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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 7245008" data-attributes="member: 6787503">A pike is a spear too long to be thrown, about 10 feet or longer. Also, it'd have to be at least 10 feet to have reach because of the way it's wielded. The lead hand holds the shaft about 2 feet in front of the center of the body while the rear hand holds the butt-end about 4 feet behind that. The point can be thrust forward by quickly moving the rear hand close to the lead hand while allowing the shaft to slide through the lead hand, so 10 feet is about the minimum length you'd need to threaten the space of a creature 10 feet away. Personally, I prefer it to be 12 or 13 feet so the follow-through on the attack clears the target's full space. On another note, I'd attribute the pike's high weight to it being made from an extremely heavy, hard wood, similar to that from which the Macedonian sarissa was made.</blockquote>