Throwing damage

[bigdamnhero]

Forgive me for another “Have I been playing it wrong all these years?” question…

 

We’ve always played that Throwing damage from a Grab and Throw was STR+v/5. But it doesn’t actually say that anywhere I can find…

 

5ER, p36: “If a character picks up another character and throws him into something…the victim takes the character’s full STR damage”

p386: “This does regular STR damage to the victim, and subjects him to the effects of a Throw (see Martial Throw, page 400)”

However…

p400: “…the Thrower does his STR damage to the Thrown character, plus 1d6 for every 5” of velocity the target had… The rules for Throws described here also apply to Throws made after a character has been Grabbed (see page 386).”

(Emphasis added.) So does the +v/5” apply to all Throws, or just to the Martial Throw maneuver? Thanks,

[Steve Long]

Re: Throwing damage

 

No. The text you cite on 5ER 400 refers to the general rules such as potential loss of initiative, not to how damage is calculated. The rules for Grab on 5ER 386 specifically state that a Grab and Throw just does STR damage, and that’s correct.