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<blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 1801809" data-attributes="member: 1288">I believe it. I've seen very few polearms used either. That's the point of this discussion. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />The longspear has reach, as do a few other polearms. The regular spear does not have reach.With a few exceptions (i.e. the spiked chain) a reach weapon can be used against an opponent 10 feet away, rather than the normal 5 feet. Great when fighting from a few steps back, but once they close, you either have to keep retreating, or drop the weapon and pull a smaller one.Frankly, in most campaigns I've seen--though I'm sure other folks will have different experiences--very few people seem to feel the reach is worth the necessity of having to drop the weapon when you close. I'm not sure I've seen a single longspear used, if it wasn't by a creature listed as having one in the MM.That's why I like the idea of the Choke Up feat. It makes reach weapons more attractive, because you can also use them normally.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mouseferatu, post: 1801809, member: 1288"] I believe it. I've seen very few polearms used either. That's the point of this discussion. ;) The longspear has reach, as do a few other polearms. The regular spear does not have reach. With a few exceptions (i.e. the spiked chain) a reach weapon can be used against an opponent 10 feet away, rather than the normal 5 feet. Great when fighting from a few steps back, but once they close, you either have to keep retreating, or drop the weapon and pull a smaller one. Frankly, in most campaigns I've seen--though I'm sure other folks will have different experiences--very few people seem to feel the reach is worth the necessity of having to drop the weapon when you close. I'm not sure I've seen a single longspear used, if it wasn't by a creature listed as having one in the MM. That's why I like the idea of the Choke Up feat. It makes reach weapons more attractive, because you can also use them normally. [/QUOTE]

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