Northern Spear
| Northern Spear | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Basic Info | ||
| Cultures: | ||
| Weight: | 7 lbs | |
| Trade Value: | 360 | |
| Flammable: | No | |
| Combat Information | ||
| Skill Required: | Spear | |
| Blunt Damage: | 4 | |
| Edge Damage: | N/A | |
| Point Damage: | 8 | |
| Attack Bonus: | Decent | |
| Defense Bonus: | Little | |
The northern spear is a a two-handed weapon that can be thrown, with hit chance and damage determined by the Spear combat skill. It can be used for fishing, and functions as a ski stick when wielded as either primary or secondary weapon.
This is arguably the most useful of the spear-type weapons, given its strong Point damage combined with the ability to use it effectively while skiing. However, fine and masterwork quality northern weapons are incredibly rare or non-existant in the current version (3.17). Maximum damage output from a Spear-trained character may require a different choice.
A new character from any of the northern tribes has a good chance of starting with a northern spear.
URW Game Encyclopedia description
The official URW in-game encyclopedia (accessed by the F1 key) describes the Northern spear thusly:
The northern spear has a long, sharp blade and it is used in hunting. It also has a special cross-piece usually in the dull end of the shaft, so that the spear can be used as a ski stick.
