Thrown Weapons

From the V8 Rulebook

Light Thrown

These weapons represent throwing daggers and the like.

1. Between 2.5” and 6” in total length.
2. All parts must be Strike-Legal.
   • These weapons are exempt from a minimum foam depth for Strike-Legal.
3. May be covered in non-abrasive cloth tape instead of cloth.
   • Duct tape may not be used as a cover.
4. Will score a hit from any portion of the weapon.
5. May not be of a color and shape which may reasonably be confused with a Magic Ball.

Heavy Thrown

These weapons represent throwing axes and the like.

1. Between 9” and 18” in total length.
2. All parts must be Strike-Legal.
   • These weapons are exempt from a minimum foam depth for Strike-Legal.
3. May be covered in non-abrasive cloth tape instead of cloth.
   • Duct tape may not be used as a cover.
4. Will score a hit from any portion of the weapon.

Rocks

1. Must be at least 10” in each dimension.
2. All parts must be Strike-Legal.
   • These weapons are exempt from a minimum foam depth for Strike-Legal.
3. May be covered in non-abrasive cloth tape instead of cloth.
   • Duct tape may not be used as a cover.
4. Will score a hit from any portion of the weapon.
5. Hits from Rocks are Armor Breaking and Shield Crushing.
6. Items that meet the criteria to be classified as a Rock may not also be classified as Heavy Thrown.

Javelins

Javelins are a hybrid throwing/melee weapon. They are considered a melee weapon when wielded, but are considered a projectile otherwise. Destroyed Javelins cannot be wielded nor thrown. Javelins are only available to those classes explicitly granted Javelins.

1. Between 36” and 72” long.
2. Must have between 6” and 12” of Strike-Legal.
3. Must be padded along their entire length.
4. May be thrown and used in melee (including blocking).
5. Stab only for both melee and throwing.
6. Hits from Javelins when thrown are Armor Breaking and Shield Crushing.
7. Must strike point-first to score a hit.
8. Must have a rigid core.
9. Pommel is not required to meet the requirements for a stabbing tip.
10. May be Double-Ended.

From the Rulebook

Thrown Weapons

These projectiles are thrown to represent various magical attacks and are not considered weapons. They represent magical energy, motes of elemental force, alchemical mixtures, and the like.

1. Must be a spherical object at least 2.5” in diameter.
2. Must have a streamer between 1” and 6” long.
3. All parts must be Strike-Legal.
   • These projectiles are exempt from a minimum foam depth for Strike-Legal.
4. May be covered in non-abrasive cloth tape instead of cloth.
   • Duct tape may not be used as a cover.
5. Will score a hit from any portion of the object.
   Rulebook 8.6.3

Projectiles
Thrown Weapons · Ammunition

Magic and Ability Mechanics Defined

Magic Balls which are thrown and strike a player or object can have various effects.

1. Players may only carry or bring on to the battlefield a number of Magic Balls up to the maximum uses allowed to them.
   • Owners of Magic Balls may grant other players permission to carry their Magic Balls in order to return them to the owner or to the owner’s base. They may also grant other players permission to use their Magic Balls if the other player has the ability to do so.
2. A Magic Ball must be held in the caster's hand by the end of the incantation to become active.
3. A Magic Ball will become inactive if the caster begins an incantation or the Magic Ball stops being held in hand and has not been thrown. The caster can transfer an active Magic Ball from one hand to the other without it becoming inactive and can wield a weapon or shield in a hand that is also holding an active Magic Ball.
4. A player may only have one Magic Ball active at a time.
5. Magic Balls of the Subdual School have no effect on equipment that is not being carried.
   • Example: You may not Iceball a player’s shield if it is not being wielded or carried by them.
6. Magic Balls discharge and attempt to affect the first valid player or wielded equipment they strike, if any, before deactivating upon striking the terrain. Magic Balls are not Engulfing unless noted.
7. Garb strikes count as hitting the player if the Magic Ball would have continued on to hit the player.
   • Example: You may not block Lightning Bolts with your cloak.
8. Magic Balls are not stopped by Protection from Projectiles, Song of Deflection, or similar abilities.
   Rulebook 8.6.3

Magic Balls Listing

Name	Color	School
Abeyance	Green	Subdual
Entangle	Brown	Subdual
Fireball	Red	Flame
Force Bolt	Blue	Sorcery
Iceball	White	Subdual
Lightning Bolt	Yellow	Flame
Phase Bolt	Grey	Sorcery
Sphere of Annihilation	Black	Sorcery
Suppression Bolt	Purple	Subdual

Additional notes:

• Effects and States caused by Magic Balls last 60 seconds.
• Starting an Incantation renders the player’s active Magic Balls inactive.

See Also

Missile Block
Ancestral Armor
Harden
Greater Harden
Engulfing

See Also:

• Combat Rules
• Armor
• Weapons
• Weapon Types, Shields, and Equipment
• Equipment Checking