thrown weapons and facing

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by Skarg

For those who do think facing modifiers apply to thrown weapons, do you also apply facing modifiers to rolls to MISS?

The example below the diagram on ITL 114 make no mention of modifiers other than range so no, I wouldn't. Too bad the diagram did not have the letter symbols rotated to show facing (are we really to believe every figure is facing the same way?); it would have been far more useful if it had! As it is, one could take the failure to note facing modifiers as justification for or against giving thrown attacks the benefit.

[Skarg]

Originally Posted by Shostak

The example below the diagram on ITL 114 make no mention of modifiers other than range so no, I wouldn't. Too bad the diagram did not have the letter symbols rotated to show facing (are we really to believe every figure is facing the same way?); it would have been far more useful if it had! As it is, one could take the failure to note facing modifiers as justification for or against giving thrown attacks the benefit.

As someone who remains convinced the intent is that facing has no effect on any ranged attacks, I would note that the lack of facing, and the fact that A is throwing though all those figure's Side and Rear hexes with no DX modifier applied, as well as the fact that they did not think to show any other facings, nor mention anything about facing, all tends to favor the reading that facing has no effect on thrown attacks.

[phiwum]

Originally Posted by Skarg

As someone who remains convinced the intent is that facing has no effect on any ranged attacks, I would note that the lack of facing, and the fact that A is throwing though all those figure's Side and Rear hexes with no DX modifier applied, as well as the fact that they did not think to show any other facings, nor mention anything about facing, all tends to favor the reading that facing has no effect on thrown attacks.

So far, I agree with Skarg. The rules as written discusses physical attacks made from a rear hex, not across a rear hexside.

However, RAW suggests that thrown attacks from an adjacent hex get a facing bonus, which just seems odd at best, so I'd say the intention is still a bit unclear.