What Your Favorite D&D Weapon Says About You
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Blaine: "Pike:" [shows picture of a halberd]
Halberd mains: *[AGGRESSIVE STARING]*
Glaive mains trying to blend in
The pike is behind the axe...
Glaive, flamberge, an pike fans will be disappointed, also, no flachions
No bastard swords and the long sword does not exist because the writers of the book couldn’t be bothered to put in an arming sword
"Pike" (shows picture of a gnome cleric) "How'd that get in there?"
Sword and Shield: You've watched all of Jocats videos.
None but the great wiggler Lord himself can be trusted with such power
It's the only weapon that allows you to use the almighty slinger
@@dylansheaves4743 im sorry u wot m8
Yup
We laugh but we all know a sword&shield fighter with the right feats it more terrifying then any of the other party members
The amount of disrespect spears or even polearms get in fantasy worlds is just insane. They are the supreme weapons above all others; not as fancy as swords but way better in practical use.
I had a friend who roleplayed a common soilder and would use a Halberd to stab enemies in the thigh all the time
Average D&D fans who cannot comprehend their pcs to have more than sword or axe
spear lovers when the enemy is armored:
halberds are cool though
@@AbbaBabba-kp3wy or just change the tip
@@AbbaBabba-kp3wyarmored spearman
Spear: "You're a town guard."
My Lizardfolk Barbarian: "Awfully brave words for someone in chucking distance."
I agree
Or
Lizardfolk Barbarian: "Awfully brave words for someone in feeding frenzy distance."
My loxodon fighter who has ruins wake: "awfully bold of you to assume I can't outrange a longbow"
My variant human ranger with every weapon: bold words for someone in rifle range.
"Awfully brave words for someone within fireball-distance"
Rapier: You find the inherent eroticism of a swordfight during which the antagonist lifts up the protagonist's chin with the tip of their blade to be utterly irresistible.
Or because you like fights to be fancy, less about strength, and more about flexibility.
Nah, it is most likely dual wielding rogue min maxes their character.
Don't kinkshame me
Hey rapiers are a good selection ya know
Marth mains rise up...?
Me a forever DM: "Oh, i love spears, they're Great!"
Video: "You're not an actual player character, you're a townguard"
*Sad Forever DM noises*
Hahaha, best comment I've seen this far!
Lindybeige army unite
As a forever DM: Yes.
Spears are cool in formation, super cool weapon. I'm a dm too.
I don't know about 5e, but in 3.5 the extra range was super usefull for opportunity attacks, this Is what made the weapon super cool for fighters to checkmate rogues, monks (a Little) and casters (run up to them, becouse of the extra range you Always end up hitting them with opportunity attacks (basically disengage works differently) After your normal attack, garanted multiple hits if they are around your lvl or a few higher, Chase them off using the charge action and ruin their day).
Also, 2 Spear men with shields and heavy armor were the bane of rogues (there were more than One type of shield in 3.5, the biggest One Needed a feat and gives +4 armor class for a Total of +12 with full plate armor that gives +8, this shield can also be used for full cover by placing It on the ground, but It gives various malus on moviment while carried, the +4 along side the extra range means that frontal attack from non martial classes was suicidal), the extra range and opportunity Attack meant thiefs/monks could do nothing for the First rounds other than trying to circle you. Cleric+paladin as Spear men, along side a ranger and a mage, was all your party ever Needed, any "Fair encounter" by dm guide can't Hope to deal with this, and this was becouse the paladin Is clearly Fair and balanced in 3.5 :). Never per experience players that constantly try to Power play and optimize build have them.
Long rant on how broken the paladin Is in 3.5, yes I DM 3.5 becouse I'm a nostangic (I also like how the edition Is more cheese proffed, no lvl 8 druid can summon Pixie and turn the party in t-rexs, but Damn the books are long and heavy to read, almost as much as my comments).
Edit: I said wisdom a lot later while talking about paladins, but they depend on charisma in 3.5, I'm dumb. I'm not changing It becouse the comment Is too long. There are also a lot ripetitions and captain obvious moments, along side poor wording.
You guys know that saying in 5e? Especially the wizard? The meme that indicates the super utility class that can solve almost anything?
In 3.5 It was especially the paladin After lvl 2. Damn that class was strong, saving Rolls against anything at +5 in average at lvl 2 (with low stat of wisdom and not considering bonuses from other stats, basically the base for the class is +2 that grows with lelevs, this Is the substitute to proficiency, and this by itself Is alredy a lot (explained Better later) but the class has an ability at second level that gives your wisdom bonus as an extra on All of the savings, so I Say +5 but It can be easily +6 on all of them by using the point sistem and reaching 18 wisdom, and to that you have to add the bonuses from statistics so It can easily be +7/+8) and "healing hand" (translated from my lenguage, Is the second ability that in 5e gives you 5 health for level to heal) scales with wisdom bonus and levels (lvl * wisdom bonus), since stats can go above 20 Just by lvls (you get both feats and +2 with lvls, but feats are at different levels) this was your second sharable constitution (once you surpass 20 wisdom Is Better than 5e and there Is no upper limit).
If you give this class full armor and an healer, there Is no way to kill him as long as you max strength and wisdom.
