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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeCrow" data-source="post: 5998085" data-attributes="member: 1302">Well, I was seeing the pike as including all the pointy-bit-on-a-stick weapons that're longer than your basic melee spear, like 9'+. Yeah, that might be a bit more general than some folks are looking for, but we're already edging toward 15-different-types-of-pole-arm city here, guys.I'd like to have the base spear at 1d8, just for parity with the rest of the core warrior tools. So, what's the feeling on my Reach mechanic? The whole "Reach: Adds 5 ft to range, attacks within 5 ft have disadvantage and drop die type"? I'd have to adjust that if I wanted to give the base spear Reach. Maybe make the spear a special case, "Has Reach if used two-handed"?As for the Short Spear, we've already got a Javelin. Maybe list that into straight Martial weapons instead of under Martial Missile weapons. I don't think I'd knock it down to 1d4, that's dagger-damage territory.You know, the temptation is very strong to just go all WFRP on this thing and say "Here's your weapon selection: 1-handed Melee Weapons do 1d8, 2-handed Melee Weapons do 1d10, 1-handed Tools do 1d6, 2-handed Tools do 1d8, call it whatever you want."</blockquote>