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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tyonisius" data-source="post: 3887996" data-attributes="member: 57179">Ah, very good point,  I'll add a specific list in the future after my doctor's appoint.  I gots me some Pneumonia... yay!I changed a lot of the wording as you suggested, some of it is written in the same fashion as the players hand book though.I'm not assuming that people will allow monkey grip, I'm assuming that I will allow it.  It can be taken by anyone who wants to use it and adjusted to fit their campaign.  Yes, the spear itself is lacking when compared with other polearms with reach, in fact my Hoplite character is probably going to use a Heavy Spear (or is it called Great Spear) something like that.  I believe it's in the Arms and Equipment book.  I'm going to work on  an allowed polearm list after my doctor's appointment.I do understand what you mean now by a facing mechanic, in the use of the Shield Ally ability it would affect the direction an attack can come from and still have the increased Shield bonus applied to the AC required for that attack to hit.Spartan Hoplites used their shields to shield the soldier standing to their left.  It doesn't make sense that they would have wielded the shield in their right hand.  I believe it was a requirement of the historic Spartan Hoplites.  I've address the light armor complaint previously.  I don't feel that the armor the Spartan Hoplites wore would qualify a heavy armor in a medieval setting, making it medium possibly even light.  Thats a matter of personal opinion though.    And a hoplite would use this to protect an Ally with a low AC or that was possibly close to dying.  I'm not sure what wielding a polearm has to do with it, unless you are referring to the fact that polearms are, for the most part, two handed.  That issue is addressed by my allowance of the monkey grip feat.Thanks for all your feedback.  Other than it's lack of historical value, what do you feel about the balance of the class?</blockquote>

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