Starts with the biggest Gold sack in the game at lvl 1, and making him human means you can get the feat for the +4 armor class shield at lvl 1 and you can start the game with It (you can buy It, It costs a lot but the class starts with lots of Gold so It Is not a problem), having in average 18 armor class at lvl 1 (the class gives you and heavy armor that gives +4 as part of the "Easy Life" starter pack, later you can have armors that gives +6 around lvl 3 by books prices and the Gold you should have for that level by encounters, so Easy 20 armor at lvl 3-4 with super High savings and a big ass health pool from constitution and wisdom, as long as you have strenght you can tie in damage fighters and have health pool similar to barbarians).
It resists anything, It has lot of hp to tank spells and full strenght bararians (barbarian can reach 24 strenght while in rage and their damage doesn't depend on critica), enought armor class to make rogues and rangers Attack amount to Little, and no status from wizards or sorcerers becouse of the super pumped savings. It litterally has no weaknesses compared to other classes, It has more of everything compared to melee classes (except barbarian damage) and resists statuses.
To explain It more in detail It would take long, so I Will talk on about the savings as an exempla.
There Is a bonus save for each class that was changed in proficiency in 5e (proficiency in 5e Is the fusion of many different things that in 3.5 allowed to personalize your character, that Is why 3.5 character sheet looks like a nightmare), It changes depending on what the class Is good at, ranging from +2 to +0 at lvl 1 (goes up to +14 or +7 at lvl 20), the paladin Is good at all of them getting a +2 at lvl 1 and so reaching around +7/8 at all savings at lvl 2 while other classes in their good savings have around +5/6 (the saves your are not good at have +0, and Belive me the +2 Is really good, so the fact that the paladin Is straight up Better at all of them by default After lvl 2 Is super broken).
Yes, the class can Dodge a fireball Better than a rogue as long as the wisdom score Is the same as the rogue's dexterity. In full plate armor It probably still halves the damage like the rogue.
So becouse of this insane dependance on wisdom, the class can go on only maxing strength and wisdom and be Better than other melee classes in their role, and Is not like not going for strenght and wisdom makes your character much weaker than others lol, in fact you would be at the same Power lvl.
And this Is not to mention the immunities they get around lvl 3-4, the monk had to wait lvl 12-16 to see the same kind immunities.
As a dm, this Is not funny.
@@stefanomartinelli7344 yeah the spear in 5e is nerfed to death, it has the versitile effect so if you have a hand free you can use it in two hands to do a d8 instead if a d6. And it doesn't have reach in 5e, It's just so sad. oh also it doesn't throw for very far either.
Fun flair moment: My team was facing a werewolf in Curse of Strahd and we had no silvered items (They were still in the blacksmith's), so one of us began to try and find a solution.
They remembered that Werewolves STILL NEED OXYGEN, so had himself hold one end of the flail, swing the chain around its neck, and have the Barb tug on the other end. This made the thing drop dead quick, giving us the Tome of Strahd.
Glorious creative usage
Nothing too do with the video this was just a weird flex
@@007Hutchings nah it's related to the flail, OP just misspelled "flail" as "flair"
Oh
easy there richter belmont
Brutal.. I like it
Halberd: You actually know what a halberd is and are pissed that it’s identical to a glaive rather than something cool
Pikes: You’re mad that that your DM and other players won’t let you make a steamroller of death
Handaxe: your annoyed that this thing doesn’t do as much damage as it should
Spear: you get into fights with the DM about every other militiaman and Peasent having a sword instead of this
Greataxe: you want to play a Viking so you flavor this as a Daneaxe, and get mad when someone says it is double bitted
ok to be fair I think peaseants should have axes rather than spears as they were used by peasants because they are both a tool and weapon. Though I agree about the militia having spears. Every other point sums up how I feel pretty well
Flail: Because duel-weilding whips isn't nearly as impressive as being strong enough to hurl two 5lb spike balls on chains around at 90mph.
The middle ground here is Trevor Belmont.
Recognize the (real life) impracticality of the flail and convert to the worship of the Warhammer that has a spike (warpick) opposite to the hammer head for optimal bashing, or the advantage of the Morningstar being like a mace but with spikes, since you can apply more force with greater ease with the rigid shaft of the Morningstar as opposed to the flaccid chain of the Flail
@@patheronaetherson2860 Are you an 8ft 5in Half-Orc with a strength of 22 irl? No? Then shush.
@@redman7775 Just saying that the morningstar or warhammer are better (at least in my opinion based on what I know and have learned about them) than the flail since the flail offers less control than the others due to the chain connecting the head to the shaft, and that you can't press an attack into an opponent as effectively after the initial impact of the strike. The warhammer and morningstar are superior (in my opinion) because the head is connected directly to the shaft, allowing the user to put more strength into each strike, as well as offering more control than the flail because you don't have to maneuver around the chain to attack.
Damn straight
*Antimatter rifle:* You're the person that looks for the most powerful thing on dnd beyond then gets upset when they permanently run out of ammo because no shops sell batteries and you're too lazy to go on sidequests to get supplies to craft it during downtime
accurate
solution: repeating weapon artificer infusion
@@getmeoutoftheyoutubeservers That and being able to give your party magic items is why I like Artificers
Roll a Nat 1 with antimatter rifle: surprised pikachu face.
@@getmeoutoftheyoutubeservers Artificers make thrown weapons return, not magically recharging batteries
I actually had my bard use a quarter staff that was basically a giant whistle stick (air genasi) so her musical performances with it were also a dance of sorts, using the natural wind that surrounded her to play it
That is incredibly creative! I might just steal that, lol
Ha, that happens to be an exaggeration away from turning into the hunting horn in Monster Hunter.
