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human
[General fantasy] Why do adventurers tend towards swords instead of spears when starting out?

Wouldn't it make more sense for a novice to run around with a spear, something easier to use and control distance with?
gpt
Because swords are more convenient. They take away less space, and are better sidearms. Spears are weapons for war, and adventurers in a fantasy novel rarely go to war.

 Basically, all the same reasons why James Bond carries a pistol and not an assault rifle.