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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elephant" data-source="post: 2047368" data-attributes="member: 17431">I agree with the comment above about making this a simple weapon.  I'd modify it a bit, though.  Keep the 15' reach, 1d8/x3 Piercing, and triple reach for Large and above.  Then, permit Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Awl Pike to add 1d6/x2 bludgeoning, no penalties.Wielders who do not have the EWP feat treat it as an improvised weapon when trying to fight using the blunt end.I model it thusly:  A company of peasant conscripts is armed with awl pikes.  They march in ragged formations and use their pikes to jab at the enemy, having been hastily drilled in the use of the weapon.Now, take an elite fighter who has trained extensively with his Awl Pike.  Not only does he fight effectively in formation, but he can also fight TV show-style, taking on multiple enemies by twirling and hopping around the battlefield, stabbing here, bashing there, etc.  It sounds quite cinematic, actually.Hmm...come to think of it, this type of rule could be handy for all polearms, not just Awl Pikes.</blockquote>