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<blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 3098183" data-attributes="member: 20854">Heh.&nbsp; Yeah, that sounds pretty weird.&nbsp; I think the idea behind the weapon-speed-on-ties rule is that if one or the other side has initiative, then each side is assuming offense vs. defense roles throughout the round (i.e. the standard assumption, so normal number of attacks apply).&nbsp; In the event of a tie, however, both sides have gone on &quot;offense&quot; at the same time, in which case the faster weapon will have a larger-than-normal advantage.Pike vs. dagger is inherently strange, in any case -- it's an initiative check that would almost never really happen.&nbsp; An awl pike is listed as being 18+ feet long, so if the dagger-wielder is within range to melee (i.e. 10 feet or less), he's WAY inside the pike's reach, and I wouldn't let the pikeman use his pike at all.&nbsp; The pikeman would get to use it once, when somebody charged or closed to engage (where weapon length, rather than initiative, applies), and if the dagger-wielder got through, then the pikeman would need to drop his pike and draw a more appropriate weapon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philotomy Jurament, post: 3098183, member: 20854"] Heh. Yeah, that sounds pretty weird. I think the idea behind the weapon-speed-on-ties rule is that if one or the other side has initiative, then each side is assuming offense vs. defense roles throughout the round (i.e. the standard assumption, so normal number of attacks apply). In the event of a tie, however, both sides have gone on "offense" at the same time, in which case the faster weapon will have a larger-than-normal advantage. Pike vs. dagger is inherently strange, in any case -- it's an initiative check that would almost never really happen. An awl pike is listed as being 18+ feet long, so if the dagger-wielder is within range to melee (i.e. 10 feet or less), he's WAY inside the pike's reach, and I wouldn't let the pikeman use his pike at all. The pikeman would get to use it once, when somebody charged or closed to engage (where weapon length, rather than initiative, applies), and if the dagger-wielder got through, then the pikeman would need to drop his pike and draw a more appropriate weapon. [/QUOTE]

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