Smithscript Spear

Notes

• Requires 9 Strength, 12 Dexterity, 11 Intelligence and 11 Faith, and weighs 4. Standard Physical scaling favors Dexterity slightly over Strength, with only small Intelligence and Faith contributions.
• Light attacks are melee spear thrusts. Heavy, running heavy and mounted heavy attacks throw the spear, which returns without spending ammunition.
• The projectile uses the weapon's attack power and affinity. It is not an independent Intelligence or Faith spell, despite requiring both casting attributes.
• The spear deals Pierce Physical damage on its thrusts and throws. Spear Talisman improves the Physical portion when a qualifying counterhit catches an enemy during its attack, rather than boosting every throw.
• Smithing Talisman improves eligible throws by 10% against enemies and 5% against other players. It does not increase projectile range or turn ordinary melee contacts into throwing attacks.
• Axe Talisman improves a charged ordinary heavy throw. Godfrey Icon does not turn the charged heavy into a charged skill.
• Impaling Thrust is the starting skill. It is a separate melee thrust that pierces much of an enemy's guard, not the ordinary ranged heavy.
• The ranged option does not make the spear safe at every distance. Enemies can close during the throw, and its projectile can be stopped by scenery.
• Weapon-coating skills such as Sacred Blade, Chilling Mist and Royal Knight's Resolve are excluded. Being infusible does not mean it can use every Ash available to an ordinary weapon of the same class.
• Uses ordinary Smithing Stones to +25. Can use compatible Ashes of War and their supported affinities, but grease and weapon enchantments cannot be applied even with a Physical affinity.
• The corpse is beside the bridge in the first main room of Ruined Forge of Starfall Past. The first lever, later golems and altar are unnecessary for this pickup.