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D&D 5E Polearm Master + quarterstaff...+ shield?

Thread starter Pickaxe
Start date Dec 2, 2020

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Friendship is Magic, and Magic is Heresy.

Dec 7, 2020

Cap'n Kobold said:
Eh. You can probably strike with close to the same force given a whole-body windup and an inanimate target. The issue with trying to use a quarterstaff one-handed is brought into focus when you consider what happens after that strike.

Yep, you gain advantages rebounding from either a miss or a hit with two hands you simply don't with one hand. That's why two-handed lever weapons like a greatsword aren't really slow at all.