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Valadrim 07-05-07, 05:06 PM	New Martial Weapon Awl Pike* 7gp 1d6 1d8 x3 -- 12 lb Piercing *This weapon has a fifteen foot reach New Exotic Weapon Awl Pike** 7gp 1d6 1d8 x3 -- 13 lb Piercing **This weapon has a twenty foot reach Awl Pike (Martial): An awl pike has reach. You can strike opponets 15 feet away with it, but you can't use it against a foe who is 10 or 5 feet away. Awl Pike (Exotic): An awl pike has reach. You can strike opponets 20feet away with it, but you can't use it against a foe who is 15, 10 or 5 feet away. The length of this common weapon makes it difficult to use without additional training.
dengarbountyhunter 07-05-07, 06:10 PM	These weapons are balanced, but because such long reach has no precedent (EXCEPT for the whip, but it's more of a disarm/trip tool than a weapon), it makes it hard to decide if it should be allowed. I have nothing against it personally, and it makes sense historically. And yet, there's this strange feeling about it... Plus, it would give medium-sized (and Small-sized) characters a better chance against those very big creatures... Although it could get ugly if a Titan wielded an exotic awl pike (maybe call it "sarissa", like the Greek 6 meter-long beast of a spear)...