Hussar
Legend
Another thought about polearms. Something that always bugged me is that swords had really one function - killing people. Polearms, OTOH, whether spears or whatnot, can be, and were, used for hunting. After all, I'd much rather that that nasty bit of bacon was several feet away from me, pinned by my spear.
But, so long as swords are mechanically superior to polearms or spears, no one will bother. Those feats in Dragon go a long way towards leveling the playing field. I hope to see more in the future.
I'm just rather tired of Joe Fighterguy using a longsword. Ten years of 2e and every bloody fighter using one has somewhat soured me on the idea. We have all these other weapons that almost never see the light of day. I'd like to see them be considered viable options.
But, so long as swords are mechanically superior to polearms or spears, no one will bother. Those feats in Dragon go a long way towards leveling the playing field. I hope to see more in the future.
I'm just rather tired of Joe Fighterguy using a longsword. Ten years of 2e and every bloody fighter using one has somewhat soured me on the idea. We have all these other weapons that almost never see the light of day. I'd like to see them be considered viable options.