Pierce weapons

Pierce weapons are small edged blades. Daggers, knives, switchblades and pins are good examples. Any weapon that: PIERCES, STABS, SPEARS, THRUSTS or STINGS is a pierce style weapon. Only pierce style weapons may be used for backstabbing.

Pierce weapons are roughly equally good against hard or soft target. A good many creatures are of such dense material that the blade is unable to puncture their skin and they are essentially immune or resistant to pierce style attacks. Pierce weapons punch holes in metal armor about as easily as they tear apart softer leather, making them a good balance between blunt and slash if you don't mind that the small size gives them a necessarily smaller amount of damage.

See Also: Slash weapons, Blunt weapons, Ranged weapons, Weapon specialization, Weapon proficiency