Looters = snipers now?

[KergitHorseArcher]

The problem is not that they have a few rocks, but that they have so many, that they have more range than a javelin, and pinpoint accuracy. And I'm not sure if there's time to look around on the ground for a rock that's not too big or too small to make a useful thrown weapon during a battle, so they have to carry all of these things on their person. You try carrying around 10 or 15 fist sized rocks in your pockets. Arrows and javelins and bolts have quivers. Where are they keeping all those rocks?

You can, of course, kill a person by throwing rocks at them...eventually.... But an armored person, even lightly armored, facing you in combat is going to mostly laugh at a thrown rock, easily stepping aside, or blocking it with a shield, even catching it. Now, if they had slings.... But then they'd be as deadly as those ridiculous forest bandits.

You can throw stone at 40 m/s. Normally you need a sling and training to do that.

 

[William7667]

Just give them slings then it would make more sense and be a good reason for the rocks to hurt so much