How Can You Not Throw a Spear?
- Thread starter samursus
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Thasmodious
First Post
The javelin is a spear, basically replacing the short spear. It has a thrown range and you could give it a name change to shortspear for flavor purposes. I also don't think anything would be harmed by adding that 5/10 to the spear. That would leave the javelin/shortspear the best choice for range and spear and shield fighting, the spear would have a shorter range and a bit more damage, while the longspear couldn't be thrown at all. That's what I'm going to do if any of my players should wish to use spears.
samursus
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For some reason it never occurred to me to think of the javelin as a spear, but you are right. I always think of the Roman javelins, disposable with the narrow head. I always think of the spear as a versatile medium length melee/thrown weapon. But with more thought your explanations make more sense in the D&D world...except with primitive versions. The military spears were more specialized. I can see now how a metal-hafted, 6' long spear might not be so throwable.
Caught in my own bias. Thanks for the wake-up.
PS: Still doesn't explain the error in the Magic Item section.
Caught in my own bias. Thanks for the wake-up.
PS: Still doesn't explain the error in the Magic Item section.
