Re: A question about building spears.
The actual spear is just a focus for whatever powers you want to write up. I'm sure there is an "official" spear written up somewhere, maybe in the equipment book, but you can write it up however you like.
It could be written up as a HKA (Slash), an RKA (Thrown), Stretching (Jab), or just HtH (Staff). I'd even allow an added +1d6 for the stretching if appropriate. A technological spear might even contract and extend like the staff from the TV shows Babylon 5 and Andromeda. It could even be an energy attack if written up that way.
I'd probably write it up as a combined power, HKA 1 1/2d6, RKA 1 1/2d6, Stretching 1". That way you have the reach, the thrown attack and the hand held attack with stregth added. You really don't need to add Hand to Hand bonus damage, there are rules, I believe, to allow the KA to be downgraded to equivalent regular damage if you want. If you want bonus damage add a martial art skill.
Be sure to make the RKA a one charge, recoverable.
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