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sofawall
2010-05-25, 06:25 PM
It needs to be reach (adjacent not needed), one-handed, able to trip and non-exotic.

Any help, or am I looking for too much here?

Mike_G
2010-05-25, 06:42 PM
...am I looking for too much here?

Yes.

Too short

Lateral
2010-05-25, 06:53 PM
Well... yeah. What are you looking for it for?

Vaynor
2010-05-25, 06:54 PM
It's probably going to need to be 2-handed for the reach, or at the very least exotic.

AmberVael
2010-05-25, 06:59 PM
Yeah... you won't be able to get all of those in one weapon.

You can get a reach, tripping, and non-exotic weapon... but it will be two handed.
(Guisarme)

You can get a reach, tripping, and one handed weapon... but it will be exotic.
(Whip- at least kind of))

You can get a tripping, one handed, non-exotic weapon... but it won't have reach.
(Flail)

sofawall
2010-05-25, 07:02 PM
Frankly, I figured as much.

Oh well, Guisarme it is, and Spiked Chain at level 3.

gallagher
2010-05-25, 07:02 PM
can you trip with a trident? it is one handed and has reach

EDIT: never mind, the 10 foot range is for throwing

nedz
2010-05-25, 07:42 PM
Whip does all that you ask (you didn't mention damage) and is a class weapon for Bards.

If you are not a bard, can you be large ?
Lots of choices in this case.

If you are not a bard and are not large You are out of luck.

Darklord Xavez
2010-05-25, 07:44 PM
Frankly, I figured as much.

Oh well, Guisarme it is, and Spiked Chain at level 3.

Use a SMALL guisarme.
-Xavez

sofawall
2010-05-25, 08:01 PM
Use a SMALL guisarme.
-Xavez

No reach. Also, penalty for use.

Mando Knight
2010-05-25, 08:19 PM
There is no way to get one-handed reach with a martial weapon. It automatically gets kicked into the exotic bin for that combination of properties alone.

Why do you want to one-hand anyway? Two-handing is strictly better in 3.5.

Dr.Epic
2010-05-25, 08:33 PM
Would monkey grip reduce the amount of hands needed for an item? I know one handed large weapon is two handed medium and monkey grip lets you wield larger weapons as if you were one size category larger.

Thurbane
2010-05-25, 11:00 PM
What's the build? A one-level dip into Master of Masks can grab you proficiency with all exotic weapons...

sofawall
2010-05-25, 11:05 PM
I am one handing for the purpose of keeping my other hand free to do things. Namely, smacking my opposition. Unless you have a way to threaten adjacent and reach that doesn't cost a feat?

Monkey Grip is a feat, something I am trying not to spend.

Well, being a level 1, Master of Many Masks may be a challenge.

Cog
2010-05-25, 11:18 PM
Letting go a single hand of a two-handed weapon is a free action, as I recall.

Curmudgeon
2010-05-25, 11:22 PM
Unless you have a way to threaten adjacent and reach that doesn't cost a feat?
Any race with natural attacks threatens adjacent squares.

Saveducks
2010-05-25, 11:23 PM
You're best bet would probably be bard using a whip (which is a class weapon) besides bards are actuallt pretty good at level one.

The Glyphstone
2010-05-25, 11:32 PM
Um....there's the Kusari-Gama, isn't there?

Never mind, you wanted non-exotic. yeah, you're out of luck, the only one-handed reach weapons in 3.5 are all Exotics.

sofawall
2010-05-25, 11:35 PM
Any race with natural attacks threatens adjacent squares.

Assuming the hand is not in use, correct?

QuantumSteve
2010-05-25, 11:42 PM
Unless you have a way to threaten adjacent and reach that doesn't cost a feat?

Armor Spikes threaten.

NMBLNG
2010-05-25, 11:44 PM
Shotgunchucks.

Best weapon EVER.

Hand_of_Vecna
2010-05-25, 11:46 PM
There's always the classic guisarme/spiked gauntlet combo. You'll just have a weak damage die against ajacent foes.

QuantumSteve
2010-05-25, 11:58 PM
The problem with the classic guisarme/spiked gauntlet combo is that you can't threaten adjacent and reach at the same time for the purpose or AoOs. Letting go is a free action, but you can only take free actions on your turn. So if you let go, you're not "wielding" the guisarme, and vice versa.

lsfreak
2010-05-26, 12:02 AM
The problem with the classic guisarme/spiked gauntlet combo is that you can't threaten adjacent and reach at the same time for the purpose or AoOs. Letting go is a free action, but you can only take free actions on your turn. So if you let go, you're not "wielding" the guisarme, and vice versa.

You can wield both at once - armor spikes are just as much feet and knee spikes as arm spikes.

Escheton
2010-05-26, 12:08 AM
thats armor spikes. You can kneespike a guy and hold your twohander. But you can't do the same with a spiked gauntlet.

lsfreak
2010-05-26, 12:13 AM
thats armor spikes. You can kneespike a guy and hold your twohander. But you can't do the same with a spiked gauntlet.

Woops. I guess I should read a bit closer when tired :smallredface:

Curmudgeon
2010-05-26, 12:24 AM
Assuming the hand is not in use, correct?
Or bite, or horn, or wing buffet, or tail, or hind leg claw, or whatever. There are lots more natural attack types than just claws on the hands, and I figured that went without saying. But since I'm saying it now, looks like I was wrong. :smallbiggrin:

sofawall
2010-05-26, 01:58 AM
So, assuming I was a Warforged (taking out armour spikes), and had a slam attack, I could just smack away at adjacent and reach with, say, a guisarme.