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Fixing the polearm and taking back its seat as generally best nonprojectile weapon from the sword.
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<blockquote data-quote="BookBarbarian" data-source="post: 7831938" data-attributes="member: 6802553"><p>Polearms are awesome battlefield weapons. </p><p></p><p>But D&D combat rarely takes place in a large battlefield, in my experience. The longsword has great defensive capability from it's crossguard and great versatility with half swording and mordhaus. When picking one melee weapon for carrying in a small group across leagues of overland travel I can see lots of good reasons for making it one that can be used well in a variety of ways.</p><p></p><p>Besides that you may be called upon to fight in a grand ball. Could you walk into a ball with polearms? Of course not. Everyone would know you are looking for a fight. Now a personal defense weapon like a Rapier or Longsword? Now you are just a fashionable dancer. </p><p></p><p>There is a good reason why the Polearm ruled the battlefield, and an equally good reason why the sword ruled the court and the dueling ring.</p><p></p><p>But this is all beside the point as polearms are already the best melee weapons in the game due to PAM and action economy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BookBarbarian, post: 7831938, member: 6802553"] Polearms are awesome battlefield weapons. But D&D combat rarely takes place in a large battlefield, in my experience. The longsword has great defensive capability from it's crossguard and great versatility with half swording and mordhaus. When picking one melee weapon for carrying in a small group across leagues of overland travel I can see lots of good reasons for making it one that can be used well in a variety of ways. Besides that you may be called upon to fight in a grand ball. Could you walk into a ball with polearms? Of course not. Everyone would know you are looking for a fight. Now a personal defense weapon like a Rapier or Longsword? Now you are just a fashionable dancer. There is a good reason why the Polearm ruled the battlefield, and an equally good reason why the sword ruled the court and the dueling ring. But this is all beside the point as polearms are already the best melee weapons in the game due to PAM and action economy. [/QUOTE]
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