I always played with a trident as paladin because my character believed that each prong represented the Father, Son, or Holy spirit.
Love it!
Clever
I don’t think that religion is in dnd?
@@magnarcreed3801 Homebrew is a thing, and religions are for flavor
@@magnarcreed3801 p a l a d i n
Tavern Brawler: You constantly asked the dm what the most absurd object is in the immediate vicinity
"I'm gonna hit you with a weapon of my own design, TOM!"
Tom: I am... no such thing.
And there's a good chance you have a bag of holding filled to the brim with actual junk.
I once killed a goblin with a crayfish it threw at me. It was great.
"I fling the coffin at the dragon"
i shall string two wood chucks together and use them as nun-chucks!
spears are badass, and polearms in general are underrated in storytelling mediums. I will die on this hill.
@@krayos13 Did they ever make an errata that included tridents in Polearm Master?
I stand on this hill with you
im not 100 percent on this but im pretty sure Lu Bu in chinas history used a polearm and was considered their best fighter for a long time.
I will die, spear in hand, on your right, covering you with my shield! (or five ft. behind abusing my halberd's better range.)
And with javelin in hand, I stand at your side
GUN
you like the idea of shooting the big bad in the head, then you realized that it only does 1d10 damage.
Maybe save the headshot for a finishing blow if you know you'll kill the BBEG?
The mistake D&D hasn’t corrected in over 45 years. What they call a “great sword” is actually called a longsword. What they call a “longsword” is actually called an arming sword. Oh, and what they call “banded mail”, which was never the name of anything ever, is called brigantine.
Actually Longswords in 5th edition were made more like what Longswords are irl.
They’re classified as versatile weapons so are usable in one or two hands.
Greatswords aka Two-Handed swords were always correct I recall.
But now how to implement an Arming Sword into 5th edition? Hmmmm. Cuz Short Sword doesn’t quite get to that length.
@@Gamerdude535 I would say take a rapier and reflavor it for slashing.
Thing is, in period literature most sword variants were called... 'swords' - maybe with a descriptor or two, if we're lucky.
Given that any particular region/culture had it's own preferences (for example, the type of sword we'd now call a 'viking sword', was simply called 'sword', in Norse, by it's users) and many swords were really named by the type of profession that regularly used them (cavalry saber) or had colloquial names (cutto = sabers typically used by the British navy). The real difference that mattered more was dagger or sword... due to who was allowed to craft them (in ye old HRE, for example). Even then, there existed daggers with sword-length blades that technically counted as daggers due to their hilt length, because that's what the law stated at the time, in that corner of the world. That's how messer-type swords became a thing.
Ofc, hundreds of years after their practical use has waned, we really needed different names for swords from all across the world, so we... invented some. But, yes, a longsword could be quite long IRL (equal to what some DnD art defines as a 'greatsword'), 'bastard swords' weren't even a thing before 1980 (or 1960?), 'claymore' were largely popularized due to Braveheart (the movie, that is) and the list could go on (let's not even get into glaive vs. fauchard vs. guisarme debate, or we'll be here all night and the following two days).
Oh, and 'studded leather' isn't a real thing either - putting studs on leather won't actually add anything in the way of meaningful protection. Thing is, Gary Gigax and co. weren't as much medieval history buffs as they were fantasy and war gaming nerds (plus, at the time research on such topics was harder to come by), so they didn't really understand that the cool armor they were trying to represent had metal plates on the inside, affixed to the outer leather jacket by the visible studs => brigandine (probably, unless they just made it up whole cloth - we'll never know for sure). That said, brigandine is actually quite light, offers good protection, and was widely used during and after the Renaissance (possibly earlier; I can't quite recall).
Personally, I think 'banded mail' is supposed to be a type of lamellar armor since, as stated above, brigandine typically looks like a fancy leather armor with studs on the outside.
Point is, if the name evokes a definition/image that we can all understand within the context of the game, it really doesn't matter that much if it's not academically accurate - since, historically, it really didn't matter. That said, I will always loath 'studded leather' and have replaced it in my games with either brigandine or boiled leather. :P
Finally, history and DnD are both fun.
Well, think of it this way- evolution of language. A Longsword, for the general population, at least, is a bit of an umbrella term that describes multiple swords. A Bastard/hand and a half, arming, historical longsword and whatall fall under the umbrella. It is a longer sword than a shortsword. Therefore, longsword.
Besides- fantasy lands may have differing terms on weaponry, since they've differing terms on so many other things.
@@christophervaughan7416 I agree with you, minus your last point. DnD is not a setting; it's a system.
There are many different settings in DnD and those could have individual names for the same item, but the system itself should be setting-neutral regarding naming conventions.
That said, 'longsword', in particular, is rather descriptive and reasonably setting neutral.
“Starting with the club and ending with the net”
-you are a baby seal’s nightmare
Surely, if he were a baby seal's nightmare, he'd start with the net and end with the club
Overlord 2 flash backs
THE PAIN
Stop clubbing baby seals.
They are horrible dancers and NEVER pay for their own drinks.
Coincidentally, I read this while he said it
@@willellis153 Honestly starting with the club in this scenario turns it into something hilarious and is just a massive flex.
Unarmed:
"you are a monk, with the way of the astral self"
"also your dm often tells you, to stop making jojo references"
Funny I found out jojo because of that
Daga kotowaru!
Unarmed:
"You're a fighter, who thinks that Ki is superstitious nonsense, and wanted to show the monk what real martial arts is like!"
