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<blockquote data-quote="Iosue" data-source="post: 6274203" data-attributes="member: 6680772"><p>The Mentzer edition of the Expert book does address this with the "spear combat" ability for fighters. If they enemy is approaching from more than 20 feet away (20 yards outdoors) before an attack, the fighter can "set the spear'. If the spear hits, it does double damage. But as is typical of D&D abstract combat, rather than giving the spear special initiative properties, a la AD&D, or reach properties, a la 3e/4e, it relies on the emergent abstract effect of this damage. It suddenly becomes a bad idea to engage fighters from more than 20 feet away. So you have to spend a turn between 20 ft and 5 ft, so you can approach without letting the fighter set the spear. But that opens you up to the possibility of the fighter advancing on you and spearing you with a regular attack...</p><p></p><p>Edit: Incidentally, I seem to recall some thread a while back saying that TSR-D&D didn't support the spear-and-board style fighter. I don't recall how it is in AD&D, but in D&D a spear is not a two-handed weapon, which means it can be used just fine with a shield. A pole arm, though, is a whole other ball of wax.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iosue, post: 6274203, member: 6680772"] The Mentzer edition of the Expert book does address this with the "spear combat" ability for fighters. If they enemy is approaching from more than 20 feet away (20 yards outdoors) before an attack, the fighter can "set the spear'. If the spear hits, it does double damage. But as is typical of D&D abstract combat, rather than giving the spear special initiative properties, a la AD&D, or reach properties, a la 3e/4e, it relies on the emergent abstract effect of this damage. It suddenly becomes a bad idea to engage fighters from more than 20 feet away. So you have to spend a turn between 20 ft and 5 ft, so you can approach without letting the fighter set the spear. But that opens you up to the possibility of the fighter advancing on you and spearing you with a regular attack... Edit: Incidentally, I seem to recall some thread a while back saying that TSR-D&D didn't support the spear-and-board style fighter. I don't recall how it is in AD&D, but in D&D a spear is not a two-handed weapon, which means it can be used just fine with a shield. A pole arm, though, is a whole other ball of wax. [/QUOTE]
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