 Boarding pike
Source Pirates of the Inner Sea pg. 19, Skull and Shackles Player's Guide pg. 6StatisticsCost 8 gp Weight 9 lbs.
Damage 1d6 (small), 1d8 (medium); Critical x3; Range —; Type P; Special brace, reach
Category Two-Handed; Proficiency SimpleDescriptionA boarding pike is an 8-foot-long pole topped with a foot-long tapered metal tip. Boarding pikes look much like longspears, but the metal pike is designed to flow into the wooden haft, leaving no grooves, collars, or spikes that could trap salt water and cause rust. Boarding pikes are mainly used defensively, to repel boarding actions. The pikes are kept in brackets around the mast, so sailors can quickly grab pikes and brace them against the gunwale to repel boarders.
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