Throw command

Throw
Throws a held weapon or other throwable item at a target. THROW also invokes the Bard and Thief voice-throwing ability.
THROW — no item selected You see: What are you trying to throw? THROW <item> — no target selected You see: At what are you trying to throw your <item>? THROW — item is not held You see: You must hold the <item> in order to throw it. THROW — unsuitable item You see: Perhaps you should find a suitable throwing weapon first. THROW — hidden You see: You come out of hiding. Others see: <Name> just came out of hiding.

Syntax

Combat

• THROW

Throws the item held in the right hand at the creature currently being faced.

• THROW <TARGET>

Throws the item held in the right hand at the specified target.

• THROW <ITEM> AT <TARGET>

Throws the specified held item at the specified target.

• THROW LEFT or THROW RIGHT

Throws the item held in the respective hand at the creature currently being faced.

• THROW LEFT <TARGET> or THROW RIGHT <TARGET>

Throws the item held in the respective hand at the specified target.

• THROW LEFT AT <TARGET> or THROW RIGHT AT <TARGET>

Throws the item held in the respective hand at the specified target.

• THROW HELP

Displays the helpfile below.

Game Helpfile

The THROW verb allows you to throw items and is primarily used in combat.

Syntax:
THROW - will default to the creature currently being faced
THROW <ITEM> AT <TARGET>

Related (combat) verbs: ATTACK, THRUST, LUNGE, SLICE, SWING, CHOP, BASH SWEEP, JAB, DRAW, SLAM, PUMMEL, PUNCH, CLAW, GOUGE, KICK, KNEE, ELBOW SLAP, BITE, BUTT

Combat Use

THROW is a thrown-weapon combat maneuver. It is moderately damaging and has the normal chance for a weapon to lodge. Among the three standard thrown-weapon attacks, HURL is the most accurate, THROW is moderately accurate and LOB is the least accurate. HURL and LOB have their own damage and lodging behavior.

The bare command selects the right-hand item. The LEFT and RIGHT forms select a hand explicitly; an offhand throw can train Offhand Weapon skill. The item must be held, and a two-handed item requires the other hand to be free. A normal combat throw reveals the attacker from hiding.

The opening attack description, defense result, damage, lodging result, combat assessment and roundtime vary. A successful damaging attack can lodge the weapon; otherwise the weapon falls to the ground or at the attacker's feet.

Some objects have item-specific THROW behavior instead of the standard combat maneuver. Such items may accept their own nouns, targets or prepositions, and their individual item pages supply the applicable syntax. Dirt, naphtha, toys, food, traps and game pieces are examples of objects that can route through special behavior.

Failure Messages

• You need a free hand to throw the <item>. — a two-handed item requires a free hand, but both hands are occupied.
• The <item> is stuck to your hand like glue. — the selected item is cursed and cannot be thrown.
• That would be a neat trick. — the selected item was also named as its own target.
• Attacking an object? — the named object is not handled by item-specific THROW behavior.
• You want to hit yourself in the foot? — you named yourself as the combat target.
• Oddly, some sort of resistance prevents you from attacking <target>. — the target resists the attack.

Ventriloquism

THROW VOICE invokes Ventriloquism, a separate role-playing ability available to Bards and Thieves. It may be unavailable when the character cannot speak, including while affected by a shadowling trap. The ability's forms depend on guild and on which techniques the character has learned.

Bard Voice Throw

• THROW VOICE

Lists the Bard's learned voice-throwing techniques.

• THROW VOICE TEACH <THIEF>

Begins teaching the next eligible technique after the Thief has requested a lesson.

• THROW VOICE REFUSE or THROW VOICE DECLINE

Refuses a pending request to teach.

• THROW VOICE <ITEM> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Bard's voice to an item the Bard is wearing or holding.

• THROW VOICE <ITEM> IN <ITEM> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Bard's voice to an item inside something the Bard is wearing or holding.

• THROW VOICE <ITEM> ON <PERSON> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Bard's voice to an item another person is wearing or holding.

• THROW VOICE <NPC> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Bard's voice to an NPC.

• THROW VOICE <PLAYER> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Bard's voice to another player.

Thief Voice Throw

• THROW VOICE

Lists the Thief's learned voice-throwing techniques.

• THROW VOICE LEARN <BARD>

Requests that a Bard teach the next eligible technique.

• THROW VOICE OUT <MESSAGE>

Throws the Thief's voice from another direction.

• THROW VOICE <ITEM> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Thief's voice to an item lying in the room.

• THROW VOICE <ITEM> IN/ON/BEHIND/UNDER <ITEM> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Thief's voice to an item at the specified relation to another item in the room.

• THROW VOICE <ITEM> ON <CRITTER> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Thief's voice to an item on a creature.

• THROW VOICE <CRITTER> <MESSAGE>

Throws the Thief's voice to a creature.

Abuse of Ventriloquism may result in GM intervention in Prime or Platinum. See Ventriloquism for learning requirements and further details.

See Also

• HURL
• LOB
• Ventriloquism
• Offhand Weapon skill

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