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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 4763709" data-attributes="member: 82106">Well, there are some pole arms that might be legitimately considered to be functionally spears. However all but a very few styles of pole arms were almost invariably topped with a spear-like point (kind of an obvious enhancement). If having a spear point or spike is the criteria for being considered a spear, then the VAST majority of all pole weapons, including virtually all halberds would meet that criteria.So one would have to say that to qualify as a spear a polarm really should be mostly a spear. In which case one asks "is it really a pole arm?". Well, perhaps a few examples exist that might warrant that, but it really should be left as a question of game mechanics.The other real question I have is "is there really a need for 2 variations of the hammer on a long stick?" In practical terms there is little difference and it is doubtful if in contemporary use two forms were even distinguished. In fact the term "Lucerne Hammer" is itself a 19th century invention. A wide variety of very similar heads were used, all consist of a hammer side, a spike side, and a point. Given that the game seems to have chosen to model pole arms as a few very basic weapons I kind of think one Pole Hammer would be the best way to go. So far all fairly standard pole arms are grouped under Military Melee weapons. I would tend to put a Pole Hammer in the same category, lest it simply become the default best choice.Pole Hammer Military Melee +2 2d4 Polearm, Hammer ReachPuts it squarely in the same category with glaive, except you get to use it with hammer stuff. That SHOULD make it useful for certain characters but not out of line I would think.</blockquote>

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