[Kieddicus]

Unlike Missile spells Thrown spells do not work like their physical counterpart. As where Missile spells suffer from all the same modifiers and rules as Missile weapons (Range, Cover, Missile, hitting something other than your target, etc.) Thrown spells only share the DX penalty for range in common with Thrown weapons. Thrown spell can fly past their target and strike someone else, nor do they care about cover, or the Thrown Weapons talent.

I have noticed this can cause confusion for newer players, and can even cause people who have played since the game came out to slip up.

I believe this can be easily fixed by calling them "Target Spells" rather than "Thrown Spells". This also helps clarify that the wizard is casting a spell on someone rather than throwing a ball of magic at them.