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Also note: if they are not from the Neander Valley, they're just sparkling cavemen.
Technically even a Chimp can thow a spear (or missile). I remember watching a young chimp collecting rocks and sticks as missiles to throw at some ducks that were annoying it out in a pond. Were they shaped aerodynamic missiles made with the intent of hitting targets at range? No.Neanderthals made very effective tools. DivisMal may be able to correct me on this, but there is no current evidence of shaped stone throwing spearheads (aerodynamic, symmetrical) made by Neanderthals. The Schöningen spears look like they were intended as some type of javelin, or light thrusting spear. Would they have been very accurate or lethal over range?? So yes, Neanderthals probably chucked ranged missiles, but would it be their modus operandi? Game rules are all about stereotypes, and Primeval only suggests these restricitions to make differences between the subspecies more distinct. The Throwing weapons skill actually fits these sort of spears quite well (lobbed at their target just before closing in for the fight) and they are a good excuse for converting your minis
Also note: if they are not from the Neander Valley, they're just sparkling cavemen.~ , ~
One thing I noticed, is that most Neanderthal minis, perhaps all, are modeled with flint pointed spears, not charred wood.