GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves

[JulianLW]

Originally Posted by Christopher R. Rice

No, it's not. You can't add a Rapid Strike to a DWA because it's basically the same thing with a reduced penalty.

Well, then ... this is like ... -2 for the first attack, then -3 for the next, then -3 for the next.... Cumulative for each attack. But applied separately for each hand.... This is just its own special thing, then?

A special thing that we're not going to call a half-penalty DWA added to a half-penalty Rapid Strike - but with the penalties applied separately to each hand ... and only for Heroic Throwers?

Because this seems like a way to basically get two extra attacks for every 12 CP added to Throwing Art.... Which the munchkins do like....

So if I cranked Throwing Art up to, like, 26, I could get 10 thrown knife attacks at Throwing Art-12 per turn?! (Assuming that I had Ambidexterity and could soak the -10 Fast-Draw penalty for drawing 5 knives with each hand.)

But I guess I'm just munchkinizing out loud here now. DF Bullseye.

Originally Posted by Christopher R. Rice

Correct. Move and Attack or an All-Out. That's it. And like, Committed if you're using those rules.

Cool cool cool. Thanks for the answers!

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by JulianLW

Well, then ... this is like ... -2 for the first attack, then -3 for the next, then -3 for the next.... Cumulative for each attack. But applied separately for each hand.... This is just its own special thing, then?

No, it's literally just saying you get access to very rapid strike - baseline DF characters can do ONE rapid strike. Those with Heroic Thrower can do a very rapid strike with a -3 per attack past the first. That's it.

Originally Posted by JulianLW

A special thing that we're not going to call a half-penalty DWA added to a half-penalty Rapid Strike - but with the penalties applied separately to each hand ... and only for Heroic Throwers?

No. See above. You could do a DWA if you had a weapon in each hand and thus get two attacks for -2 each (-4 halved) or you could throw three or more and get -3 each after the first. As normal, you cannot combined DWA and Rapid Strike.

Originally Posted by JulianLW

Because this seems like a way to basically get two extra attacks for every 12 CP added to Throwing Art.... Which the munchkins do like....

It would if that's how it worked.

Originally Posted by JulianLW

So if I cranked Throwing Art up to, like, 26, I could get 10 thrown knife attacks at Throwing Art-12 per turn?! (Assuming that I had Ambidexterity and could soak the -10 Fast-Draw penalty for drawing 5 knives with each hand.)

That's a lot of points spent for one trick. So...yeah.