Spear

A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a wooden shaft and some manner of sharpened head. A basic tool of war on a number of worlds, spears have featured in  Ultima V,  VI,  VII, and  VII Part Two as well as in the Underworld Series,  Savage Empire and the Nintendo port of  Ultima III.

Description
Popular with goblin bands and amongst the tribes of Eodon, spears are a very early form of martial technology, and are effective weapons in both melee and ranged combat. They are capable of being thrown, either by hand or via an atl-atl, and trained spear throwers can often achieve results similar to those of archers so long as they have a steady supply of weapons.

Effectiveness of the Weapon

 * In Ultima V and VI spears have a damage rating of 10 and a range of 5.


 * In Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two, they have a damage rating of 6 and a reach of 2.

Spear of Shamap
The Disquiqui people of the Eodon valley had a folktale regarding a special spear, wielded by the warrior Shamap. It was said that Shamap, who delighted in stealing teeth from the great lizards of the valley, would attach a satchel of the fermented beverage known as "platcha" to his spear's head, such as that he could hurl it into the waiting mouth of these giant beasts, causing them to eventually fall unconscious with drunkeness. During the Avatar's adventures in Eodon, the hero would find that he would have to reenact such a feat in order to court the Disquiqui's participation in a united tribal alliance.

Trivia

 * In the Nintendo port of Ultima III, spears replaced two-handed swords in the hierarchy of weapons - and could be bought at shops throughout the realm for the same price as such blades in the original PC version of the game.