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Glaive (Martial Melee Weapon) [SRD5 OGL][1] [2]

Name Damage Properties Mastery Weight Cost
Glaive 1d10 slashing Heavy, Reach, Two-Handed Graze 6 lbs 20 gp
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PolearmEdit

The glaive is a Polearm.

DescriptionEdit

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A glaive (or glave) is a European polearm, consisting of a single-edged blade on the end of a pole. It is similar to the Japanese naginata, the Chinese guandao and pudao, the Korean woldo, the Russian sovnya, and the Siberian palma [ru].

Overview

Typically, the blade is around 45 centimetres (18 in) long, on the end of a pole 2 metres (7 ft) long, and the blade is affixed in a socket-shaft configuration similar to an axe head, rather than having a tang like a sword or naginata. Occasionally, glaive blades were created with a small hook on the reverse side to better catch riders. Such blades are called glaive-guisarmes.

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Sources and NotesEdit

  1. Wizards RPG Team (6 May 2015). SRD-OGL v5.1. (5e) Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.
  2. mastery — Jeremy Crawford, with Christopher Perkins, Ray Winninger (26 April 2023). UA 2023 Player's Handbook Playtest 5. (Dungeons and Dragons One D&D) Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause).
  3. [citation needed] Licensed: CC-BY-SA.
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