Perfect Forged Polearm

[Savageheart]

Looking for a Perfect Forged Polearm of some type with a decent DF ratio.

Am I correct in assuming that currently Lances are unable to be forged?

If so what are the options?

[Makkah]

No lance glyphs.

There are halberds, pilum, spears, tridents, *awl-pikes, jeddart-axes, and I think hammers of Kai.

(If you can hold out a month, I'll take you up on the commission. I just rerolled my forger 2 weeks ago :( )

[Savageheart]

awl-pikes are technically lance based are they not?

[Silvanostar]

awl pikes are the highest df polearms that can be forged. if you want something that doesn't puncture, jeddart axes are the way to go.

[Khariz]

awl-pikes are technically lance based are they not?

No.

[Makkah]

Awl-pikes are fairly close DF-wise to lances, but lances they are not. I don't have the DF table handy, anyone?

[Khariz]

Halberd .550 .400 .400 .300 .200
Spear (1-handed) .425 .325 .250 .250 .160
Spear (2-handed) .550 .385 .340 .325 .220
Lance .725 .525 .550 .475 .350
Javelin .425 .325 .250 .250 .160
Awl-pike .600 .550 .575 .450 .350
Jeddart-axe .550 .425 .425 .325 .250
Pilum .350 .250 .225 .175 .060
Hammer of Kai .550 .425 .450 .350 .250
Trident (1-handed) .425 .350 .260 .230 .150
Trident (2-handed) .600 .425 .375 .300 .185

[Celephais]

echo Polearm Weapons:
echo
echo Armor Group ROBES | LEATHER | SCALE | CHAIN | PLATE | RT | D.TYPE | STR/DUR
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo Pilum .350 | .250 | .225 | .175 | .060 | 3 | SP | 50/150
echo Spear (OHP) .425 | .325 | .250 | .250 | .160 | 5 | SP | 15/130
echo Spear (THP) .550 | .385 | .340 | .325 | .220 | 5 | SP | 15/130
echo Trident (OHP) .425 | .350 | .260 | .230 | .150 | 6 | SPC | 70/190
echo Trident (THP) .600 | .425 | .375 | .300 | .185 | 6 | SPC | 70/190
echo Javelin .425 | .325 | .250 | .250 | .160 | 4 | P | 17/105
echo Halberd .550 | .400 | .400 | .300 | .200 | 6 | SPC | 25/150
echo Jeddart-axe .550 | .425 | .425 | .325 | .250 | 7 | S C | 60/185
echo Hammer of Kai .550 | .425 | .450 | .350 | .250 | 7 | P | 50/190
echo Awl-pike .600 | .550 | .575 | .450 | .350 | 9 | PC | 60/160
echo Lance .725 | .525 | .550 | .475 | .350 | 9 | PC | 17/105
exit

polearmavd:
echo AsG 0 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
echo -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo Halberd 30| 30 29 28 27| 31 29 27 25| 32 28 24 20| 32 26 20 14
echo Spear 28| 29 28 27 26| 27 25 23 21| 30 26 22 18| 25 19 13 7
echo Lance 35| 38 37 36 35| 39 37 35 33| 53 49 45 41| 50 44 38 32
echo Javelin 28| 29 28 27 26| 27 25 23 21| 30 26 22 18| 25 19 13 7
echo Awl-pike 15| 20 19 18 17| 35 33 31 29| 45 41 37 33| 50 44 38 32
echo Jeddart-axe 30| 32 31 30 29| 30 28 26 24| 40 36 32 28| 30 24 18 12
echo Pilum 30| 27 26 25 24| 22 20 18 16| 23 19 15 11| 15 9 3 -3
echo Hammer o'Kai 25| 25 24 23 22| 35 33 31 29| 40 36 32 28| 40 34 28 22
exit

[Makkah]

I never realized awl-pike AvDs were that shitty...

[Celephais]

I never realized awl-pike AvDs were that shitty...
Yeah... but at least against anything but skin you're looking at better DFs with a perfect Awl-Pike (even against chain you have a better DF). And lets face it, if it's in skin it doesn't matter if it's Awl-Pike or lance, you're going to massacre it.

Agreed though that the AvD is rubbage.

[Savageheart]

On cloth and leather looks terrible but I am not fighting much cloth and leather in the 30s dont think I will until like what 50s?

Still thinking either Hal or Jed... I do like puncture crits with precision and a lance though. Dunno I think I need some further advice.

Best RT I CAN get with a lance or Awl-Pike is 6, currently I'm at 7 which isn't terrible as most things stun immediately or die.

Thoughts for best weapon for Pole-Bard?

[Silvanostar]

a good thing about bards is that you can sing your own weapon type. so depending on the critter you're hunting you can switch around weapon types.

[Savageheart]

I use Sonics most of the time however I want a strong backup as well. Only having a sonic isn't the best move. I've generally used Lances and Halbreds, Hals are fast and can be charged with lances are slow but have the best damage rating out there. Figured on getting a perfect forged before Ebon's as a backup and having some work done to it to make it nifty.

[Makkah]

As a fellow pole-bard, I would definitely recommend lances.

6 seconds of RT - 3 for 1035 - 1 for stat enhancer (AdvGuild badge for Dex or Agi bonus ) = 2 second lance = holy shitballs, mane


Edited to say: a 2 or 3 second perfect awl-pike = lovely too