Unarmed barbarian sneaks by.
We had a fighter named bob who could never miss a shot with his magical like +11 longbow and he was the dnd equivalent of an artillery gun.
Elden rings albanaurics would like a word
Bastard sword is the most basic exotic weapon listed in the handbook.
It's by far my favorite. It's a one handed weapon that can do 1 d10 + str modifier or use it 2 handed for the same damage plus 50%
Think the love child of the longsword and greatsword.
There are exotic weapons? Where I need these
@@ballisticm0use72 They are like normal weapons but everyone who uses them needs a weapon specialization feat just to use it. Might only be a 3.5 thing.
Yeah, that's definitely 3.5. 5e only distinguishes simple and martial, and the 5e version of the bastard sword is just the longsword.
Glaive: "Someone could say this was a halberd and you wouldn't know the difference"
Me: *laughs in medieval weapons nerd*
Those fools!
Halberd: "Someone could say this was a Glaive and you wouldn't know the difference"
Me: LAUGHS IN REALIZES THE HALBERD IS THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF POLEARMS
@@ThatBeePerson is a halberd the spear, axe, sword pole thingy?
@@ThatBeePerson oh nvm it’s in the video lol
*Landsknecht Music starts playing*
Greataxe: "You dislike the greatsword for no particular reason."
*Yes.*
Axes look cooler OK hmph >:( .
Swords are pretty, but are wimpy and improperly weighted for destroying things unless they're squishy. Why slash and poke something when you can hew chunks of it off?
(Also brutal critical is more damaging with greataxe since it’s only 1d6 with a greatsword)
Cult of the d12
@@OverkillDM isn’t it 2d6 meaning it has the same maximum but a higher minimum meaning it’s better
I'd just like to point out that 3:06 isn't a pike - that's a halberd. Essentially, a pike is a particularly long two-handed spear.
They were historically used in formation (the phalanx, for example), but might be a good 'keep the enemy at range' personal secondary weapon, since some of them could end up being as long as 25 ft (or only ~10 ft - it depends on the design). There's some overlap with partisans, but those are usually considerably shorter.
The longbow one is doubly funny to me because my Longbow-proficent Ranger also picked up the Sharpshooter feat so even if something is 600 feet away it's getting hit.
Excuse me, but do you understand that eldritch blast can do the same and is better due to not needing ammo and firing multiple times?
@@spider_strand dude not everyone wants to be a spell casting, Eldritch-Blast spamming weeb.
Although if you do go for warlock, get Hexblade.
It's just better.
sniper builds are so funny to me. like, useful? not usually. but being able to shoot someone half a mile away is just always gold
@@Shovel________________ That same Ranger has the highest health in the party apart from the Bard being boosted by an Amulet of Health, despite having the least need for it.
Someone quipped that that just makes her the best candidate to win a sniper duel.
Sickle: „You’re good roleplayer”
Me, playing a barbarian with a folk hero background weilding a sickle and a light hammer: *I know.*
JahJah Так держать, товарищ
*We Know**
The translation is: that's the spirit, comrade
Finally someone get it
This is good comrade
Laser Rifle: You like old school editions so much you can't not play in Blackmoor.
I think you mean its because you want to be a guardsmen sucked from 40k
InflamedCorgi well at least their guns will do more in the DnD setting then their own
Or you're actually surprised those even were in there and just used them for fun...because they seem so random.
More likely you found other systems and realized how much better they are than dnd
@@kennethbrown1919 sounds like GURPS
Warpick: You wanted a scythe but they don't have them in D&D and your DM isn't letting you use the 2d10 finesse homebrew version you came up with that's like, TOTALLY balanced
Nah, it’s an amazing multi tool. I’ve worked with a pickaxe before IRL and I’m still discovering its uses. The war pick isn’t just a weapon it’s also a crowbar/bolt cutter/hoe/pick/axe/mattock/hammer/pry bar/ice tool/climbing tool/hook/cane/back scratcher/can opener/short spear.
Edit: DMs will hate you and your stupid everything pick
Have you watched rwby by any chance?
@@tomleon4272 artificer: and it's a gun.
I like the Scimitar. It may not be mechanically better, but I just like the way it looks. As someone who always goes for style points when making a character, I like me fancy or weird weapons.
One of my favourite PCs I have ever made dual-wielded scimitars and it was awesome.
@@TPKMAGICIANBRO SAME.
After reading novels with drizzt do urdern i started liking scimitars.
thing about scimitars is that its a light slashing weapon, rather than a light piercing weapon.
Revolver: Anytime is "Highnoon" for you
Or you’re an artificer who exploits the firearm proficiency feature
Or "Your pretty good" 👉👉
Revolver: In mother Russia, you point revolver at own head.
REVOLVER OCELOT
Revolver Ocelot (Revolver Ocelot)
revolver ocelot
@@Day-Box I know my next tabaxi character now
Whip comes
Me: *Sweats nervously, waiting for him to kinkshame my drow bladesinger*
Me, after hearing what he said: Yeah, Indiana Jones, sure, haha-
Flashbacks to Dungeon of the Mad Mage's canonical drow BDSM rooms
@@Woodfekker canon would work here
Curse of Strahd.
Castlevania.
I rest my Case.
