Polearms

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The Polearms skill denotes how well your character uses long hafted weapons. These weapons tend to deal less damage than other weapon types, and are often very bulky and slow to attack with, but they make up for this by having an inherent reaching ability that can stack with other brands. It crosstrains with the Axes skill and the Staves skill.

Name	Dam	Hit	Speed	Mass	Str weight	Skill	Hands	Size	Missile	Throw	Dam Type	Prob
Spear	6	4	11	50	30%	Polearms	One	Small	None	No	Piercing	10
Trident	9	1	13	160	40%	Polearms	One	Medium	None	No	Piercing	10
Halberd	13	-3	15	200	50%	Polearms	Two	Large	None	No	Chopping (Piercing)	10
Scythe	14	-4	20	220	70%	Polearms	Two	Large	None	No	Slicing	10
Demon trident	12	1	13	160	40%	Polearms	One	Medium	None	No	Piercing	2
Trishula	13	0	13	160	40%	Polearms	One	Medium	None	No	Piercing	0
Glaive	15	-3	17	200	60%	Polearms	Two	Large	None	No	Chopping	10
Bardiche	18	-6	20	200	80%	Polearms	Two	Large	None	No	Chopping	2

History

Prior to 0.10, polearms could only reach if they had the reaching brand, which any of them were eligible for.

See Also

• List of polearms
• Table of species aptitudes
• Polearm selection strategy