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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5392744" data-attributes="member: 58197">Just combed through the Compendium, and I'm not seeing much. The Brawling Fighter powers are ideal for grabbing, of course, but as you say it requires a hand free; you can always take one hand off your longspear, but then you can't use the longspear, which sorta defeats the point. There's a barbarian power, Rage of the Blood Bear, which would help, but it's a daily power, which a) means you could only use it once a day and b) means you can't get it via multiclass for several levels yet.My suggestion: Go with the Brawling Fighter approach, and pick up Quick Draw and a trident (or other one-handed spear). Then you can switch out easily between your longspear for reach attacks and your trident for when you want to grab and bite, and your Weapon Focus, Expertise, and so forth will work for both weapons.Alternatively, wait until you can get your hands on a grasping longspear. (Or better yet, a grasping greatspear and Superior Weapon Proficiency.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 5392744, member: 58197"] Just combed through the Compendium, and I'm not seeing much. The Brawling Fighter powers are ideal for grabbing, of course, but as you say it requires a hand free; you can always take one hand off your longspear, but then you can't [i]use[/i] the longspear, which sorta defeats the point. There's a barbarian power, Rage of the Blood Bear, which would help, but it's a daily power, which a) means you could only use it once a day and b) means you can't get it via multiclass for several levels yet. My suggestion: Go with the Brawling Fighter approach, and pick up Quick Draw and a trident (or other one-handed spear). Then you can switch out easily between your longspear for reach attacks and your trident for when you want to grab and bite, and your Weapon Focus, Expertise, and so forth will work for both weapons. Alternatively, wait until you can get your hands on a [i]grasping longspear[/i]. (Or better yet, a [i]grasping greatspear[/i] and Superior Weapon Proficiency.) [/QUOTE]

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