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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5607675" data-attributes="member: 92305">I'm thinking that a staff, gripped in the middle so that a warrior can swing right or left with it, should be used as if the character were using a weapon in each hand.&nbsp; A full round action would allow two attacks using the normal two-hand weapon rules.&nbsp;Agreed?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, what about a one-handed hunting spear or any weapon that is about the same length and not overly weighted on one end or the other (as most of the long weapons are with big, heavy blades on one end).&nbsp;The Hunting Spear is fairly balanced since it is normally gripped mid-shaft and used one-handed.&nbsp;Don't you think that a warrior should be able to grip the spear like a staff and use it with the two-weapon rules?&nbsp;I tend to think so, but at lowered damage because the spear is no longer using it's point to hit.&nbsp;In D&amp;D, the short spear is a 1d6 weapon, I think.&nbsp; I'd make it a 1d3 weapon per strike.&nbsp;In Conan, the hunting spear is a 1d8 weapon (most of the weapons in Conan do more damage than their D&amp;D counterparts).&nbsp; I'm thinking, if used as described as a staff, then it should deliver either 1d4 or 1d3 points of damage.&nbsp;Thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5607675, member: 92305"] I'm thinking that a staff, gripped in the middle so that a warrior can swing right or left with it, should be used as if the character were using a weapon in each hand. A full round action would allow two attacks using the normal two-hand weapon rules. Agreed? So, what about a one-handed hunting spear or any weapon that is about the same length and not overly weighted on one end or the other (as most of the long weapons are with big, heavy blades on one end). The Hunting Spear is fairly balanced since it is normally gripped mid-shaft and used one-handed. Don't you think that a warrior should be able to grip the spear like a staff and use it with the two-weapon rules? I tend to think so, but at lowered damage because the spear is no longer using it's point to hit. In D&D, the short spear is a 1d6 weapon, I think. I'd make it a 1d3 weapon per strike. In Conan, the hunting spear is a 1d8 weapon (most of the weapons in Conan do more damage than their D&D counterparts). I'm thinking, if used as described as a staff, then it should deliver either 1d4 or 1d3 points of damage. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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