It's a bit awkward to backstab with a pole arm. An example scenario would be an assassin, his trusty shortsword at the ready, sneaking through a mansion's dark hallways towards his target: its wealthy benefactor who happens to be writing his memoires in his bedroom. Firstly, the idea of a thief 'sneaking' around with a spear at all seems a little ludicrous, and then the thought of him hefting the thing before impaling the miserly old bastard on it is a bit strange, too. Personally, I don't even think longswords should be a viable backstabbing weapon.
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