That was indeed my general impression when I created that option. I looked up Chinese halberd on Google, saw the first image (which is not a Chinese halberd or Jian but a glaive) and said yes, that is what I want in my polearm.
The exact same way we switch between the flute and a sword or the flute and the bow. We place the flute in the storage ring or in a pocket and draw out the polearm/bow/sword from the storage ring. Any weapon other than the flute will require that type of action to use.
The same way we would with any of the other options. This isn't a polearm-only concern.
Yeah, while I spent a moment looking up a Ji and got two different answers, One looked more like a glaive and the other one is the proper Ji. So I don't know what to say to that statement.
At the time, we don't have many Stones, Qi-replenishing pills, or Talismans that discount technique Qi costs. An extra 5 Qi is pretty good when you only have 20+ Qi overall.
Following the bow question as well, FVM effects now last for 4 rounds after Ling Qi stop playing, including any rider effects that she has managed to turn on before the interruption that makes her switch from flute to bow or polearm.
The Guai aren't smaller then a flute.
The pole arm is a two handed weapon that is long and awkward to wield, I would expect it to be fairly slow as well. If we have a sword or whip at least we can instantly draw it from the ring and transition seemlessly to a quick attack, I cant help but feel the polearm would be stupidly clumsy at both engaging the enemy and disengaging to reuse to reactivate our mist.
Article: Although the tonfa is most commonly associated with the Okinawan martial arts, its origin is heavily debated. One of the most commonly cited origins is China, although origins from Indonesia to Thailand are also possible.[3][4][5] Okinawan tradition derives the tonfa from a millstone handle.[2] The Chinese and Malay words for the weapon (guai and topang respectively) literally mean crutch, which may suggest the weapon originating from the crutch. In Cambodia and Thailand a similar weapon is used consisting of a pair of short clubs tied onto the forearms, known in Thai as mai sok and in Khmer as bokgatau. In Thailand and Malaysia the mai sok often has a similar design to the tonfa, with a perpendicular handle rather than being tied on. This weapon might be the original version of the tonfa.
I think voters can be forgiven for deferring to explicit QM rulings. It's the vote whiplash that is of concern here. Good that it was caught now rather than requirring creative correction later, but still hardly satisfied for those inconvenienced.
Except that as a silver stage cultivator, the weight of the weapon isn't that much of a hindrance to us and with proper training, a polearm doesn't become awkward to wield at all. The speed of the swings isn't much of an issue because we are able to use our dex stat for fighting with the weapon.
To be clear, there are no weapons that, if stored in the ring, can be drawn and used instantaneously. And there have been no weapons put forward that would allow us to fight and play the flute at the same time. Seems to me like you're trying to make the polearm option look worse, but all weapons have those limitations.
This vote is for what weapons to train with Han Jian and his group. I don't think they're going to have a blowpipe-flute just lying around.
