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Melee Weapons

Weapon

Difficulty

Damage

Description

Great Sword 7 Str+6 Heavy sword of about 6ft long, difficult to use even with two hands
Cavalry sabre 6 Str+4 One-handed.slightly curved blade
Katana 6 Str+5 Slightly curved one-edge blade using one or two hands
Short sword 5 Str+3 2ft long blade designed for quick thrusts
Rapier 6 Str+4 Narrow blade of 3-4ft length for piercing only
Wakizashi 5 Str+4 2ft long, slightly curved blade used in conjunction with a Katana
Long sword 5 Str+4 Double edged blade of about 4ft in length, uses one or two hands.
Dagger 4 Str+2 Between 1 and 2ft in length, used in melee
Throwing daggers 5 Strength Can be thrown up to 20ft, double edged
Shuriken (throwing stars) 6 Strength Can be thrown up to 20ft
Machete 5 Str+3 2-3ft long flat bladed knife
Claymore 6 Str+5 Large sword with a long, straight blade, that usually needs two hands
Butterfly sword 5 Str+2 Thick short blades of 1-2 ft in length
Kurkri 7 Str+4 Angled blade, very difficult to use
Nodachi 7 Str+7 8ft long , curved single edge blade with a 3ft long handle
Kris knife 5 Str+2 Wavy blade about 1-2 ft long
Tanto 5 Str+3 1-2ft long Katana style blade, with a very strong and sharp blade
Scimitar 7 Str+5 Large extremely curved blade of 3-4ft long
Chainsaw 8 Str+7 Unwieldy weapon needing two hands. If botches made, damage to self
Straight razor 5 Str+1 Generally can only draw blood
Sap 4 Strength 3 damage or more will knock out a mortal for 5 turns minus soak
Club 4 Str+1 Piece of wood or metal, also known as a tonfa
Foil 5 Str+3 Narrow blade of 3-4 ft, used for piercing only
Axe 7 Str+5 Woodsman axe used for chopping can be devastating if used well
Stake 6 Str+2 Must do 3 successes after dodge then 3 successes after soak
Staff 4 Str+1+2or+3 6-8ft long piece of wood (damage varies with strength of wood)
Baseball bat 4 Str+1or+2 Made of wood(+1) or aluminum(+2)
Nunchaku 7 Str+1 Can be used to parry swords or other weapons
Manriki gusari 8 Str+1 8ft long piece of chain swung over the head to entangle an enemy
Sai 7 Strength 1-2ft long spike with two smaller spikes on either side
Spears 7 Str+3 30-40ft range 8ft long shaft
Small bow 8 2+successes 60 yards, strength 2 to pull it
Large bow 8 3+successes 90 yards range, strength 3 to pull it
Compound bow 8 4+successes 180 yards range, strength 3 to pull it
Crossbow 8 5+successes 100 yards range, 15 second reload time
Halberd 8 Str+5 Axe-head and spike on the end of an 4m long pole
Towa 6 Str+6 Mouri spear about 2m long, butt one end and a double edge on the other
Flamethrower 7 8 Holds 20 turns of fuel. If fuel-tank hit, it has a 20% chance of exploding
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