Kinkshame you???? Oh well seems you are just totally into getting whipped or the one that likes to whip, have you not realize the potential it holds in combat?? *clears throat* augments and enchantments or a different kind of whip, mayhaps try a chain whip with lightning augment
I mean, my kalashtar kensei monk totally uses them for the reach, not because of any "special preference" his Quori has.
You can tell be the stat allocation that the writers of 5th edition have never even seen or held a piece of historical weapons or armour, and have no idea what they are talking about.
Double-Bladed Scimitar: You have a strange obsession with Darth Maul
Laser rifle : you wanted to play the Star Wars table top rpg but your group didn’t
Or you’re playing in the future
@@Blueteam-to2mz I mean yeah
I actually prefer the star wars TTRPG to D&D.
same as a stick of lightning bolts?...
You're looking to play spell jammer.
Peasant railgun: you don’t know why you can’t go on a train without paying
One fun use of the whip in Pathfinder.
I've read theres a Vigilante build that due to a Talent can use a whip well (the talent pretty much gives the feat tree I think). Iirc, the build is you can use a Whip to trip, can do it at range, and can do it as an AoO. Enemy tries to stand near you? You IMMEDIATELY trip them again, and the build is just you tripping the enemies over and over and over again, likely laughing maniacly as you do.
Antimatter Rifle: Your DM stares at you with contempt as you make your 18th artificer/fighter multiclass with the gladiator background.
Fellas if your character
-uses a spear
-has no personality
-is completely useless
Thats not your character, thats a town guard
Oh my character has personality. He can be bribed, looks the other way to evil deeds, is an asshole
You: He's a CORRUPT town guard
I just got a new character idea
@@gnev1215 everyone has an interesting character but you're just a town guard who got dragged along by the psychotic band of hobos only to gain self awareness and realize how utterly pathetic you are compared to this 10 year old who asked Cthulhu for magic.
@@justas423 oh, so just another normal day huh?
Basically if your playing a town gaurd, in most situations you just want to say things like: STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM! PAY THE COURT A FINE OR SERVE YOUR SENTENCE!!! Or I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow to the nee.
any gun: you are the forever DM and the only one in your group who has read the dnd books back to back. or you watch critical role and you thought percy looked cool.
I've never heard something so controversial yet so true
In a setting were tropes are omnipresent and DM's will yell at you for having a character who is too different; sometimes you want just go in guns blazing and let the world quail at the sound of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture.
Embrace the black powder, for the gun rules over all.
@@khaaneph7311 and don't forget to grab Sharpshooter while you're at it
Andres you take me for a sniper, boy?
*loads shotgun*
Shut up...Stop it...
*Cries into DMG
Tip for everyone: Sentinel and Halberd are amazing. Also very useful if you are a DPS not a tank, you can use the Paladin as full cover and they are surprisingly cool with it. Also you can still attack the target they are attacking.
Don't forget to add Polearm Master to basically get hyper armor for your reaction!
Whips have a legit use! Paladins of Conquest use them when they get their channel divinity powers so they can attack enemies without risking a counter attack while keeping their AC up with a shield, which they WILL need. Splash hex to gain charisma, which will eventually be a 20, and you get yourself some REALLY damn good damage that you can luck on with a smite.
"Whip : _cough cough_ Indiana Jones"
*_laughts in Castlevania_*
*BLOODY TEARS INTENSIFIES*
Laughs in kinky
Laughs in *rolls nat 20 to grab their neck* good thing i made the whip out of a rope of entanglement
*laughts in bdsm*
Laughs in extra 10 ft of rope i can attack with
Also spear: "While often considered useless compared to other weapons, you realize that the spear is the only weapon that allows you to fully take advantage of both the polearm master feat and a shield."
Someone finally gets me
Quarterstaff: "Am I a joke to you?"
Plus, it has the versatile and thrown traits. My Eldritch Knight has Polearm Master, and therefore has 4 different ways to attack with just the spear.
I see you have opened your eyes to the greatness of polearms. Come, join our great phalanx, and perpetuate melee perfection.
@@bobbyjeffsupremelordofcraz3532 *"Many, many years ago, when Persia came ashore"*
*"Heeding Leonidas' call, the Spartans went to war*
I like the idea of using whips and slings because they are super light, cheap, and concealable. The sling is about the easiest ranged weapon for a rogue, and as long as it can deal sneak attack I don’t really care if it deals a d4 or d8
It's also the only ranged bludgeoning weapon, so you could hit skeletons from a distance.
My first character was a rogue who used daggers until I realized that I can just use shortswords instead.
My warlock has a sickle that deals 1d4-1 damage, but I picked it for roleplay purposes and I only use spells in combat.
My kobold ranger uses a magic sling and yes, when I first heard about slings I actually had to google what they look like.
I really didn't expect this video to be 100% accurate.
I love spears, they are just so realistically practical. Yes, I am an NPC.
Yes they are. My newest character is a zulu inspired leonin. Planning to shaka some shit up with my short spears.
@@custink22 see if your DM will let you use a yklwa, they're essentially the short spears that Shaka designed to be paired with shields.
@@feywildheart2878 asking about that was part of my character creation. He said i could, but id have to get one during the character creation quest. Id start with an assagai. But he liked the idea of someone rping a zulu warrior that he was more than willing to work with me on stuff.
Everybody gangster until they get stabbed in the face from 6 meters away
spears also are historicity the weapon of the commoner. cause they are easy to make and easy to use.
Lance: You hate it when enemies get too close in combat.
Funny thing is, i'm pretty sure a lance has the exact same stats as a pike but a pike doesn't have disadvantage when the enemy is engaged with you, also i think the lance is a little cheaper.
