No, I would not.If we were just keeping in the realms of weapon reskins (i.e not changing the stats just the name) would you allow a short spear to be called a throwing axe? would you allow it to be a throwing knife?
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Axes group for Throwing Axe. Under my proposed scheme, Throwing Knife would start ranked as under Brawling, but could be it's own thing that could be improved through the use of Adventure points.If you did allow a reskin what skill would they use - not changing the stats it would be spears...weird.
If you changed it to axes for the throwing axe reskin that works.
If you changed it to brawling for throwing knife then... that seems punitive.... so you would have to allow swords to be used.
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Sorry, I don't find the argument to class Throwing Knives as Swords at all compelling.There that's it, that's my final point for throwing knives using the swords group.
Yes you could add a throwing weapons as an alternative weapons group as another option but that spreads those precious adventure points on an extra weapon group - will players want to do that?
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Here are some other weapons from the Adventures in Middle-earth Player's Guide that I developed for TOR 1e:
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Scimitar
Damage: 5
Edge: 10
Injury: 16
Encumbrance: 2
Group: Swords
Called Shot: Disarm
Notes: --
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Heavy scimitar
Damage: 9
Edge: 10
Injury: 18
Encumbrance: 3
Group: Swords
Called Shot: Disarm
Notes: Two-handed weapon.
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Hammer
Damage: 3
Edge: 10
Injury: 14
Encumbrance: 1
Group: Brawling
Called Shot: Break shield
Notes: Usable by Dwarves and Hobbits; Can be thrown (20/60). Workman's tool; an improvised weapon.
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Warhammer
Damage: 5 (1h)/7 (2h)
Edge: 10
Injury: 16 (1h)/18 (2h)
Encumbrance: 3
Group: Blunt Martial Weapons (at Loremaster's discretion)
Called Shot: Break shield
Notes: Usable by Dwarves. Can be used with one or two hands.
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Mace
Damage: 4
Edge: 10
Injury: 14
Encumbrance: 1
Group: Blunt Martial Weapons (at Loremaster's discretion)
Called Shot: Break shield
Notes: Usable by Dwarves and Hobbits.