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Reach weapons: what's the drawback?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blackbrrd" data-source="post: 6492885" data-attributes="member: 63962"><p>As you don't get extra attacks just from picking up a pole arm, but need the Polearm Master feat, I think the most obvious reason is that you want to pick up some other feat, or stat gain. (If you don't use feats, you only get the reach, so you can fight from the back ranks. Quite situation dependant if that is a good benefit vs the higher damage of a normal two-handed weapon or the higher AC of a weapon and shield wielding character.)</p><p></p><p>Personally, I don't think there is anything obvious about going/not going for pole arms, it would really depend on the character you would want to play. For instance, in cities, you can probably get away carrying a sword, but a 7-9' pole arm might get people looking at you. If you want to play the scary scarred guy carrying around an oversized axe, that might just be a plus. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackbrrd, post: 6492885, member: 63962"] As you don't get extra attacks just from picking up a pole arm, but need the Polearm Master feat, I think the most obvious reason is that you want to pick up some other feat, or stat gain. (If you don't use feats, you only get the reach, so you can fight from the back ranks. Quite situation dependant if that is a good benefit vs the higher damage of a normal two-handed weapon or the higher AC of a weapon and shield wielding character.) Personally, I don't think there is anything obvious about going/not going for pole arms, it would really depend on the character you would want to play. For instance, in cities, you can probably get away carrying a sword, but a 7-9' pole arm might get people looking at you. If you want to play the scary scarred guy carrying around an oversized axe, that might just be a plus. :D [/QUOTE]
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