The pike was a key weapon on battlefields since the time of alexander the great and was used up until the American civil war. Used by skilled mercenaries, militias and armies to turn the tide of wars and conquer empires the pike was a devastating weapon in the hands of a skilled combatant. Here's the thing.

Apr 23, 2019 · A pike is simply a long two-handed infantry spear, often 15-25 feet long. However, it can refer to weapons as short as about 10' (but these are also sometimes called "half-pikes", so "pike" in this case is a shortened form of "half-pike"), such as, e.g., naval boarding pikes (really anti-boarding pikes).

Jan 24, 2024 · Battlemaster would be better, but their special abilities don’t really work with a thrown weapon, just melee or ranged Returning Pike is also a two-handed weapon, so it’s useless to have a shield around, because when it comes back, your shield will be unequipped and you’ll lose that +2AC on your first turn.

Thematically, pike is footsoldier's weapon and lance is cavalry weapon. Wikipedia even states that lance " was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting ". Mechanically, I tend to agree with you that there are way too many polearms without any practical difference between them but maybe weapons enthusiasts want to have all possible kinds ...

Nov 1, 2019 · This cold steel weapon from the Everglacier is topped with a menacing ice spike that never melts. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. When you hit with an attack using this pike, the target takes an extra 1d10 cold damage. In addition, the weapon and its properties ignore resistance to cold damage.

Swap karlach to eldritch knight, keep same basic stats, you can still multiclass to barb. Ek has bound weapon, so you can throw any weapon with a return effect Act 3 has a great returning throw weapon, so respec out of ek, unless you dig the …

Feb 4, 2019 · Spirit Pike Weapon (pike), rare (requires attunement by a cleric) This magical pike's heft and technique come naturally to you once you attune to it, allowing you to wield the spirit pike with proficiency. This weapon has a number of charges equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1) that recharge each day at dawn.

Aug 5, 2023 · The Pike had this issue and it also replaces the weapon you are holding, therefore ruining your shield AC if you were wearing one before hand. And if you throw again you're just sat unarmed forced to waste your action in combat to equip stuff. I pact bound a weapon and it also only threw once to return and then stayed by the feet.

Aug 6, 2023 · Just as an update, I did find a weapon that returns other than the pike. There's a character named Ferg Drogher in act 3 of the game who sells/drops the Dwarven Thrower. Depending on what goes on with shadowheart for your party, he may be willing to trade or he may be mad at you where you may have to kill him instead.

Oct 19, 2017 · Based on what we know of soldiers armaments, these swords were less common than halberds (let alone pikes, which become the dominant infantry close-combat weapon) on the battlefield. These swords would probably have been carried by a partially armoured common infantryman rather than a fully armoured man at arms.