@@Nyghtking yeah lol
Nyghtking Lances are the only reach weapon that deals 1d12 damage
@@blubbernibble9111 Looked it up, yup a lance deals a d12 while a pike deals a d10, still would rather use a pike since it still doesn't have disadvantage when the enemy is within 5 feet and the cost is only 2 max damage.
Nyghtking yeah I’m aware at why it’s such a bad weapon. Good thing is that while you’re mounted, you’re always 5ft away from the enemy because you’re elevated that high.
Light hammer: You're using this as a descriptor for a frying pan.
Khopesh : You have some strange fascination with blocks of stone in a desert and the idea of cleaving heads in style just cant be missed
Slings have a commonly overlooked strength: they're the only dex-based ranged weapon that deals bludgeoning damage, making them great against skeletons.
Dark souls needs this though XD
@@trisle2764 would be too op for the game
And one handed, making them better for shield wielding characters
@@lordofhill3029 Right I forgot about that. Welp that makes it less useful then.
@@VictorGarcia-lb9pk You should be able to do two handed actions if your shield is a buckler.
Mace and Shield: we get it your the cleric
Don't hate. It's my first character.
My cleric has flail and shield. Why? Because flails are way cooler than a boring mace.
@@LastKatanaGirl well yes but I prefer the thought of a hard metal object on a stick smashing people.....*stares back at FBI agent*
@@JaelinBezel it's 99% of all my clerics lmao
*You're*
I chose Pike specifically for it's insane weight. I mean, 18 pounds is a lot! My Tortle might not like it, but I think it's awesome to constantly be carrying an inconveniently long and super heavy spear on his hip.
Dagger: You are a rogue and always keep at least a dozen of these on hand
Spear and Shield
I am a peasant soldier fighting in the 100 years war
Unless you were English, then they handed you a bow
I like spear because pokey stick better than large knife
@@lau_taro0037 In the described era, Archers were considered well-trained troops and were expensive to hire and equip. Your conscripted peasants were often given a spear, shield, helmet and a few hours of training. If they were lucky, they got some armor for their body.
&MonkeyJedi99, nearly everybody in England knew how to use bows. It is a special trait of medieval England.
@@ataberkdedemen9802 But NOT Longbows. Longbows were expensive and extremely difficult to master.English longbowmen were basically THE elite troops at the time.
I need to correct the thumbnail!
Spear: You're a history nerd and know that the spear is the best melee weapon, tested through history and multiple civilizations, and you cannot bring yourself to pick a weapon that you know would just be worse in real life.
Playing with polearms in general is just being a history nerd. Most of my fighters use a polearm with a sword as a backup weapon and a dagger on their boots lol
neat
ever watched Skallagrim channel? guess you'd like it.
also, todd howard unfriended you after morrowind, and your still bitter.
@@eekthenan this is a d&d themed channel, pretty sure most of watch skall, lindybeige, schola and shad. its our realm.
@@ryanweible9090 so, like, you live here?
Whip: sticks and stoned may break your bones, but whips and chains excite me
*2 years later*
You forgot my favorite weapon… The deck of many things 😎
*Gladius:* "Stop involving the romans into every single game of D&D you play."
Gladius* but I get ya.
@@dutchdragon2472 Oops, writing mistake there. Thanks for the heads up.
its a short sword, BUT COOL!
*Club:* You’re role playing as a caveman.
*Throwing axe:* You think bows aren’t cool enough and throwing daggers are too obvious.
*Longsword:* You’re an avid Shadiversity watcher.
Or Skallagrim.
Spear: You are an avid fan of lindybeige.
Bruh, I use only bows when I'm a rouge. Even if I'm surrounded by a horde of angsty goblins I will smack them with my bow until it breaks or the rest of my party gets rid of them. Never use melee, always hit them from as far away as possible and from the shadows.
Longsword is the default fantasy pick. Its everywhere in cultural media
If you are using the longsword with a sheild, you may also be a Jocat watcher
Net: you actually like this as a weapon but love how it pairs with the catapult spell.
Reminder that flavor is free, if you want your weapon to be a giant sword, but prefer the 5ft extra reach of a halberd, just say its a sword but use the halberds properties, and damage.
"Spear: You're not a player, you're a town guard."
Now hold on, that's uncalled fo--
"Glaive: Someone could hand you a halberd and you wouldn't know the difference."
But muh Heavy trai--
"Rapier: You're a rogue with the Dual Wielder feat."
*STOP TAUNTING ME*
I've used the spear as a main weapon once and that spear one hurts
My dwarven paladin would have a lot of things to say about that spear remark
I WOULD KNOW THE DIFFERENCE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
as a centaur with a spear. no I am not a town guard, I am a druid
@@DrewconicSorceress agreed
My Barbarian has a saying when he grips his Warhammer and goes into a rage:
"Why is everything suddenly turning into a nail??"
Manuel Molina oh i love that
That is really awesome.
Manuel Molina ya nailed that saying. Hit it right on the head you did.
I'm gonna make like a rogue and steal that joke ;p
I like your Green Lantern profile picture.
I like the flail because “haha funny chain do random movements”
Me who made an entirely new weapon:
I see this as an absolute win
*Spear:* You realize a spear is literally a quarterstaff that you can throw. IE you're a monk with half a brain who doesn't just watch Dragonball all day.
