A partisan was a member of the spear family of polearms, being particularly similar to the spetum and ranseur in design,[6][7][note 1] to the point that it was not uncommon to confuse them.[6]
Description[]
Partisans consisted of spear,[1][6][8] with a long reach courtesy of a shaft that measured 8‒10 ft (2.4‒3 m) in length.[1][8] The heads of these spears were double-edged and large enough to support engraving and ornamentation.[1] Directly below this spear head, two flukes or "axe-like spikes" protruded diagonally from the base.[1][6][8]
Weaponology[]
This weapon was primarily used for thrusting at and piercing opponents',[1][6][8] but the two flukes protruding from below the spearhead gave the weapon greater utility of cutting and slashing attacks.[6][8] They also improved the partisan's penetrating potential, offered a defensive potential to the user,[6] and could be used to catch and break an opponent's weapon.[1]
Availability[]
Places in the Realms where one could purchase partisans included:
Notable Owners[]
- The Ravenian merchant Bendekar had multiple partisans in his home's expansive weapons collection.[10]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ The partisan could possibly be considered a "combination weapon," what with its small axeheads, but since its primary purpose is thrusting it's considered a member of the spear family.
Appearances[]
Video Games
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 87. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 35. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 109. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (1995). Player's Option: Skills & Powers. (TSR, Inc), pp. 122, 132. ISBN 0-7869-0149-7.
- ↑ Ari Marmell and Jason Bulmahn (May 2005). “The Point of Pole Arms”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #331 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ Douglas Niles (1995). Player's Option: Skills & Powers. (TSR, Inc), p. 141. ISBN 0-7869-0149-7.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Ari Marmell and Jason Bulmahn (May 2005). “The Point of Pole Arms”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #331 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 25.
- ↑ Strategic Simulations, Inc. (1989). Designed by George MacDonald. Curse of the Azure Bonds. Strategic Simulations, Inc.
- ↑ John D. Rateliff (August 1993). A Handful of Dust. Living City (RPGA), p. 37.