D&D 5E Why is the pike 18 lbs?!?!?

[Al2O3]

So, what damage would Occam's Razor do... And would it be considered a finesse weapon?

I would expect it to be similar in damage to a dagger, so probably 1d4 slashing using dex or psychic damage using Int for attack and damage.

Now I kind of want to see Occam's Razor as a wizard cantrip...

 

[Mouseferatu]

I would expect it to be similar in damage to a dagger...

That certainly would be... simplest.

 

[jrowland]

My 2cp:

It's likely a typo: meant to be 18' length 10lbs instead of 10' length 18lbs.

edit: To be clear, I am not saying that it's better, but rather a typo fits the "wonky" weapon stats (for the pike) in the PHB better.

 

[Ricapath]

Why do pikes even exist in DnD, there is literally no incentive to use them. Yes only heavy, reach, two-handed piercing weapon but they're excessively heavy and arent even included in the polearm master feat. Just reflavour a glaive and ignore the pike.
On another note, how is a quaterstaff double the weight of a warhammer?

 

[Guest 6801328]

POP!

That's the sound of my immersion breaking.

 

[Ricapath]

how has this thread been dormant for 5 years and me in a moment of boredom deciding to post on it gets a reply in 1 minute? hahahahaha

POP!

That's the sound of my immersion breaking.

 

[Guest 6801328]

how has this thread been dormant for 5 years and me in a moment of boredom deciding to post on it gets a reply in 1 minute? hahahahaha

Uhh....sort by date of last activity?

 

[Charlaquin]

how has this thread been dormant for 5 years and me in a moment of boredom deciding to post on it gets a reply in 1 minute? hahahahaha

When someone posts in a thread, it gets moved to the top of the front page.

 

[MattW]

You open by saying that your pike is "a maximum of 10 feet long". That's not a pike: that's a spear. Pikes can be up 25 feet long.

 

[Dausuul]

Why do pikes even exist in DnD, there is literally no incentive to use them. Yes only heavy, reach, two-handed piercing weapon but they're excessively heavy and arent even included in the polearm master feat. Just reflavour a glaive and ignore the pike.

The pike is like padded armor or ring mail. It's strictly inferior, but cheap. (Although 5 gp is still too much if you ask me. It should be more like 5 silver.)

PCs are unlikely to ever carry pikes as their preferred weapons, but sometimes you don't have access to your preferred weapon and have to grab whatever's handy from some NPC mook.