A spear is a knife on a long stick. It is one of the most ancient weapons, and still in use today (see rifle + bayonet).
Your last statement is impossible
it also does piercing instead of bludgeoning damage, but hey.
@@lucaswinsor4469 Yeah. In my favorite system, Rolemaster, you can choose Puncture (D&D's Piercing) OR Krush (D&D's Bludgeoning).
A spear is a quarterstaf with pointy ends.
Messer: "I know swords are outlawed in this town but this isn't a sword! It's a knife! Look at the handle!" _rolls deception._
Historically hysterical by all accounts! Awesome job!
laughs in kriegsmesser: this is no sword it's a war knife
This ain't no sword. (Pulls out the sword that Guts from Berserk uses) This is just a big slab of iron.
@@lockwoan01 *Forces getting louder*
@@vasudeanguy8523 This is just a wooden club with chunks of obsidian embedded into it.
A spear lets you move in a dungeon phalanx where two lines of people are taking stabs at the opposition.
Whip:you played alot of castlevania and really want to fight a vampire with this.
Halberd: When you're a little too aggressive about social distancing.
Halberd: You miss the ability to use the spear point you had back in 3.5.
@@NRMRKL Hey now, some crazy might continue to impale themselves on my spear, breaking the 6 foot distance. At least a halberd would keep them at that distance.
I wanted to like but.... nice
Quarterstaff: When you're a little too aggressive about social distancing, or your highschool came with a level of monk.
For me both, and I always walk with my staff now!
*Spacebar-MiddleMouse-Toplight-Sideheavy*
AD MORTEM IN AMICUS
Scythe: You're just trying to be an anime warrior.
..............guilty as charged. Doesn't help that I'm playing a tabaxi in my current campaign. *Obligatory catgirl comment*
@@willellis153 And leopards are big cats
@@MoonlitRose101 i mean you can step it with half-tabaxi and be a full on catgirl
Scythe is just you REALLY want to be in Soul Eater and have it talk to you 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Remember the Kukri? A Kukri is basically a cool flavored scythe
Sling: you're a halfling and pebbles are more damaging than laser weaponry.
Longbow: "Your sick and tired of Enemy's being too far away to hit."
My Ranger 8/Fighter 2 character: I can shoot 600 feet without disadvantage (sharpshooter). Make 6 attacks on the first turn only. (Dread ambusher). Move 40 feet. 50 feet first turn. And do 8d8 of damage on the first turn if it all hits.
Orc shotput: you looked at mauls and asked “what if this was ranged.”
Orc discus: "I see you're a man of culture as well"
Every weapon is a ranged weapon if your strength is high enough
Mordhau answers that too.
@@azrael_war_schon_vergeben6810 Especially when a high strength character has access to potions of giant strength and a belt of giant strength. How to make small to medium sized enemies trivial encounters, be so strong that everything you hit becomes a new feature of the nearest surface permanently, then silver that maul so you can do the same to the undead.
My 3.5 orc, Kargun the Wagon Fencer, salutes you. He threw wagons.
If your favorite is the Quarterstaff, you're probably a Druid who took the Shillelagh cantrip.
I still prefer a club over quarterstaff personally. lighter, and arguably you can dual-wield shillelagh'd clubs
@@zoesequeira5388 Spell ends if you cast it again. One shillelagh club, one normal club.
that's right, my bad
Yes, that’s exactly right. Why? Because my DM has and obsession with Druids and I accidentally got my rogue turned into one when they rolled low on a wisdom check on whether or not to open the spooky mossy book the dm(known for turning people insane with totems and stuff) had just given the party
Helllllll yeah
Spear and Sheild: SPARTAAANS! WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION?!
Guns of any kind: you're an artificer, aren't you?
or a critical role fan
The net: You can fly, and have realized hitting other fliers with this deals 20d6 damage.
How? Like 20d6 consistently? Or if high enough
@@vulyolkod Getting hit by a net means immediately falling up to 500 ft, even if you'd be able to get out on your next turn. Max fall dmg at 200ft is 20d6.
Not too hard to get up to 200ft, using a longbow build with sharpshooter will let you play many combats from at least that high. Kill anything on the ground from outside of their range, and net any fliers the dm sends after you
@@wafflescripter9051 Very nice... Got a couple of players that may get a wake up call.
@@wafflescripter9051 Well then attach nets to arrows and you got a neat one shot weapon
@@wafflescripter9051 thats good to know
"someone could hand you a halberd and you wouldnt be able to tell the difference"
*eye twitch*
My mental response to that was 'Yes actually, because I also watch a lot of videos on historical weapons'
@@Amy_the_Lizard I just like glaves
My favorite is definitely the dwarf hammer, I like the fine metal details, and the simple wack back feel of the weapon
Mages staff:
- You get overwhelmed with with enemies alot.
- You like to describe alot of your attacks and kills.
Me: *a 20 dex druid kobolt*
My weapon: LEATHER ROCK SPINNER FLINGER
I and my friends used to use them IRL. I was able to fling golf ball sized rocks well past 100 yards and hit a car-sized target. We got reliable hits on a dinner plate sized target at 20-40 feet. And if your shoes have laces, you have a sling in about ten minutes.
I miss read that as Figget spinner
They are a good and cheap projectile weapon, with ammo thats easily obtainable. Bows tend to do more damage at further range but still rely on arrows where as a sling can use almost any rock you pick up off the ground.
Magic Stone cantrip
@@defensivekobra3873 Yep!
