Weapon Type	Cost	Approximate Weight in Pounds	Size S or M	Size L	Notes	Length	Space Required	Speed Factor	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Save As
Pike, Awl	3 gp	8	d6	d12	Pike, Awl: Pike = Mao, lembing.	18' <15-18'>	1'	13	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-2	[Wood, thin]

Although there is no set rule,
any spear with a shaft of 15' or longer is considered to be a pike.
The pike is designed to deliver a thrusting attack at an opponent at long range,
and its great length was used to keep him there, as the weapon was always used in mass. <en masse?>
One of the most common forms of pike is the awl pike, a strictly piercing weapon,
although there are many other forms of blades which were used. <what is the difference between an awl pike & a normal pike?>
Swiss && German pikes were fashioned so that metal protected the wooden shaft up to 2 feet from the head,
so that an enemy could not easily lop the blade off and make the weapon useless.
<if up to an incl. 14', then it is a long spear. otherwise, roll d4>
<d1=pike, d2=awl pike, d3=Swiss pike, d4=German pike>
<perhaps, Swiss & German pikes have a +2 bonus on item saving throws? DMG.80>
 
 

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Pole Arms : The Spear Family

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