Dragon Slayer / Spear or sword and sheild

[Sleepy]

i am going to make a dragon slayer char. one of my friends say that spear does not fit with full plate , he say's that sword and sheild make the most sense ( can spear make sense for a fullplate char? )

 

[Cerubus Dark]

i am going to make a dragon slayer char. one of my friends say that spear does not fit with full plate , he say's that sword and sheild make the most sense ( can spear make sense for a fullplate char? )

Woah, thats one kicken sheild if it can kill a dragon....

Go with a spear.

 

[Hand of Evil]

to badly quote that Knight movie...

"It's called a lance"

Not at all, spear will fit the concept but it is just not as flashy and heroic.

 

[Cerubus Dark]

to badly quote that Knight movie...

"It's called a lance"

Not at all, spear will fit the concept but it is just not as flashy and heroic.

Lance, Spear, Sharp Pointy Stick, what ever....

Look, just make certain you put the SHARP POINTY END into the dragon, oh yea if your going after a dragon for god sakes kill it. We don't need a repeat of last month's village burnings do we?

 

[Mouseferatu]

Okay, is your friend arguing imagery or mechanics?

If he's saying a spear doesn't "fit" with full plate in an aesthetic sense, I disagree. The spear was a very common weapon historically, and it was used by knights as well as everyone else. The lance, in fact, is basically just a modified spear.

Now, if he's talking mechanics, that's a different story. A longsword does the same damage as a spear, plus you get the AC bonus for the shield. True, the spear grants you an extra 50% on Strength-based damage, because it's wielded two-handed. But then, if we're talking pure mechanics, a greataxe or greatsword is an even better option, because you get the extra Strength and those weapons do more damage.

In this case, even a longspear's reach isn't much of an advantage, because even moderately old dragons are usually large enough to have reach.

I happen to love spears, in terms of imagery, and I wish they were better weapons mechanically than they are. So, in your character's case... Image and feel, spear good. Game mechanics, spear probably not your best choice.