Do bolas take the nonproficiency penalty? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Do bolas take the nonproficiency penalty? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Longarms
10-11-05, 11:19 PM This just jumped out at me...

From page 158 of the PHB: "Thrown weapons require no weapon proficiency, so you dont take the -4 nonweapon proficiency penalty"

Do you need to be proficient in Bolas to throw them without penalty?!?
ShinAkuma2
10-12-05, 12:29 AM It's talking specifically about splash weapons. Basically, any doofus can throw a vial of alchemist's fire at someone's head.

You still need to know how throw a shuriken, bolas, or a knife to do it properly.
tarkin
10-12-05, 11:15 AM You take the -4 non-proficiency penalty when throwing most thrown weapons. Splash weapons are the exception, cause they are very easy to use.

Better wording would have been:

Every creature is proficient with splash weapons.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Longarms 10-11-05, 11:19 PM	This just jumped out at me... From page 158 of the PHB: "Thrown weapons require no weapon proficiency, so you dont take the -4 nonweapon proficiency penalty" Do you need to be proficient in Bolas to throw them without penalty?!?
ShinAkuma2 10-12-05, 12:29 AM	It's talking specifically about splash weapons. Basically, any doofus can throw a vial of alchemist's fire at someone's head. You still need to know how throw a shuriken, bolas, or a knife to do it properly.
tarkin 10-12-05, 11:15 AM	You take the -4 non-proficiency penalty when throwing most thrown weapons. Splash weapons are the exception, cause they are very easy to use. Better wording would have been: Every creature is proficient with splash weapons.