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A Dwarven Thrower is a powerful warhammer that returns to its wielder after being thrown.
Description[]
Appearance[]
The Dwarven Thrower is an exceptionally elegantly crafted (and expensive-looking) warhammer of dwarven make, with runes and glyphs along the sides of its head.[2]
Properties[]
Only a dwarf or a person attuned to a Belt of Dwarvenkind can attune to a Dwarven Thrower, which acts as a +3 warhammer, but with the thrown property (normal range 20 feet, long range 60 feet). When it is thrown, it deals an additional 1d8 damage (or 2d8 damage if the target is a giant) on a hit and, whether it hits or not, immediately returns to the hand of the wielder.[3]
History[]
Vox Machina found a Dwarven Thrower in the hoard of Thordak after defeating the ancient red dragon.[4] Because Grog Strongjaw wore a Belt of Dwarvenkind, he was able to attune to the hammer.[5] His first use of the Thrower was against a flameskull guarding the lair on the Island of Viscan during the party's pursuit of Raishan.[6] When they caught up to Raishan, Grog used the hammer to cave in the skull of Thordak's corpse, and the magical hammer withstood the residual volcanic heat in the dragon's head;[7] soon after that, Grog threw the hammer repeatedly at an invisible Raishan and managed to score hits.[8]
Grog later used the Dwarven Thrower against the slippery Earthbreaker Groon in their second match at the Trial Forge, in a fight that proved Grog's mettle and upgraded his Titanstone Knuckles to an Exalted state.[9]
Grog used the Dwarven Thrower to finish off Hotis in his embryonic form in Mentiri in the Nine Hells.[10]
Trivia[]
- Travis Willingham, who played Grog Strongjaw, had repeatedly voiced the Marvel superhero Thor,[11] who famously wields a hammer that returns to his hand when thrown.
- When Travis learned what the weapon did, he expressed his excitement to Matthew Mercer, who credited the dice he rolled on a treasure table to determine what was in Thordak's hoard.[12]
- In the duel with Earthbreaker Groon, Grog dealt 100 damage in one round with three attacks using the Dwarven Thrower;[13] up to that point he had only once dealt triple-digit damage in a round without a critical hit.[14] However, Travis later learned that he could not add damage with the Great Weapon Master feat to his hits with the warhammer because it does not have the heavy property.[15]
- Grog switched from the Dwarven Thrower back to the Bloodaxe in "Family Matters" (1x96),[16] then decided to use the Thrower again for "The Fear of Isolation" (1x105).[17] In the meantime, Grog equipped the Thrower for the "Critical Role – Level 17 Battle Royale!" (Sx19).
References[]
- ↑ See D&D: Dungeon Master's Guide (2014), 5th ed., p. 167.
- ↑ See "What Lies Beneath the Surface" (1x81) at 1:22:55.
- ↑ See "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) at 0:13:05.
- ↑ See "What Lies Beneath the Surface" (1x81) at 1:22:55.
- ↑ See "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) at 0:13:42.
- ↑ See "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) at 2:55:25.
- ↑ See "The Deceiver's Stand" (1x83) at 0:52:26.
- ↑ See "The Deceiver's Stand" (1x83) at 1:50:14. See also 2:13:37.
- ↑ See "A Bard's Lament" (1x85) from 0:13:05 through 1:10:30.
- ↑ See "Bats Out of Hell" (1x93) at 4:06:37.
- ↑ See Travis Willingham - IMDb].
- ↑ See "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) at 0:16:31.
- ↑ See "A Bard's Lament" (1x85) from 0:32:40 through 0:34:41.
- ↑ See the Highest damage page.
- ↑ See "Tangled Depths" (1x88) at 4:58:18.
- ↑ See "Family Matters" (1x96) at 3:06:55.
- ↑ See "The Fear of Isolation" (1x105) at 0:36:30.
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