short spear: best weapon in 3.0?

[hong]

Yep, the spear looks quite a bit better.

It's two-handed, tho. Martial weapons have similar stats without that restriction.

Well, it really just means you always get the 1.5x Str damage, without having to say it....

 

[gordonknox]

What would be the best melee weapon for a Gnome Wizard? A crossbow?

gk

 

[Thanee]

persistent Kiss of the Vampire

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Thanee

 

[Thanee]

Besides, crossbow isn't really a melee weapon, altho you probably can use it as one (improvised club).

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Thanee

 

[taliesin15]

Alternatives to the Short Spear presented in this thread:

Greatsword and Longbow: sure, that's a good combo, but I'm talking one weapon here...frankly, I think Longsword and Longbow is another good combo...in fact, if you're playing a Ranger, why not carry a longsword in one and and a shortspear in the other, you're ready for melee OR ranged attack dealing 1-8 damage...

Morningstar: might be the most underrated melee weapon for Rogues in 3.0

Club: actually a viable alternative since it can be used as a shortrange missile weapon...still if yr going to use a 1-6 weapon why not:

Halfspear, which has I think all the advantages of the Shortspear, except you can use it one-handed in melee

point taken on usefulness for low level characters

 

[warlord]

Sorry, but your all wrong 3.0 AD&D isn't real Wizards made 3.0 D&D not AD&D sorry folks.