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<blockquote data-quote="taliesin15" data-source="post: 3056013" data-attributes="member: 22058">Basically, they got rid of the Halfspear, Shortspear and Longspear as they appeared in 3.0. The Shortspear does less damage, and there doesn't seem to be a Spear serving the role of the Halfspear for small characters. That's the problem I have with it. They nerfed the weapon type for no apparent reason. In 3.0 there's more flexibillty: melee, ranged, using a spear on a mount, and set in the ground against charging foes. With 3 different weapons. Now just with 2. Essentially they made the Shortspear the Halfspear, and call what was the Longspear the &quot;Spear&quot;. I do think the notion of treating the Longspear like the Bastard Sword an interesting idea. One thing that really bothers me is that this was a commonly used weapon in history and heroic/fantasy literature, in many, many cultures. To nerf it down to make it less desirable for PCs to use I think is detrimental to the game as whole, thus my concern. In any case, I treat the spear as was done in 3.0 IMC, and I was bringing this up as a suggestion for the querent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="taliesin15, post: 3056013, member: 22058"] Basically, they got rid of the Halfspear, Shortspear and Longspear as they appeared in 3.0. The Shortspear does less damage, and there doesn't seem to be a Spear serving the role of the Halfspear for small characters. That's the problem I have with it. They nerfed the weapon type for no apparent reason. In 3.0 there's more flexibillty: melee, ranged, using a spear on a mount, and set in the ground against charging foes. With 3 different weapons. Now just with 2. Essentially they made the Shortspear the Halfspear, and call what was the Longspear the "Spear". I do think the notion of treating the Longspear like the Bastard Sword an interesting idea. One thing that really bothers me is that this was a commonly used weapon in history and heroic/fantasy literature, in many, many cultures. To nerf it down to make it less desirable for PCs to use I think is detrimental to the game as whole, thus my concern. In any case, I treat the spear as was done in 3.0 IMC, and I was bringing this up as a suggestion for the querent. [/QUOTE]

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