Martial Two-Handed Melee
Description
The blade of this polearm is a curved or hooked chopping blade with a spiked projection on the back of the blade. The spike is commonly used to block and parry.
Cost: 11 gp
Damage
- Small: 1d6
- Medium: 1d8
- Large: 2d6
Critical: x3
Range: Melee
Weight: 11 lb
Damage Type: Bludgeoning Piercing Slashing
Special
Benefit — When fighting defensively or with full defense, this weapon gives you a +1 shield bonus to AC. A mounted opponent hit by a bill takes a –1 penalty on his Ride checks to stay mounted.
Brace — If you use a readied action to set a brace weapon against a charge, you deal double damage on a successful hit against a charging character.
Disarm — When you use a disarm weapon, you get a +2 bonus on Combat Maneuver Checks to disarm an enemy.
Reach — You use a reach weapon to strike opponents 10 feet away, but you can't use it against an adjacent foe.