Pike Pole (3.5e Equipment)
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Pike Pole
Exotic Two-Handed Melee
| Cost: | 30 gp |
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| Damage (Small): | 1d8 |
| Damage (Medium)1: | 1d10 |
| Critical: | x4 |
| Weight2: | 16 lbs |
| Type3: | Piercing |
| HP4: | 20 |
| Hardness: | 10 |
1. See Damage Increases by Size to calculate the damage for a weapon larger than Medium or smaller than Small.
2. Weight figures are for Medium weapons. A Small weapon weighs half as much, and a Large weapon weighs twice as much.
3. When two types are given, the weapon is both types if the entry specifies "and", either type (player's choice at time of attack) if the entry specifies "or", or each end of the double weapon is a different type if the entry specifies "/".
4. The hp value given is for Medium armor, weapons, and shields. Divide by 2 for each size category of the item smaller than Medium, or multiply it by 2 for each size category larger than Medium.
The pike pole is often a tool used in firefighting to pull items out of hot zones, pull down thatch roofing, and break glass, walls, and similar. It is however, entirely serviceable as a weapon. A 12 ft iron bar with a prying fork on one end and a set of hooks on the other facing away from one another, similar to a mining pick, but smaller and with one hook higher than the other other. It is a reach weapon, you can strike opponents 10 feet away with it, but you can’t use it against an adjacent foe.
When using a pike pole, you get a +2 bonus on opposed attack rolls made to disarm an enemy (including the opposed attack roll to avoid being disarmed if such an attempt fails). You can also use this weapon to make trip attacks. If you are tripped during your own trip attempt, you can drop the dire flail to avoid being tripped.
A pike pole is a MW tool for all checks involved in breaking objects.
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