Australian Horizon - Dexterity Knack

Australian Horizon - Dexterity Knack - No Prerequisite

Your intuitive grasp of the aerodynamics of thrown weapons is so refined that you may hurl any object as if it had the returning dynamics of a Boomerang. Doing so is tricky, and adds penalties of +2 to the difficulty of the attack roll and +1 to the Speed of the action. Likewise, it reduces the maximum distance you can throw the weapon to one-third what it would be otherwise (the weapon travels in a large circular loop, after all).

You may only use this Knack on weapons/items that you are strong enough to throw (see page 54 of Demigod for a full explanation - but in rough terms if you have 1 more Epic Strength or 5 more mundane Strength than needed to lift an item, you can throw it).

Regardless of whether the attack hits or misses, the thrown weapon comes back to your hands, ready to be used again on your next action. If the target has the Brick Wall knack or an active Boon such as Sun 5 or Fire 7, it's likely your weapon will be damaged. You should be particularly wary of throwing combustible boomerangs at Fire Giants.

If you also have the Richochet Symphony knack, you may choose the multiple attack option when throwing this way - though each attack must be on a separate foe.

A ready foe (one either acting on the same tick as you, or using an interruptible action such as Guard) may spend an action (Speed:3, DV:-1) to deflect your "boomerang" (so that it doesn't make the return trip) by rolling their Wits + Athletics and beating your attack roll. Also, a target with an active Whirlwind Shield deflects for free (and automatically) any time your attack roll misses their Parry DV. In order to so deflect it, they must be strong enough themselves to lift (not necessarily throw) the object you hurled at them.