{"id":86,"date":"2015-05-20T08:20:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T13:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.empireinflames.com\/?p=86"},"modified":"2015-05-20T10:07:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:07:22","slug":"skills-pikeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empireinflames.net\/?p=86","title":{"rendered":"Skills: Pikeman"},"content":{"rendered":"

“For you, an enchanted blade, blessed with our most potent magicks.” \u2015Mother Talzin, to Savage Opress,\u00a0<\/em>Clone Wars<\/p>\n

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The polearm is a surprisingly wide-spread weapon in the\u00a0Star Wars<\/em> universe. From the Imperial Royal Guard’s force pike to Darth Maul’s double-bladed saber to the staffs carried by Grevious’s Magnaguards, polearms have been a continual background – and occasionally foreground – presence.<\/p>\n

And the trend has continued even in the Clone Wars<\/i> and\u00a0Star Wars Rebels\u00a0<\/em>series\u00a0– Savage Oppress’s initial melee staff and later another double-bladed saber, while\u00a0Rebels<\/em> character Zeb’s weapon of choice is a Bo-rifle.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Empire in Flames<\/em>, the venerable pike can be the right weapon at the right time.<\/p>\n

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Polearm combat is heavily defensive in nature. Slower than a single-bladed weapon, pikes provide a sturdier defense\u00a0but allow for sweeping attacks against multiple opponents. While they can lash out for a longer attack than any other melee weapon can manage, as a rule they are kept closer to the body for defensive purposes, giving up pure offensive power for more effective defense.<\/p>\n

A good pikeman is hard to take down in a melee fight.<\/p>\n

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Pikes are favored by characters who love to stand and fight. They serve well in pure melee combat, and can be useful in keeping a\u00a0ranged\u00a0opponent pinned down if the pikeman gets within melee distance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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