, throwing axes are 1d6. Throwing axes weigh ten times more than darts. +1d4 damage darts are readily available for a total of 2d4 damage. The only enchanted throwing axes I've seen come with partial weight reduction and -1 damage. MW, FW, etc is applicable on throwing axes - as is the case with darts. I don't think a buff to the crit multiplier or range is even enough to warrant their use. The weight is ridiculous.