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Pikes are polearms (so are spears) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polearm].  I'm fine with just calling it a weapon though. --[[User:StrongAxe|StrongAxe]] 14:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 
Pikes are polearms (so are spears) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polearm].  I'm fine with just calling it a weapon though. --[[User:StrongAxe|StrongAxe]] 14:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 
:One might usually associate the term "polearm" with something you swing (e.g. a halberd or scythe or a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Bill_bec-de-bardiche_glaive-guisarme bill bec-de-bardiche glaive-guisarme]) and "spear" with something you thrust (i.e. a spear or pike), an association shared by several other games. --[[User:Quietust|Quietust]] 14:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 
:One might usually associate the term "polearm" with something you swing (e.g. a halberd or scythe or a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Bill_bec-de-bardiche_glaive-guisarme bill bec-de-bardiche glaive-guisarme]) and "spear" with something you thrust (i.e. a spear or pike), an association shared by several other games. --[[User:Quietust|Quietust]] 14:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
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::Also there is no acknowledgment of "polearmness" in the behavior of weapons.

Latest revision as of 15:09, 15 April 2010

Pikes are polearms (so are spears) [1]. I'm fine with just calling it a weapon though. --StrongAxe 14:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

One might usually associate the term "polearm" with something you swing (e.g. a halberd or scythe or a bill bec-de-bardiche glaive-guisarme) and "spear" with something you thrust (i.e. a spear or pike), an association shared by several other games. --Quietust 14:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
Also there is no acknowledgment of "polearmness" in the behavior of weapons.