Spear

A spear is a simple two-handed melee weapon in the pole arm family.

Description
A spear can be made of any rigid material but is typically a straight shaft made of wood. The piercing tip of the spear can be formed by just sharpening the shaft to a point or attaching a variety of spearheads made from metal (usually iron, bronze, or steel), stone (such as flint or obsidian), rock crystal, ivory, and even coral. The length of a spear can vary from 5 to 13 feet (1.5 to 4 meters) or more, but a typical spear is approximately 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) or about the size of a quarterstaff and slightly smaller in diameter. An average spear with a metal spearhead costs 1gp and weighs 6lbs (2.7kg).

Weaponology
The spear is one of the simplest and oldest weapons in existence. Spears are typically wielded with two hands but shortspears can be used one-handed. Spears are not usually intended to be thrown because it leaves you without a weapon, but shortspears and regular spears can be thrown if necessary. When set against a charging opponent, a spear can do double the damage of a regular melee attack.

Realmslore
Spears are used by almost every race and especially goblinoids and orcs. Many warriors call it a coward's weapon (as with all pole and ranged weapons), but it has proven itself on the battlefield.

Notable spears

 * Assassin's spear
 * Spear of the Unicorn
 * Spear of the Wandering Legion
 * Windvane
 * Black kumade
 * Lit with danger
 * Talosian shortspear
 * Yklwa

Sea also

 * Shortspear
 * Longspear
 * Pole arm