Explosives : When you absolutely want to tell the GM that enemy numbers just wont cut it. And for that matter a singular big one wont either
Greatdictator fun fact a giant eagle can carry 476 sticks of dynamite and a machine gun, I used this to conquer the world from my dwarves made eagle carriers a lot of civilians died in that campaign, in the realm of 19 million we calculated it but like 9 million of thst was the enemy sacrificing their own people
@@Valiguss Was that a low magic campaign? Seems like one decent level wizard would hard counter that.
so bombs are cheep Explosives i buy them wean i can
@@skillganon606 no and not really, eagles fly 15000 feet in the air, not a whole lot that can hit that, plus they would get cut down almost is a fly and if we did run into problems like that as we did with a City manipulating the weather we would send our characters in as a strike team
@@Valiguss Quickened Teleport, Fire Ball. No time for you to bank to get the guns around and it doesn't need to kill you, igniting your payload will see to that. We called it pulling a Goku in high school.
Laser Rifle: you're a Warforged main. Deal with It.
Me and my friends invented a “weapon” called a head bomb where basically we fill an old enemy’s skull with gasoline, light it on fire and chuck it, and it explodes. By the end of the campaign we invented it in we each were carrying around 50 or so
Actually, "shortbow" might also mean "you found a "mongol archer" build online and can't wrap your head around the fact that most campaigns take place in non-horse-friendly places" (true story)
Yeah most games dont even take place in a long range for the short bow place.
Also lances :( feela
My way around that is play as small characters mounted on medium mount. Halfling paladin smiting his lance into a minotaur face from his armored mastiff, I had the bard write a poem lol
@@Odwolf2 Another good thing about riding dogs is that they work fine inside a dungeons and don't require you to, y'know, ride them all the time... they're HUGE dog breeds with jaws that could maul bears.
Hog damn, haven't needed to leave my oinky friend behind yet, which is good since that would also be a problem for me.
I’m Disappointed That You Didn’t Mention The Best Weapon:
The Fist: *Natures Hammer*
(Yes I Like To Play Monks Why Do You Ask?)
Agreed, but I use my barefists or homebrew weapons that require me to brawl as barbarian. Gotta say, rage and the good ol' fists is a good combo.
Unarmed strikes are not melee weapons even though they are melee weapon attacks 🤪
I can cast a 1st level spell as a fighter but heaven forbid I learn how to punch something
*I CAST FIST*
You're either a Monk or have the Tavern Brawler feat.
Revolver: You're a Texan that takes no shit from the BBEG and you've come to show him what. 38 special can do.
this reminded me of one time my Goliath Paladin attached a stale piece of bread to a rope and used divine smite to knock the shit out of some poor bandit
Everyone: “Uses flail because of Rem.”
Me: “Picks a Warforged and becomes Medieval Megatron.”
Who the f*ck is Rem?
Me: the simpsons 'I'll mace you good' clip
Just take 3 levels into artificer for a Fusion Cannon
It was the Leviathan Flail from Ratchet and Clank 4 for me.
@@eric_moore-6126 weeb trash
Halberd and Glaives are so incredibly different to each other with entirely different uses.
Fists: You're a monk that wants to be the next Saitama, or you just didn't bother to get a club
Greatsword: You just like being able to get a killing blow, and bisect someone down the middle.
Greataxe: You like to do the same thing, but you hate carrying multiple of the same dice.
Greatclub: B o n k
B O N K
Greatsword: you are Conan the Barbarian in Forgotten Realms
Flail: "You like it because of Rem"
Me and my Sunfury: spin spin spin
(any deamon) noo you cant do upwards to 100 damage before hard mode nooo (sunfurry ) YES.
Who?
@@gabrielmckenna5055 Sunfury is a flail from Terraria
@Technotoadnotafrog I was reffering to Rem. It’s a meme.
[Sad Conqueror main Noises]
My DM had a low magic setting and spiced up the weapons by giving them modifications (like making them serrated to deal bleed damage, a damage that can’t be reduced) and adding a few more. Party favorites included the Macuahuitl, which auto hit when grappling an opponent (our Barbarian loved this one) and the Naginata, which had 15ft of reach making it even better for polearm master+ sentinel
I like the spear because our campaign is very homebrew and we need fighting stances and the low guard is what I use with my spear
Glaive and Halberd: Why would someone not know the differences between those two?
Axe on a stick vs sword on a stick, who will win
While they look different irl, in terms of d&d stats the weapons are identical (1d10 slashing, costs 20 gp, is a two-handed heavy weapon).
I know right its a simple and easy to see difference
@@Sirdeathvids wish the glaive was versatile for 1d8 (1d10) and the halberd was 1d10 but you could choose between slashing piercing or bludgeoning
@@Aj-py8en that’s how I play them word for word
Sickle: you're a true comrade "even better if paired with a hammer"
I now want to make a character that dual wields a hammer and sickle, and makes puns and jokes about communism
@@EvilPaladin11 And who causes communist revolutions in the BBEG's minions
If you're not evenly sharing party loot, you're doing it wrong.
Username checks out.
Would be kinda difficult considering that the most authentic versions, i.e. not a sickesword or large warhammer, have very short reach and are not the most effective defensively.
There's a reason the spear was the preferred weapon for most of human history, reach wins every time.
DM: So what weapons you carry?
Fighter: Yes.
“Rapier. You’re playing a rogue with the dual wielder feat.”
I hate you and everything you stand for. Yes.