Ilwuen said:
I decided to make my character a thrower, but only later found out that throwing sucks. Is there anyway to take my points out of throwing and put some to power draw instead either by editing some lines or using other cheat-like features?
I often put points into throwing and horse archery for a knight-type character. Why? You have four inventory slots. If I'm playing a mounted warrior, one of them is going to be a lance, one will be a shield, and one will be a sword (early game) or morningstar (later on--armored opponents but higher strength requirement). That leaves me one "free" spot. I used to use this for a two-hander, but I only used that in sieges, when I would have time to swap that out for a lance (and my Heater for a Board). So it was basically a waste for open battles. Packing a crossbow or war bow means sacrificing either your lance or your shield (you don't want to forgo your single-handed weapon).
The solution was thrown weapons, like Jarids, Javelins, Throwing Axes or Spears (which I haven't tried). I don't bother with daggers, stones, etc--too little damage. Obviously, upping Power Throw
and Horse Archery is skill-point intensive, so you'll need companions to pick up on the party skills that you're sacrificing to get throwing and horse archery for. You also want to pump all of your level-up proficiency points into Throwing, because with a low Throwing score (as my characters tend to start out with) it's damn near impossible to hit anything. Generally, and with a high Weapon Master, you'll get plenty of points in Polearms and One-Handers from normal combat.
Using Thrown weapons does take some practice and fine-tuning, especially because they tend to have wildly different flight characteristics. You're going to want to be pretty close to an enemy and not waste precious ammo if you can avoid it. Using them against charging cavalry is particularly effective due to the speed damage bonus. They also make fighting Khergits much easier, as you tend to be just a bit slower than them due to Coursers and lighter armor.