@JeremyECrawford Why is a pike (a polearm) excluded from the Polearm Master feat, but a Quarterstaff (not a polearm) included in it?
— Mark Cronan (@YetiMoose) September 3, 2015
Pike: Too unwieldy, in our eyes, for the feat's benefits. Quarterstaff: Fits the benefits of the feat well. https://t.co/f8tnB94AA8
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) September 9, 2015