This question is for the Pathfinder ruleset. It involves the Snatch Arrows feat:
Snatch Arrows
When using the Deflect Arrows feat you may choose to catch the weapon instead of just deflecting it. Thrown weapons can immediately be thrown back as an attack against the original attacker (even though it isn’t your turn) or kept for later use.
You must have at least one hand free (holding nothing) to use this feat.
The problem I am having is the verbiage. The title is clearly 'Snatch Arrows' which leads one to believe this will work against arrows. But the description says "Thrown weapons can immediately be thrown back as an attack against the original attacker (even though it isn’t your turn) or kept for later use."
Does this mean you can only 'snatch' arrows to prevent them from doing damage, and nothing more? Or can you return the projectile to them, even it they are arrows and not a thrown weapon?
Best Answer
Your interpretation is correct. The text specifies that Thrown Weapons can be immediately thrown back. An arrow is not a type of thrown weapon - it is a type of weapon ammunition. And even if you consider it a weapon, it is still not a thrown weapon, as specified in the description.
Since it does not specify that ammunition can be thrown back, the arrow cannot be thrown back at the target.
Additionally, I'd say that even if the catcher had a bow, it'd probably qualify as a standard action to take the caught arrow and fit it to the bow to fire it. As a DM, I wouldn't allow the catcher to immediately shoot the arrow back as a part of catching it (if your players are thinking about doing this).