Bill

Martial Two-Handed Melee

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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.

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