Tribal Spear
The Tribal Spear is a Two-Handed Weapon for fencers. They are not crafted, but spawn as loot. Tribal spears can be found only on the corpses of Savage Riders, but they are not rare as one spawns per corpse. It is a bladed weapon that can be used on the corpses of various beasts to produce such items as: feathers, hides, raw birds, raw ribs, scales, and wool.
Past Versions
The tribal spear of today is quite different from versions in UO's past. Though not a magic weapon, it also was not a normal weapon. In a 2001 UOHOC chat, Calandryll_OSI, who was the Lead Content Designer of Ongoing Content at the time, described the tribal spear as "about the same as a spear of force."
Such spears had very low durability and could not be repaired. And according to Calandryll_OSI, at the time durability affected damage inflicted, so users of the spear would notice a damage decrease from a single fight, if it lasted long enough. Because of the durability issues, a character was better off with grandmaster-made spear.
Special Moves
| Primary: |  Armor Ignore |
|---|---|
| Secondary: |  Paralyzing Blow |
Notes
- A tribal spear cannot be placed directly into a closed bag, although a backpack or box will accept the polearm.
- A tribal spear cannot be smelted into ingots. Instead the following system message is displayed, "You cannot work this strange and unusual metal."