Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

Nor is any interpretation of Batman realistic.

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

If the question is not about realism, but about how one could model such a thing via obscene skill levels...

Call it -10 per bounce.

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

Target motion in the time between throw and impact is sufficient to render it random, and skill cannot compensate for that. Also, there isn't any solution where the batarang keeps spinning in a normal way after the first impact.

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

Why not? Skill involves leading/predicting foes who move evasively.

I agree, the spin won't be the same or normal, the issue is if it could be thrown hard enough that despite this it retains enough force to make the 2nd guy wince in pain and drop his gun

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

There's a difference between 'evasion' and 'random motion'. The problem is that we're in a chaotic regime so an error in target position of a millimeter means you miss the second target by meters. Given a gun being held in a bench rest and a computerized launcher and you're still going to get pretty much random results.

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

This sounds a lot like sniping and adapting the speed/range table

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

You asked if it was realistically possible. It's not. If you want to bring in cinematic factors to enable it then go ahead. But it's not realistic, for all the reasons already given by numerous people. It's cinematic, and absolutely fine in that context,

The aerodynamics of a bullet are nothing like a boomerang.

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

Sniping also has the problem that it's impossible to compensate for unpredictable target motion after the bullet has left the gun, though GURPS doesn't do a particularly good job of implementing that.

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

There's the long range shots rule in Tactical Shooting.

Re: should a "Ricochet" attack using boomerang be possible in realistic games? how ha
 

so this makes it harder accounting for bullet delay?

there's less in the way of batarang delay though