Australian Aboriginal Army Knife

[hcobb]

In addition to the traditional shock tactic of wiping out the entire party with a halfling squad that runs up half their MA (Running talent!) and uses their spear throwers, the Woomera has a thousand other uses.

How to model these in the game?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woomer...ear-thrower%29

[Skarg]

Seems like a spear-thrower, with some versions being useful for some other functions too, in which case, add some weight, no?

[platimus]

Originally Posted by Skarg

Seems like a spear-thrower, with some versions being useful for some other functions too, in which case, add some weight, no?

I think the weight will add itself...

There are two Woomeras: a small and a large.

The small Woomera has the same weight, ST requirements, etc. as a javelin and can be used as a javelin for non-thrown attacks. This woomera can be used to throw only javelins. Roll damage twice for each javelin launched from a woomera.

The larger Woomera has the same weight, ST requirements, etc. as a spear and can be used as a spear for non-thrown attacks. This woomera can be used to throw javelins or spears. Roll damage twice for each spear launched from a woomera.

Of course, each javelin or spear you wish to launch from a woomera must be carried around with you. (this adds the extra weight)

[hcobb]

Everhit, or Frodo the Menace
Halfling Wizard ST 9 DX 12 IQ 9
Javelin Thrower staff(swing 1d-2, staff zap 1d), some javelins(thrown only 1d+1)
Talents: Humanish(free), Thrown Weapons(free), Spear Thrower(2), Literacy(1)
Spells: Blur, Dark Vision, Detect Magic, Look Your Best, Staff, Turn Missiles

[Tenex]

If I were running a GURPS game I would worry about it. Since it's TFT the solution is simple -- it's a spear thrower. Page 111 of new TFT has a chart for other names of weapons. No need to distinguish in game terms between a tomahawk and a hatchet. If a shortsword can also be a dalwey, estoc, falchion, sapara, sax, spadroon, tulwar or wakizashi, then it seems a woomera is just a spear thrower.

[platimus]

Originally Posted by hcobb

Everhit, or Frodo the Menace
Halfling Wizard ST 9 DX 12 IQ 9
Javelin Thrower staff(swing 1d-2, staff zap 1d), some javelins(thrown only 1d+1)
Talents: Humanish(free), Thrown Weapons(free), Spear Thrower(2), Literacy(1)
Spells: Blur, Dark Vision, Detect Magic, Look Your Best, Staff, Turn Missiles

Oh, you'd rather have 1d+1 damage instead of 2d-2? Ok :)

[hcobb]

Originally Posted by platimus

Oh, you'd rather have 1d+1 damage instead of 2d-2? Ok :)

With adjDx12 at 6 megahexes. Then run away.